Shortly after having his Big Slick cracked, Jay VanStee moved all in from early position for 28,100 only to have Alex Barill three-bet all in over the top from the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded and VanStee discovered the bad news.
VanStee:
Barill:
VanStee was up out of his seat when the flop fell a useless . The turn meant that he was drawing dead, and the was put out on the river to make his elimination official.
A player from middle position pushed all in and was met with an all in from Mike O'Neill in the cutoff. The initial raiser was at risk as O'Neill had him covered. O'Neill had and his opponent had . The bad news didn't take long to get worse with a flop of . O'Neill had no sweat as his opponent was drawing dead and O'Neill is up to over 80,000.
After a player opened for 7,000, Jake Baumgartner shoved for around 35,000 from the cutoff. Jay VanStee then moved all in over the top from the big blind and the original raiser folded.
VanStee:
Baumgartner:
It was a bad spot for Baumgartner, but he picked up some chop outs on the flop. The turn gave him some added straight outs, and wouldn't you know it, the completed the said straight.
"Are you f***ing kidding me?" VanStee lamented.
A happy Baumgartner stacked his chips and confirmed the preflop action before concluding, "and I showed him what a straight looks like."
Steve "The Tyrant" Virant limped from early position, the small blind completed, but the big blind shoved all in for 11,300 more. Virant called, and the small blind opted to call as well.
Virant and the player in the small blind still had a potential side pot to play for, but they quickly checked every street of a board.
Virant tabled pocket sixes for two pair, which was good enough to deliver the knockout and take the pot of over 40,000.
The under-the-gun player raised to 3,500 and was called by a player in middle position. Steve Anderson three-bet to 7,600 from the big blind and the two players called. After a flop of , Anderson led for 15,000, the middle-position player raised to 40,000 and Anderson quickly declared "all in," and his opponent snap-called. Anderson flipped over pocket nines and had to fade hearts or a king as his opponent had the . The turn was the , giving the all-in player a couple more outs, but the on the river sealed the deal for Anderson and vaulted him to the chip lead.
It happened toward the end of last level with the button opened for 3,000 and Jay VanStee called from the small blind. Heather Schuchaskie then three-bet all in for 12,600 from the big, both her opponents called, and the flop came down .
VanStee shoved for 40,000 or so and the button folded.
VanStee:
Schuchaskie:
Schuchaskie was behind but drawing to two live cards. Unfortunately for her, neither the turn nor river was what she needed and her Day 1a came to an end.
. The 
turn meant that he was drawing dead, and the 
was put out on the river to make his elimination official.
. The preflop aggressor continued for 7,300 and Burns quickly raised to 17,200. His opponent made the call.
. The cutoff checked to Burns, who announced a bet of 23,000. Burns glared at his opponent until he folded his hand.
face up into the middle as he collected the pot.
and his opponent had 
. The bad news didn't take long to get worse with a flop of 
. O'Neill had no sweat as his opponent was drawing dead and O'Neill is up to over 80,000.
turn gave him some added straight outs, and wouldn't you know it, the 
completed the said straight.
board.
, Anderson led for 15,000, the middle-position player raised to 40,000 and Anderson quickly declared "all in," and his opponent snap-called. Anderson flipped over pocket nines and had to fade hearts or a king as his opponent had the 
. The turn was the 
, giving the all-in player a couple more outs, but the 
.
river was what she needed and her Day 1a came to an end.