Uppala Doubles, Then Exits

Rakesh Uppala moved all in under-the-gun and the action folded around to Greg Merkow who made the call to put him at risk.

Uppala: [AcJh]

Merkow: [6s6c]

Uppala would need to improve to stay alive, and the board gave him the help he needed as it came [Js4c5sKcAd] to give him two pair to secure the double.

Unfortunately, this victory was short-lived as he got it all in the very next hand with pocket nines but ran into the pocket kings of Eric Hernandez. The runout of [7d4c7h5hJs] failed to save him this time and he was sent to the rail while Hernndez chipped up.

Merkow - 190,000

Hernandez - 585,000

Lamb Gets Value from Kim

On a flop of [5dJs4h], Paul Kim led for 8,500 and was called only by Richard Lamb to see the turn peel the [Ks].

Kim fired again for 15,000 and Lamb decided to stick around and see the [3d] fall on the river.

This time Kim checked to Lamb, who fired out for 25,000 and Kim snap-called, flipping over [AsKs] for top pair.

Unfortunately for him, Lamb had him beat with [KhJd] for two pair, scoring him the pot.

Kim - 121,000

Lamb - 240,000

Day 1F: 3rd Break and Top 10 Stacks