Ilich Grinding; Mayfield Gone

Ty Reiman opened for 450 from early position and received a call from a player in middle position. Local pro and circuit regular Drazen Ilich, who has amassed two circuit rings and $391,843 in earnings, then three-bet to 1,600 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, as did Reiman, and the middle-position player called.

The flop saw the middle-position player check-call a bet of 1.100, and then both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, the middle-position player led out for 2,100 and Ilich didn't seem too excited. He eventually made the call but ended up mucking when his opponent rolled over the .

Despite losing that hand, Ilich is still up on the day with a stack of 29,800. Meanwhile, Jason Mayfield, who won Event #4 $365 NLH for $14,505 earlier at the stop, has been eliminated from Day 1a.