Orr Finds Hero Call on River

Action picked up on the river with Malik Orr deep in the tank facing all-in-to-call.

The blinds were 1,500/3,000/3,000 and the board was T♥6♠5♦8♣5♠. Orr was on the button and Kyle Birdwell had effectively went all-in from the small blind as the covering stack.

Orr had just over 21 big blinds behind with about the same amount in the pot. Was the call worth his tournament life? Orr eventually decided it was worth it. He called.

Birdwell turned over Q♦9♣ for a missed double-gutter. Orr was relieved to see the missed draw and rolled over his J♥T♣ for top pair.

Orr was complimented on his hero call and the table talked about the hand. It was obvious that Orr and Birdwell both respect each other's play and skill so the discussion of how the hand developed was interesting.

33 players remain with 22 players finishing in the money and 14 advancing to Sunday's Day Two Restart. Players are coming up on a 15-minute break at the end of the current level.

Flight 1C Payouts
1st-14th: Day Two
15th-18th: $510
19th-22nd: $460 

There are three more starting flights over the next two days for Event #2. There is a Saturday morning flight at TCH Social Las Colinas and a Saturday afternoon flight at TCH Dallas. Sunday will include a morning turbo flight and the Day Two Restart is scheduled for 2:00 PM Sunday.