The May Nine
With ten levels in the books, all nine of the players who began at Table 72 are still sitting in their same seats. Suffice it to say they know a lot about each other by this point. They've even taken to calling themselves "The May Nine". While we were standing there, however, another chance to shake a player presented itself.
It was Nadya Magnus open-shoving all in for 9,600, and it was the second consecutive hand she'd shoved in. It went uncalled the first time, but this time around, Linda Fredericks made the call to put Magnus at risk. It was a flip:
Magnus:
Fredericks:
Salvation came for Magnus on the flop, and she faded the two-outer as the turn and river secured her double up. She's back to her starting stack now, while Fredericks falls back to about 10,000 as the two women at the table essentially trade stacks.