A late position player raised to 1,000, and Surinder Sunar called from the button. Sunar has had an up-and-down day thus far, and when this hand began he was on the down side a bit, forced to keep fighting with a stack of less than 20,000.
The small blind called the raise as well, so three players remained as the flop came . It checked to the raiser who bet 1,525. Sunar called, and the third player stepped aside.
The turn was the . This time Sunar's opponent bet 2,500, and Sunar again decided against giving up his hand and made the call.
Both then checked the river. Sunar's opponent tabled a couple of face cards that hadn't worked for him -- -- while Sunar showed for kings and the best hand.
Bruno Lopes -- also known as the French rapper, Kool Shen -- has been in a good rhythm for much of the afternoon and early evening. He was recently moved to a new table, and immediately began exerting pressure there on a new gang of opponents, building his stack up over 70,000.
Just now a player at Lopes' table raised to 1,250 from middle position, and Lopes called from the small blind. The flop came . Lopes took a few seconds, then tapped the table to check. His opponent promptly pushed out 1,550 as a continuation bet, and after pausing a beat or two more, the rapper rapped the table once more as he pushed his cards away.
Kool is still looking cool, though, sitting there with about 72,000.
The under-the-gun player made a sizable preflop raise, and in the small blind, Alex Gomes three-bet. His opponent called to see the flop. Gomes bet 3,300 just as the level was changing. The other player sat frozen for a few minutes before starting to play with his chips. More than six minutes into the level, he slid out the big stack of black chips and one 5k chip he'd separated for a total bet of 6,600. Gomes didn't take nearly as long to call.
The turn was the , and Gomes checked to the raiser. But he was out of ammo, apparently, and checked behind. Gomes bet 10,500 on the river, and his opponent folded in under five seconds. The Brazilian is up to 65,000 now.
One of the few female players in our Day 1a field opened with a raise to 1,000 from middle position, and it folded around to Nicolas Levi on the button who made it 3,000. The blinds got out, the original raiser pushed all in for her last 9,000 or so, and Levi quickly called.
Levi tabled and had his opponent in bad shape with her . The community cards came , and Levi collected the chips, improving to about 55,000.
That makes 24 eliminations thus far today, leaving us with 113 players from our starting field of 137 still fighting to make Day 2.
With about 4,600 in the pot and the board reading , Nicolas Levi fired a bet of 3,700. His lone opponent in the hand took his time before calling with the landing on the river.
Levi slowed down and checked. His opponent did so as well and Levi tabled for a rivered set. His opponent mucked and Levi is up to about 51,000.
Since building that big stack, Toni Judet has been consistently applying pressure on his tablemates here during Level 5. Just now he experienced a bit of pushing back.
A player in middle position had raised to 725, and Judet reraised to 1,925 from the button. The blinds got out, and Judet's opponent wasted little time reraising all in for his last 11,000 or so. Judet didn't have to think about it very long either, and let his cards go. He still sits with 74,000.
With 18,000 in the middle, a player moved all in for his last 10,000 and change on a flop of . Marvin Rettenmaier contemplated the call, which would commit nearly all of his own stack. Rettenmaier takes his time with decisions. There were already several bouts of yelling at his first table over the length of his though process, and it didn't take long for his new table to get frustrated as well. A player called the clock quickly, but the floor determined that the decision was big enough to merit more time than Rettenmaier had taken.
A few minutes passed while the floor stood watch and Rettenmaier thought. He asked if his opponent would show, and the other man quickly agreed. Rettenmaier sighed and went back into the tank. The floor then asked the original clock caller if he'd like to call it again, and Rettenmaier was given a final minute to make his decision. He folded, saving his last 10,500. His opponent showed , and Rettenmaier jumped from his chair in disgust.
Two players had limped from early and middle position when the cutoff made it 1,350 to go, drawing calls from three players total -- Joel Benzinou in the big blind, and both of the limpers.
The flop came a provocative . Benzinou, wearing a black hoodie with a white exclamation point on the back -- checked, and the first limper bet 1,600. The next player folded, the cutoff called, and Benzinou called as well.
The turn was another eyebrow-raiser, the . Benzinou again checked, and the early position player bet 5,500. The cutoff folded, and the action was on Benzinou. The Belgian sat quietly for a moment, then gathered a stack of chips and set it forward. The stack stood there before him for a moment -- like an exclamation point -- then tumbled forward. The dealer then counted out the chips -- 13,800.
Benzinou had gotten his opponent's attention. He hemmed and hawed a bit, then showed one card -- the -- before letting his hand go. Benzinou moves up to about 52,000 after that one.
Alex Gomes is up to nearly 40,000 after collecting a nice pot.
The flop read and Gomes called a bet of 1,200 from an opponent. After the turn card fell, Gomes again called a bet from his opponent, this time 2,400. The hit the river and Gomes' opponent bet 3,500. Gomes calmly raised to 11,000 and his opponent did not appear thrilled while tossing in the chips to call.
Gomes tabled for the nuts and has finally gained some traction in the Main Event.
. It checked to the raiser who bet 1,525. Sunar called, and the third player stepped aside.
. This time Sunar's opponent bet 2,500, and Sunar again decided against giving up his hand and made the call.
river. Sunar's opponent tabled a couple of face cards that hadn't worked for him -- 
-- while Sunar showed 
for kings and the best hand.
. Lopes took a few seconds, then tapped the table to check. His opponent promptly pushed out 1,550 as a continuation bet, and after pausing a beat or two more, the rapper rapped the table once more as he pushed his cards away.![[user140525]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
, and Gomes checked to the raiser. But he was out of ammo, apparently, and checked behind. Gomes bet 10,500 on the 
and had his opponent in bad shape with her 
. The community cards came 
, Nicolas Levi fired a bet of 3,700. His lone opponent in the hand took his time before calling with the 
landing on the river.
for a rivered set. His opponent mucked and Levi is up to about 51,000.
. Marvin Rettenmaier contemplated the call, which would commit nearly all of his own stack. Rettenmaier takes his time with decisions. There were already several bouts of yelling at his first table over the length of his though process, and it didn't take long for his new table to get frustrated as well. A player called the clock quickly, but the floor determined that the decision was big enough to merit more time than Rettenmaier had taken.
, and Rettenmaier jumped from his chair in disgust.
and Gomes called a bet of 1,200 from an opponent. After the 
for the nuts and has finally gained some traction in the Main Event.