Isle Open Championship (Day 2): Beckley Going Backwards, After Sending Chips Brian Hastings Way

2017 Isle Open | Event #21
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Isle Open Championship| $500,000 GTD
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Event #21 Entries: 404
Event #21 Players Remaining: 92

Brian Hastings (Ithaca, NY) started Day 2 with just over 133,000, but has since increased that amount to 175,000, winning a sizable pot from Joshua Beckley moments ago.

The 2015 WSOP Main Event runner-up (Joshua Beckley) has had a rough start to the day, after coming in with 168,200.  Beckley had Nicholas Mahabee all-in and at risk (pre-flop), for a pot worth close to 80,000, holding Q♣ Q♦ against Mahabee's A♣ 5♣.  Nicholas would flop a flush draw, and then turn an ace to win the hand, taking a small chunk from Beckley's stack.

A few hands later, Brian Hastings would open the button for 5,500, with Beckley three-betting to 15,000 out of the big blind.  Hastings made the call, and the two would watch the dealer fan out a flop of J♦ 10♠ 3♠.  Beckley continued with a 12,000 bet, but was met with resistance, and Hastings raised to 35,000.  After a good two minutes in the tank, Beckley made the call, and then checked to Hastings after the 5♣ on the turn.  Brian announced himself all-in, for just under 70,000, which was about eighty-percent of Josh's stack.  Beckley ended up folding his hand, and now sits with less than half of what he started Day 2 with.

Brian Hastings - 175,000 (58bb)

Joshua Beckley - 68,000 (22bb)