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Emad Tahtouh got involved against Michael Levy in some action preflop. The flop came down with the pot standing a little over 20,000. Tahtouh led for a bet of 15,000 and then Levy moved in. Tahtouh asked for a count -- Levy was all in for 50,300 total.
After a minute or two of tanking, Emad mucked his hand. Levy turned up one card -- the -- and then gathered in the pot. He is now up to 100,000 and Tahtouh is down to 61,000.
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Levy during Day 1 action
Ben Delaney and Grant Levy have just clashed again in another huge pot, with Levy getting the chips on this occasion.
Levy raised from the button to 4,100 and Delaney called out of the big blind. They took a flop of and both players checked. The turn was the and Delaney led out of 5,800. Levy then popped it up to 14,500, with Delaney making the call.
The river landed the and Delaney checked to Levy who fired out 20,000. Delaney then check-raised all in, and Levy snap-called tabling the stone-cold nuts with , as Delaney shook his head with for the flopped straight.
Levy is now at the dizzy heights of 165,000 with Delaney now short with only 30,000 chips.
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Alex Webster has just doubled through Minh Nguyen, after Webster raised the button to 5,000, Nguyen re-popped to 17,000 from the small blind. Webster then moved all in for another 14,000 and Nguyen made the pot-committed call.
Webster:
Nguyen:
The board fell and Webster doubles through to climb to 49,000 with Nguyen falling to 89,000.
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Lisa Walsh opened with an under-the-gun raise to 4,000. Jim Mastorakos put in the call from the small blind, and it was heads up.
The dealer spread out the first three cards: . Walsh continued out with 5,050 chips, and Mastorakos came along.
The turn card came the , and both players checked.
The river brought the . Mastorakos grabbed control of the betting now, putting out 12,000 chips. Walsh wasn't going anywhere though, as she came over the top of her opponent, raising to 40,000. That was enough to get Mastorakos out, slipping his cards into the muck. He has taken a step back to 60,000, while Walsh has bumped her stack up to 150,000.
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Lee Nelson out
On a board reading , the pot was already healthy when Lee Nelson led out with a bet. His opponent Jamil Tito moved all in over the top and Nelson made the call.
Nelson tabled for the second-nut flush, however Tito could go one better with his for the nut flush.
The river was the and Nelson departs as Tito storms up the leaderboard to over 100,000.
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Billy Sukkar in Day 1b
After a preflop raise and call, Laszlo Kapitzke and Billy Sukkar saw a flop of . All the rest of Kapitzke's chips went into the middle, and Sukkar matched the bet, putting his opponent all in for his tournament life.
Showdown:
Kapitzke:
Sukkar:
Sukkar had out-flopped the short stack, and Kapitzke was looking for a third king or running straight cards to survive. The turn and the river failed to improve him though, and he was sent to the exit. Billy Sukkar, on the other hand, has chipped up to 85,000.
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In the first few moments of the day, Colin Rich moved all in preflop for his last 20,800. Billy Sukkar called from the cutoff and action folded over to Roger Palazzo in the big blind. Palazzo tanked for a few minutes and then said, "I call!"
The flop came down and Palazzo immediately moved all in. Sukkar asked for a count and found his stack was well-covered by Palazzo's. Sukkar mucked.
Showdown:
Rich:
Palazzo:
When the turn was the , Sukkar slammed his hand on the table and let everyone know he held . The river was then the eliminating Rich from the tournament.
Sukkar dropped to 57,000 and Palazzo took over the top of the leaderboard with 180,000.
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Sam Korman moved his last 29,000 chips into the pot preflop holding , and was looked up by Andrew Rogers, who tabled . The board ran out , failing to provide any help to Korman. Losing that pot crippled him all the way down to 3,200.
The next pot he entered, Korman held and was all in on the flop. Scott Peel had him crushed with , and Korman once again missed his outs. With those two pots, Korman is eliminated here early in Day 2.
with the pot standing a little over 20,000. Tahtouh led for a bet of 15,000 and then Levy moved in. Tahtouh asked for a count -- Levy was all in for 50,300 total.
-- and then gathered in the pot. He is now up to 100,000 and Tahtouh is down to 61,000.
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and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Delaney led out of 5,800. Levy then popped it up to 14,500, with Delaney making the call.
and Delaney checked to Levy who fired out 20,000. Delaney then check-raised all in, and Levy snap-called tabling the stone-cold nuts with 
, as Delaney shook his head with 
for the flopped straight.
and Webster doubles through to climb to 49,000 with Nguyen falling to 89,000.
and Mountt held 
and then Arnburg turned a seven-high straight when the 
hit the turn. The river was the 
. Allen said he led for 5,000 and Mountt called.
. The river came an ace, missing Mountt's draw to double Allen up.
for the second-nut flush, however Tito could go one better with his 
and Nelson departs as Tito storms up the leaderboard to over 100,000.
failed to improve him though, and he was sent to the exit. Billy Sukkar, on the other hand, has chipped up to 85,000.
. The river was then the 
, failing to provide any help to Korman. Losing that pot crippled him all the way down to 3,200.
and was all in on the flop. Scott Peel had him crushed with 
