Michael Pedley
Michael Pedley raised from under the gun to 1,700 and a player in late position made the call.
The flop came down and Pedley check-called the 2,500 chip bet of his opponent. The turn landed the and this time Pedley led out with a bet of 4,500. His opponent made the call.
The river was the which slowed both players as they checked it down.
Pedley revealed which was good to collect the pot. He now sits with 35,000 chips.
[Removed:505] got off to a good start earlier today, but it has all come crashing down. He got his last 10,000 in the middle preflop holding and was called by Grant Levy, who tabled . A flop of spelled disaster for Kinkade. He couldn't find either of the remaining jacks and is out of the tournament.
Tyrone Kerrigan
On a board of Tyrone Kerrigan was facing an all in bet from his opponent. It was 5,525 to make the call and Kerrigan went into the tank. He finally decided to toss his chips into the middle and flipped . It proved to be the right decision as his opponent flipped .
Ewan Morgan is temporarily out of the danger zone. After one player limped into the pot, Morgan pushed all in for 12,000. He was called by only the small blind, who tabled . Morgan, who held , was behind but managed to make a wheel on the river of a board.
Kent Hunter
A short-stacked Kent Hunter has just found a much needed triple up. Holding , Hunter found a caller in Tom Guise before the player in the small blind moved all in for 15,000. Guise was forced to fold, what he said was , as the small blind player showed .
The board fell and Hunter is thankful Guise folded as he spikes a pair of eights and triples up to 8,500 chips.
Julian Powell's opponents should be wary. He hasn't lost very many hands today. With 3,000 in the pot and the board reading , Powell checked to his lone opponent, who bet 1,600. He considered the problem thoughtfully for about thirty seconds before calling.
The river came and brought a bet of 1,500 from Powell. His opponent clearly didn't like that card, but called anyway. Powell tabled for a rivered two pair. His opponent just shook his head and mucked his hand.
On a flop of Bruce Parker pushed all in and his shorter-stacked opponent made the call. Parker flipped for the flush draw to trail the of his opponent.
The on the turn gave Parker more outs, and the completed his flush to send his opponent home. Parker now sits with 40,000 chips.
Chris Parker - High Stakes Game
While we were at dinner, the high stakes cash game got underway in the far corner of the tournament room. The minimum buy-in for the game is HK$1,000,000, which is roughly US$130,000. Players currently seated at the table include Steve Sung, J.C. Tran, Todd Brunson and John Juanda.
Juanda recently doubled up at the expense of APT CEO Chris Parker. On a board of , Parker and Juanda got it all in the middle. Parker had the better hand with but was in a virtual coin flip against Juanda's . The promptly hit the turn, and Parker couldn't find one of the remaining kings to overtake Juanda's trip queens.
We'll be keeping an eye on the cash game throughout the night as we continue to provide updates on the progress of players still alive in Day 1b.