Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Cole Ferraro won the Event #61: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em in last year's World Series of Poker for $ 252,491 and is back at it, trying to add another piece of hardware to his collection.
WSOP Circuit Ring leader Maurice Hawkins is also in the building. Despite winning 14 rings, Hawkins is still looking for that elusive first bracelet.
Also seated in the black section are poker Twitter personalities Veronica Brill and Jerod Smith.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,200
31,200
|
31,200 |
|
29,700
29,700
|
29,700 |
|
29,200
29,200
|
29,200 |
|
||
|
22,100
22,100
|
22,100 |
turn when Ken Beckers bet out 2,000 and was called by both players. 
, Beckers checked and the last player to act fired out 3,000. Beckers went into the tank for a minute before announcing a raise to 10,000. The middle position player folded and the bettor quickly called the extra 7,000. 
for the queen-high flush, while his opponent showed 
the jack-high flush before mucking.
board.
for trips to take down a healthy early pot.
board, Carriere's opponent went virtually all-in, leaving only 1,000 chips behind.
and scooped the huge early pot.