Tai Reyes Purpero got his remaining chips in preflop, with Andrew Wall making the call.
Tai Reyes Purpero: 
Andrew Wall: 
Board: 
Both players flopped big, but Wall's set of tens bested Purpero's two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted |
Tai Reyes Purpero opened to 2,000 from the hijack, Andrew Wall three-bet to 7,000 from the big blind, Purpero four-bet to 20,000, Wall five-bet shoved for 55,000, and Purpero called.
Andrew Wall: 
Tai Reyes Purpero: 
Board: 
The ace on the turn put Wall ahead, and Purpero couldn't find a two-outer on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
11,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
Chris Carney open-raised under the gun, a middle position player three-bet to 4,600, and Carney made the call.
Facing a 3,400 bet on the 
flop.,Carney check-raised to 11,000. His opponent called.
Carney shoved for 43,000 on the 
turn, and got a fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Steve Westberg has one of the biggest stacks in the room, and he's been steadily adding to that total throughout Day 1c.
Westberg's latest win came in a hand that saw more than 20,000 already in the pot on the flop. The board read 
, and Westberg shoved from the big blind.
His opponent, well covered on the button, decided on a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Raul Clemente opened to 2,500 from early position, and Tai Reyes Purpero called from the small blind.
Both players checked the 
flop. Purpero bet 3,000 on the 
turn, and Clemente folded.
Clemente then explained to Purpero why he folded, and Purpero was so impressed that he told Clemente to play some $10k buy-in tournaments.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
73,000 | |
|
|
57,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
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Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Players are now on a ten-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
97,000 | |
|
80,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
63,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
60,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
||
|
|
43,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
28,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
28,000 | |
|
27,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
26,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
25,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
16,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
14,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
6,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
