ClubWPT.com Level 11 Update

The Cinderella stories of ClubWPT.com qualifiers came to a close early in Day 3 as both Dean Meyer and Jesse Lopez saw their tournament runs cut short during the first level of the day.

Even though Dean Meyer only lasted midway through the first level of the day, his Day 3 here at Foxwoods was a real roller coaster ride.  Meyer came into the day with just 30,000 chips, but quickly doubled up thanks to a little luck and [5h][6h].  Meyer limped from under the gun, Eric Froehlich raised in middle position and Meyer called.

The flop fell [Ac][8c][6s] and Meyer shoved all-in for his last 24,000.  Froehlich called and showed A-J, which had Meyer’s [5h][6h] for bottom pair in bad shape. The [Jd] on the turn left Meyer drawing even thinner, but he hit a miraculous [6d] on the river to make trips and double up.

Froehlich and Meyer would clash again a little while later.  Eric Froehlich raised in early position, Eric Haber reraised to 20,000 total and Meyer called.  Froehlich then moved all-in, Haber folded and Meyer thought for a moment before calling with [Ad][Jd].  Froehlich showed [Ah][Ks], which held as the board ran out [As][3c][2h][Th][3h]. 

After the hand, Meyer told us he had hoped that Froehlich was pushing with a mid pair and he was in a race situation.  While Meyer was disappointed to be eliminated, he does have something to look forward to tomorrow.  Yesterday, he befriended a Foxwoods local at his table and they promised to show Meyer and his wife around Connecticut before they head back to North Dakota.

Jesse Lopez found himself heading for the rail shortly after Meyer when Todd Terry opened for a raise from early position, Lopez called from middle position and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi made it an additional 15,000 to go.  Terry folded and Lopez shoved all-in for 75,000 total and Mizrachi called with [Jc][Jd].  Lopez was racing with his [Kd][Qd] and failed to connect as the board ran out [9d][8c][8d][9s][4c].  His tournament run is over, but he and his dad still have a couple more days to enjoy Foxwoods before they have to head back to Texas.

It has been a wild ride for the three ClubWPT.com qualifiers and, though none of them were able to make the money, they all agreed it was a great experience and enjoyed putting in some time at the tables with some of the best players in the game.

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