Event 2 (Day 1A): Arnold Leaves Table Guessing

Event 2 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $100,000 GTD)
Level 12 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 156
Day 1A Players Remaining: 31

Todd Arnold (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL)

Table 4 has been the most "chatty" table remaining in the field, and the discussion just got a little more interesting.  The action was picked up on the flop of a hand between Todd Arnold, Ido Ashkenazi, and an unknown player.  After a flop of 9♥ 10♠ J♠, Ashkenazi (big blind) checked, as did Arnold, with the unknown player (hijack) placing out a bet of 7,200.

Ido would check raise to 25,000, with Arnold snap three-betting to over 120,000 (covering both opponents).  The original bettor folded his hand fairly quickly, with Ashkenazi left with a decision for his tournament life.  Ido treated the decision as such, taking about four minutes before the clock was called on him.  Throughout the time he was thinking, Ashkenazi was clearly perplexed with what Arnold could have, asking repeatedly if he had flopped a straight.

As the clock was ticking down on Ashkenazi's decision, he showed J♣ 10♦ (top two pair), and tossed it in the muck.  The rest of the table was left guessing at Arnold's holdings, but he wouldn't give anything away.  Even minutes after the hand was over, the table was still overheard discussing the possibilities. Arnold is now close to 180,000, and is one of the top stacks in the room.