BATB Event #16 (Day 2): Brian Haines Continues Were He Left Of, Eliminates Alexander Thomas

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #16 | $360 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/500)
Total Entries: 367
Players Remaining: 49

Brian Haines (Southwest Ranches, FL) could be in line for a career highlighting score, with his largest cash to this point sitting at $3,341.

Brian Haines (Southwest Ranches, FL) had a sweat for the chip lead bonus (after Flight 1A), but was surpassed after the Flight 1C bagging process.  Even though he didn't get the free seat to Event #18, Haines did return to Day 2 as one of the top stacks, and just bettered his position.  After Alexander Thomas shoved from early position (for just over 14 big blinds), action folded around to Haines, who was on the cutoff.  He would iso-shove for close to 180,000, causing the button and blinds to release their hands.  "You're ahead," Thomas said to Haines, even before the cards were tabled:

Thomas: K♦ J♣
Haines: A♣ K♠

Runout: K♥ Q♦ 3♦ 5♥ 2♦

Both players flopped a pair of kings, with Thomas unable to improve on the turn or river.  Brian came into the day as the sixth largest stack in the field, and creeps into the top five after winning that pot.

Brian Haines - 270,000 (54bb)