"January $100,000" (Flight 1A): Rakusa Finally Able To Gain Some Traction, Doubles Through Greg Rosen

"January $100,000"
$360 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 69

Andre Rakusa (Coral Gables, FL) ran into some road blocks to start the day, but just doubles through Greg Rosen, to chip up above the current average.

Andre Rakusa's (Coral Gables, FL) start to this event didn't go exactly as planned, as he failed to chip up during each of his first two entries.  He's hoping that the third time is a charm, after having just doubled through Greg Rosen moments ago.  Rakusa and Rosen got the chips in pre-flop (for a pot worth over 35,000), with Andre holding A♥ K♦ against Rosen's 2♠ 2♦.  Rakusa flopped a pair of kings, and left Rosen looking for one of two outs, which never amounted on the turn or river.  

The double-up helped Andre eclipse the current chip average, which sits at 34,500, only fifteen minutes away from the second break of the day.  Greg Rosen dropped down to 8,000 after absorbing the loss, but still sits with more than ten blinds in these middle stages of the day.

Andre Rakusa - 38,000 (63bb)
Greg Rosen - 8,000 (13bb)

Players will be heading on their second break at the end of this level, and will be returning to Level 9, with new blinds of 400/800/100.  Once the seats are occupied after break, we will bring you the first look at updated chip counts from the field.