Wheeler's Bad Start Continues as Laroche Flops Quads
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Tim Schmitt was all-in for only a few chips, and Alexis Laroche put his slightly bigger stack in as well. Jason Wheeler looked them both up with the covering stack, leading to a three-way showdown.
Tim Schmitt: K?10?
Alexis Laroche: 4?4?
Jason Wheeler: Q?2?
Laroche had an almost certain victory when the flop came 4?4?K?. Wheeler was already drawing dead, and no runner-runner miracle happened for Smith as the J? turn and Q? river completed the board.
After losing some chips earlier in the day, Laroche was back to what he started Day 2 with. Meanwhile, Wheeler has lost the majority of his stack so far, sitting on 18 big blinds as play continued.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | |
|
180,000 | |
|
Busted |