Walking back to the media desk, we saw a board read , with a player calling all in after facing a bet from Adam Carlton. He confidently slammed down for trips, but almost fell of his chair when Carlton casually turned over for the full-house.
After making a call for his tournament life earlier in the day, Carlton now sits on 160,000 in chips.
We arrived at the table to find the player in the big blind open to 3,000, and finding one caller in Sam Capra from the cut-off. Both players saw the flop come , as a continuation bet of 4,300 was bet out. Capra called as the dropped on the turn. Capra again called a bet of 9,100 as the completed the board. The player in the big blind slow down, checking over to Capra, who casually bet out 13,000 in chips. His opponent called and mucked when he saw Capra table .
With that hand, Capra moves up to 140,000 in chips.
With the flop reading , the player in the big blind checked, before facing a bet of 3,300 from Michael Fadersen in the cut-off. He instantly threw out a raise to 10,000 and sat comfortably back in his chair. Fadersen thought for a moment before throwing out a re-raise to 23,300, which was met with a delayed call for his opponent’s remaining chips.
Fadersen:
Opponent:
“Do you really have that?” said his opponent, upset with the hand he saw.
The board ran out the and to see one more player exit the room, as Fadersen moves up to 150,000 in chips.
We caught the action with the flop reading . Paul Wilson was in the big blind, and checked over to his opponent who was under the gun. After facing a bet of 5,200, Wilson quickly raised to 13,800 and was immediately asked for a count of his chips. His opponent then moved all in which was snap called.
Wilson:
Opponent:
Wilson needed to catch a diamond to win the hand and stay in the tournament. The on the turn was no help, but the was, as he jumped straight of his chair and yelled out “YES!”
Ivan Zalac recently found a double-up from Hugh Cohen. The flop read and Zalac had moved all in for his remaining 33,000 in chips after Cohen had placed out a bet. He was called, and both players tabled their cards.
Zalac:
Cohen:
Cohen was in front with his top pair, and just had to dodge a spade. The on the turn was no help for Zalac, but the on the river, assured him the win as he moved back up to 75,000 in chips.
The big stacks are battling over on Table 1. Benjamin Benoit opened the pot with a bet of 3,000 from the cut-off before facing a raise from Adam Carlton on the button to 7,500. He called, and both saw the flop come . Benoit checked-called a bet of 6,800, before both players checked the on the turn. The river came the , and Benoit grabbed a handful of 5,000 chips and placed them in the middle of the table. It totalled 60,000, covering Carlton.
Carlton sat back for a few minutes before finally making the call, bringing a muck from Benoit.
Carlton tabled his as he scooped in the 90,000 chip pot.
We arrived at the table to see the board spread out with John Kouriel being all in, with approximately 40,000 in chips sitting in front of him. The decision was on Monica Huynh, who made the call, and was shocked when Kouriel tabled for a rivered straight.
She mucked her cards and stepped away from the table to try and take in what had happened.
“I couldn’t fold. I had so many outs on the turn,” said Kouriel, as he raked in a massive pot.
That hand sees Huynh drop down to just 9,000 in chips, as Kouriel moves up to 150,000 and change.
We’ve had an elimination in the first hand of the Day. The action started with Ebon Bokody opening to 4,000 before Tom Wing moved all in for 30,000 from the small blind. Ashley Warner then followed suit, moving all in for his remaining 17,000 from the big blind. Bokody folded and the players tabled their cards.
Wing:
Warner:
The board ran out to see Warner eliminated from the tournament, as Wing’s stack moves up to 50,000 in chips.
The 175 returning players have all been welcomed back by the Tournament Director. The cards are in the air for the commencement of play. Lynn Gilmartin introduces some of the largest stacks in the room:
, with a player calling all in after facing a bet from Adam Carlton. He confidently slammed down 
for trips, but almost fell of his chair when Carlton casually turned over 
for the full-house.
, as a continuation bet of 4,300 was bet out. Capra called as the 
dropped on the turn. Capra again called a bet of 9,100 as the 
completed the board. The player in the big blind slow down, checking over to Capra, who casually bet out 13,000 in chips. His opponent called and mucked when he saw Capra table 
, the player in the big blind checked, before facing a bet of 3,300 from Michael Fadersen in the cut-off. He instantly threw out a raise to 10,000 and sat comfortably back in his chair. Fadersen thought for a moment before throwing out a re-raise to 23,300, which was met with a delayed call for his opponent’s remaining chips.
and 
to see one more player exit the room, as Fadersen moves up to 150,000 in chips.
. Paul Wilson was in the big blind, and checked over to his opponent who was under the gun. After facing a bet of 5,200, Wilson quickly raised to 13,800 and was immediately asked for a count of his chips. His opponent then moved all in which was snap called.
on the turn was no help, but the 
was, as he jumped straight of his chair and yelled out “YES!”
on the turn was no help for Zalac, but the 
. Benoit checked-called a bet of 6,800, before both players checked the 
, and Benoit grabbed a handful of 5,000 chips and placed them in the middle of the table. It totalled 60,000, covering Carlton.
with John Kouriel being all in, with approximately 40,000 in chips sitting in front of him. The decision was on Monica Huynh, who made the call, and was shocked when Kouriel tabled 
to see Warner eliminated from the tournament, as Wing’s stack moves up to 50,000 in chips.