Daniels Gets Short Then Triples Up
A player raised from the button and Jake Daniels called out of the small blind. The big blind folded to send the two players to the initial draw.
Both Daniels and the button player took one card. Daniels bet and the button called.
On the second draw, Daniels again took just one card. His opponent, however, stood pat. Daniels slowed down, checking to the button, who bet. Daniels smooth called.
The final draw saw Daniels take one card for a third time and the button again stand pat. Daniels checked, as did the player on the button, who showed 
, which Daniels was unable to beat, leaving him with just 4,500.
The very next hand, the cutoff raised and Daniels tossed his remaining chips into the middle from the button. Only Venkata Tayi from the big blind and the cutoff called, putting Daniels at risk.
On the first draw, all players took two cards and action checked through to the second draw, where Tayi and the cutoff took one card while Daniels stood pat. Action checked through once again, though Daniels did jokingly state that he was "all in".
Tayi and the cutoff again drew one card each on the final draw and both checked to showdown, where they revealed they held queen high hands, not good enough to best the 
of Daniels, who more than tripled up to 14,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
14,500
-33,000
|
-33,000 |