Event 12: 7th Heaven, Connie Helps Hubby to Chip Lead

$500 + $60 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Connie & Jon

Behind every great man is a great woman, something Jon Sorscher (Lynbrook, NY) can attest to as his wife Connie is directly responsible for him having the end of  Day 1 chip lead.

The couple was all in against each other with Jon at risk holding pocket 7s versus Connie's pocket Tens.

"I called it," smiled Connie after Jon bagged the biggest stack of 446k, "I said, 'Seven on the river,' I knew it was coming."

Jon's set of 7s doubled his 7 bb stack to 15k.

"Being married, it can be tough (at the poker table), so we try and play straight forward,"  said Jon who was true to his word. After Connie open-shoved 14 bb with her pocket pair, Jon could have easily folded.

"I'd be all-in, in that spot against anyone else, so I had to call," he said.

After cutting Connie's stack in half and seeing her eliminated a short time later, Jon took advantage of his good fortune.

"It was pretty smooth sailing," said Jon, "I didn't have any really big hands all day."

Sorscher has 169k more than second in chips Matt Gambino (West Babylon, NY) who finished with 276k.

18 players remain with an average stack of 181k (36 bb) and they return noon Sunday with blinds at 2,500/5k/500 ante. The next payout is $1,137, while the top prize is $35,357.

And whatever place Jon finishes in, Connie should be getting a nice finder's fee.