After being down to 2k, Michael shot up the leaderboard during the second hour of the $200 PLH event. Michael doubled up to about 8k with 10
9 and the next thing I knew he was in 5th place at 25k. Another PokerWire blogger, Thomas "GNightMoon" Fuller, has been playing well and sits on a stack of 19k.
It was a rough hour for the Full Tilt pros as only Berry Johnston and Steve Brecher sat above the 5k mark. Max Pecartori had 4.7k, and the only other pros I spotted who were still in were Clonie Gowen and Stuart Paterson, both under the 2k mark.
Unfortunately, when pros start going to the wayside, so does the entertaining chat. I did get a laugh from Eugene Todd bro, however, when he flopped a wheel holding A3 on a 542 board. His opponent, oldwolfhound, wasn't buying it and doubled genetodd up with 77. He responded to a "Merry Christmas" quip with, "happy hannukah, bro." If you haven't listened to the interview with Gene Todd on PokerWire Radio, do yourself a favor and download it now (right click on the link and select "save as"). Or, better yet, subscribe to the podcast.
