Day 1a drew 59 entries to add $61,360 to the prize pool—which is guaranteed at $300,000.
The day will end when eight players remain or at the end of Level 14, whichever comes first.
The final 19 players have returned from dinner for Level 10.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The remaining players have stepped away for a 60-minute dinner break. They will return at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Action was heads up with 8♠A♦A♣2♠9♦ on the board and around 15,000 in the middle when Wayne Murphy bet 8,000. Brian Winter responded with a stack of T-5,000 chips that put Murphy call in.
Murphy let out an annoyed sigh and called. Winter had A♠8♦ for the flopped full out and Murphy showed A♥7♦ before he made his way for the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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295,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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Busted | |
John Connors waved down the PokerNews team to share a cooler that sent Brian Winter above 200K.
"I was eating a cheeseburger. I only saw the result," Connors said.
Winter was kind enough to share the details. He raised from the button and Wayne Murphy three-bet to 6,000. Winter fired back with 18,000 and Murphy called to see a flop of 9x7x5x.
Murphy bet 20,000 on the flop and Winter raised to 60,000. Winter had about 111,000 and he called when Murphy put him all in. Murphy turned over KxKx and Winter had AxAx.
The board finished up with 9x and 5x to give Winter the big pot and the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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254,000
223,400
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223,400 |
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38,000
-66,500
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-66,500 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Dustin Bennett raised to 2,500 from under the gun before Bradley Beetz made it 8,500 from the small blind. Raminder Singh, not to be outdone, four-bet to 28,500.
Bennett got out of the way and Beetz gave it some thought before he followed him into the muck.
It's no surprise to anyone, but Singh is building a big pile of chips at bestbet Jacksonville.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000 | |
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129,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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19,500
-8,500
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-8,500 |
Action was three ways with 10♥3♣8♣ on the flop and around 10,000 in the pot when Kevin Appleyard checked before Mark McGarity bet 3,000. Pablo Valdivieso shoved 39,000 and Appleyard went into the tank. After a great deal of thought, Appleyard got away from it and it was McGarity's turn to think.
It didn't take as long for McGarity to get away from it and give the pot to Valdivieso.
"I'll fold them this time," McGarity said as he showed 4♥4♦ before he tossed them in the muck—a callback to their previous clash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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115,000
-6,000
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-6,000 |
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43,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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27,800
4,800
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4,800 |
