Jerry Li Bags Biggest from 1a

Jerry Li bagged the big stack at the end of Day 1a. There were still 20 players left alive at the end of Level 15, and Li, who has won two PLO rings here at Deerfoot, including one a couple of months ago, has 658k in his bag.

The second place stack of Saeed Ganji is almost 200k behind at 465k, with E11 winner Teo Sanchez, Sebastian Lampreau, and Daniel Lefebvre rounding out the top five stacks.

One interesting story from the end of the evening involved the Alberta power-poker couple of Haven and Thomas Taylor. They were on the same table near the end of the night, and Thomas was the one to send his wife out the door on the virtual bubble. He opened the pot, and she shoved a short stack with pocket fives.

“He nearly beat me into the pot with his chips,” Haven joked as she related the story. Thomas had ace-king and was happy to get into a big race, no matter who the opponent was. He found his cards and sent Haven to the Island Bar and then bagged up a respectable 287.5k a few minutes later at the end of the night.

The Taylors are all about poker, and when they sit together at the same table, they are poker players first. Neither one is willing to soft play the other, and tonight’s showdown is a great example.

Day 1a Stacks