Randy "nanonoko" Lew opened before the flop from the cutoff and the player in the big blind made the call. That player checked on and Lew fired 350. The big blind called, and check called another 825 on the turn.
The river came the and the big blind checked. Lew made a motion like he was going to bet, and the big blind had already tossed his cards high up in the air to fold. Lew, resisting the urge to make the old 'in that case I check move', just raked in the chips without showing his hand.
Louis Salter, the brother of 2014 World Series of Poker APAC runner-up Jack Salter, just jumped into the tournament, and he mixed it up a little in the first hand he played.
It happened when Bobby Zhang raised to 300 from the button and Salter called from the button. The players in the blinds both called and four players saw a flop of . Two checks saw Zhang continue for 450, Salter folded, and the other two players called.
All three players then checked the turn as well as the river. The player in the small blind showed the , the player in the big the , and then Zhang rolled over the for the winner.
As for Salter, hopefully he fares bit better than his brother, who was among the first players eliminated back on Day 1a.
Jeff Gross opened for 250 from the cutoff and the player in the big blind made the call. The flop came and the big blind check called a bet of 300. The popped up on the turn and now the big blind check called 400.
The river brought the into play and the big blind checked for the third consecutive time. Gross fired 2,100 into the middle and the big blind called. Gross showed for rivered trips and the big blind just said "I had a feeling" before he mucked. Despite the win, Gross is down a bit for the day.
Not much later PokerStars Team Pro Aditya Agarwal joined Gross at the table, starting with a fresh stack of 30,000.
Action folded to the small blind and he opened to 250. EPT London champion and high stakes cash game player Benny Spindler in the big blind made the call. The flop came and instead of continuing his aggression, the small blind opted to check. Spindler bet 350 and received a quick call.
The hit the turn and again a check (small blind), bet (900 by Spindler) and call (small blind) was seen. The completed the board and the small blind checked. Spindler bet 2,150 and the small blind tossed in his cards immediately.
With 1,900 in the pot and a board reading , Thomas Muehloecker bet 1,250 from the hijack and his opponent called from the button. After the completed the board on the river, Muehloecker fired out 2,500 and his opponent wasted little time in calling with the . Muehlocker then tabled the for the same hand. Chop it up!
There's still 15 minute remaining in Level 1, and Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel is already sitting with 80,000! To put that in perspective, only 26 players from Day 1a and 24 from Day 1b bagged up more than that — and that was after the full seven levels of play!
We missed the hands that vaulted Seidel to the early chip lead, but as we understand it he scored the first elimination of Day 1c to get there.
With around 6,000 in the pot and a board reading , Daniel Neilson bet 5,400 from the hijack in to his opponent in the cutoff. That player gave it some thought, but ultimately decided to release his hand.
Meanwhile, at a nearby table, there was approximately 1,500 in the pot and a board reading when the players in the big blind and cutoff checked to Martin Kozlov on the button. He over-bet the pot to the tune of 3,500, and it did the trick as both his opponents released.