With a flop reading and about 100,000 in the pot already, Arnold Yaxley led out for 75,000. Igor Tregoubov called and so did Nick Civitarese.
The turn was the and the action was checked around. When the dealer fanned the for the river, the action could not stop. Yaxley pushed all in for 640,000 and Tregoubov pondered his decision. After finally throwing in one chip to make the call, the action was now on Civitarese. He took far less time to splash his remaining 200,000 chips in. Tregoubov quickly showed his cards for a full house. The other two players both flashed a jack for the straight but it was not good enough. Tregoubov eliminated both his opponents as he looks to close in on the leaders.
Matthew Wilkins was able to get all of his 630,000 chips in the middle preflop with vs his opponent's . It was a classic race situation but nothing about the way the hand finished was classic.
Wilkins found himself behind quickly as the flop came . Wilkins would need to catch a queen or running hearts to stay alive in the tournament. The turn was the and the river completed Wilkins' flush draw with a giving him a complete double up.
NFL star and three-time Super Bowl Champion, Richard Seymour, is in the field and he has chips!
Seymour is no stranger to the felt, having played in some bigger buy-in events since 2014. His best cash was 18th place at the Bellagio Five-Diamond Classic for over $50,000. Seymour also made a deep run in the Bahamas this past January, so look for Seymour to continue to climb that leaderboard as he hunts for hardware away from the football field and on the felt!
Jesse Sylvia got his remaining 320,000 chips in with on a flop reading . After taking a long time to think, Bob T eventually announced a call and he tabled holding top pair and one of Sylvia's outs. Sylvia could not catch up as the board ran out , , sending Sylvia to the rail to contemplate reentering Day 1a.
Marie-Josee Duguay is sitting amongst the chip leaders currently, but things haven't come all that easy for her. After getting three-bet from Malcolm Bolger preflop, Duguay made the call and the two players saw the flop. The dealer fanned and Duguay checked to Bolger, who fired his first bullet of 55,000. Duguay made the call.
The turn was the and once again Duguay checked-called a bet of 105,000 from Bolger.
The river brought the and Duguay checked for the third time. Bolger unleashed a third bullet for 215,000 and after some thought, Duguay finally released her hand into the muck. Bolger wasn't shy to show that he's still got some play left in him as he opened his hand for the table to see .
As players head for their second break of the day, we have reached 342 entries. Registration is open until the end of the next break, in roughly two hours time.
and about 100,000 in the pot already, Arnold Yaxley led out for 75,000. Igor Tregoubov called and so did Nick Civitarese. 
and the action was checked around. When the dealer fanned the 
for the river, the action could not stop. Yaxley pushed all in for 640,000 and Tregoubov pondered his decision. After finally throwing in one chip to make the call, the action was now on Civitarese. He took far less time to splash his remaining 200,000 chips in. Tregoubov quickly showed his cards 
for a full house. The other two players both flashed a jack for the straight but it was not good enough. Tregoubov eliminated both his opponents as he looks to close in on the leaders.
. It was a classic race situation but nothing about the way the hand finished was classic.
. Wilkins would need to catch a queen or running hearts to stay alive in the tournament. The turn was the 
and the river completed Wilkins' flush draw with a 
giving him a complete double up.
on a flop reading 
holding top pair and one of Sylvia's outs. Sylvia could not catch up as the board ran out 
, 
and Duguay checked to Bolger, who fired his first bullet of 55,000. Duguay made the call.
and Duguay checked for the third time. Bolger unleashed a third bullet for 215,000 and after some thought, Duguay finally released her hand into the muck. Bolger wasn't shy to show that he's still got some play left in him as he opened his hand for the table to see 
.
