Susan Scannell moved all in from under the gun with 16,900. After doing so, she put her card protector in her purse, stood up, pushed in her chair, and stood behind it while she watched the rest of the action.
Others at the table indicated she had done this every time that she had gone all in, which was about six times per one player's approximation. "It works till it doesn't," she told the table matter of factly.
Action folded around to the small blind, who made the call with Scannell covered. Once the big blind got out of the way, it was time to showdown.
Susan Scannell: 
Opponent: 
Scannell was ahead, but her opponent had plenty of outs. Then, right on cue, the flop came 
, giving Scannell a full house, leaving her opponent drawing dead to running kings or running aces for a better full house. The board completed 
, securing the pot for Scannell and doubling her stack.
"I told y'all do not mess with her when she stands up," another player exclaimed. Scannell calmly sat back down, pulled her card protector back out of her purse, and raked in the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
36,800 |
flop, the under-the-gun player bet 5,000. A player in late position min-raised to 10,000. Greg Monaldi, in the small blind, moved all in for his last 34,500 chips.
, much to the dismay of the early position player, who claimed to have a pair of fives.
, giving Monaldi the win and more than doubling his stack.
flop, Hammers continued for 7,500 and got a call.
turn, Hammers moved all in. After a moment or two, her opponent made the fold.
and yelled "Ohhhhhhh?" as he made a shark-like motion with the card towards his opponent before flipping over the 
and giving the table a wink.
as he sent 7,000 chips to "The Shark", who is thoroughly enjoying a successful Day 1b.
board, giving a straight for John Dreux and Gustavo Perdomo could not realize the double knockout, but he still got a big stack for that end of the day.
turn gave him a full house. The 
river changed nothing, locking up the pot for Taheri. In doing so, he eliminated the button while doubling up through the early position player, giving him one of the largest stacks in the room as the end of the day draws near.
he was eliminated by Lenn Branscam. After day 1a, Natal also failed during this day 1b, in his attempt to qualify for day 2.
