Isle Open Championship (Day 1A): Call It Kay's "Home Court Advantage"

2017 Isle Open | Event #21
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Isle Open Championship| $500,000 GTD
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 62

Joshua Kay (Boca Raton, FL) didn't waste any time once he sat down at Table 4, almost immediately doubling his starting stack through Thomas Gari.

Joshua "@gostatego3" Kay (Boca Raton, FL) is a regular in the highest limit cash games run here at the Isle Poker Room, and must feel like the "home court advantage" is a real thing.  Kay bought into the tournament towards the middle of Level 3, but spent a good amount of time talking with friends in the 5/10 NLH game currently running.  When he finally decided to take his seat, Kay would join Table 4, and end up doubling up just a few hands into his day.

Kay would get it in on the turn of a board reading A♠ 4♥ 9♣ 9♥ 2♥, holding A♦ 9♦ against the 6♣ 9♠ of Thomas Gari.  You don't usually see to many (300+) big blind pots at this stage of a tournament, especially one structured with (50) minute levels, such as this championship event.  Kay was surely happy to see his stack get in though, with only one hand that could be beating him at that time.  Gari was one of the chip leaders at the time, but now watches Josh climb towards the top of the leaderboard after that pot.

Joshua Kay - 60,000 (200bb)

Thomas Gari - 16,000 (53bb)