The Day 1a field is down to 40 players; the flight will wrap up for the night when 36 players remain.
The Day 1a field is down to 40 players; the flight will wrap up for the night when 36 players remain.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Minutes after Furkan Beg doubled up through Jim Pausch, Pausch returned the favor. The two players got all in against each other preflop, with Beg having Pausch covered.
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Pausch hit a set of eights on the flop, and the big hand held up through the river, leaving the two players virtually even in chips.
Furkan Beg, from middle position, and Jim Pausch, in the small blind, got all of the chips in preflop, with Pausch having Beg covered.
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Beg found one of his outs on the river, as the
sealed the double up and kept him alive on Day 1a.
Luan Kemper shoved for 16,500 preflop in early position, and Furkan Beg, in the big blind, made the call.
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Kemper flopped top pair and improved to trip kings on the turn, leaving Beg drawing dead. Kemper went all in again on the following hand, from under the gun, and all opponents folded, adding more chips to Kemper's stack.
Day 1a is down to 58 players; play will end for the night when the field is down to 36 players.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Players are now on a 30-minute dinner break.