Justin Young Doubles Up
Justin Young is one of the qualifiers in this invitational field. He came through as the sole survivor of a $200 satellite tournament held at Caesars Palace a few weeks ago, an accomplishment which earned him an entry into this field.
The bearded Young drew shock-blonde ElkY as his first-round opponent and has already doubled up. ElkY check-raised Young on a board of . Young pushed all in with a made straight, . ElkY had the chip lead and called with , flush and straight draws. All of Young's hard work just to get on stage was at risk, as ElkY had the chip lead. The river stayed clean for Young. He got to stick around a while longer when the came off.