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Aaron Bartley, on the Move
The day started well for Aaron Bartley. As I came by his table, he was raking a pot. After a count of his chips he told me he was at 460k, which put him in the top 30 overall. When I asked him what happened in the previous hand, he said, “a guy bet out for half his stack and I pushed. He folded.” He didn’t have time to go into the details, as a new hand was starting.
The situation looks favorable for Bartley. There are no recognizable players at his table, and the other two people with more than 200k are to his right.
Bartley is active, playing a number pots. In less than an orbit, he raised a hand, called a raise and limped behind an early position limper. He’s also gotten lucky. In the hand that he raised preflop, he was called by the big blind. It appeared he was behind until he hit his set on the river. He got paid nicely on his river value bet.
He’s also pleasant, chatting with his tablemates. Around the room, there are near constant cries of “All in and call.” ESPN is trying to catch most every all-in confrontation on tape. Listening to the cries, Bartley encouraged action, saying, “we have to catch up.”
