"February $50,000 II" (Flight 1C): Magnetta And Cruz Tangle For A 55,000 Chip Pot

"February $50,000 II"
$175 No Limit Hold'em | $50,000 GTD
Level 8 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Flight 1C Entries: 119

John Magnetta (Boynton Beach, FL) is coming off his fourth tournament win ($250 NLH Single-Ante), and first since 2012.

Table 9 was approached at the perfect moment, as John Magnetta and Francis Cruz were on the river, with a board reading Q♥ 2♠ 9♠ J♥ 4♥.  With over 30,000 already in the pot, Cruz checked to Magnetta, who went all-in for just under 10,000.  Francis went deep into the tank, with the wager more than half of his remaining stack, and having put in close to 16,000 to that point.  After about a minute, Cruz tossed the chips in for a car, with Magnetta tabling K♠ 10♣ (having made a straight on the turn).  Francis picked up his cards, but ended up dropping them in the muck, leaving the table to guess what he possibly could have had.  Magnet chipped up to 57,000 with the pot, while Cruz dropped down to 14,000.

Magnetta, who is coming off the $250 NLH Single-Ante win just a few weeks ago ($7,531), is now one of the leading stacks in the field.  Players will be taking their second break of the day at the end of this level, returning to new blinds of 400/800/100.  Once the cards are back in the air, we will take a look at updated chip counts from the tournament area.