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Banipal Babana shoved for his last 33,000 on the button and just behind him, Gary Lin also went all in for more in the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and a showdown was held.
Banipal Babana: A♥3♦
Gary Lin: A♣J♦
Babana would need some help, which didn't come on the K♠10♣7♥ flop; however, the 3♣ turn paired his trey to vault him into the lead.
The 4♥ river bricked out for Lin, who grimaced and nodded his head — seemingly accepting his fate before surrendering the majority of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
11,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
The remaining 36 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Late registration will close at the end of the break.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Ryan Hall opened to 6,000 from middle position and was called by Najeem Ajez in the hijack, Shengfeng Ma in the cutoff, Jarrod Thatcher in the small blind, and Banipal Babana in the big blind for a five-way pot.
It was checked to Ajez on the Q♦Q♠7♥ flop and he bet 10,000. Ma called and everyone else folded.
Ma called an 18,000 bet from Alez on the 5♣ turn and then shoved all in facing a 32,000 bet from Ajez on the 8♠ river.
Ajez looked pained and re-checked his hole cards before calling all in for approximately 30,000.
Ma turned over 7♦7♠ for a flopped full house and Ajez showed he held KxQx for trip queens before exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
131,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
125,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
95,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
Busted |
With late registration now closed and the numbers ran, Day 1d officially drew 83 entries.
Play will suspend for the day once the field is down to 11 players, at which point they will have secured a min-cash of $5,000 and a bag into Day 2.
Shengfeng Ma opened to 6,500 from early position and was called by Stylianos Makariou in the small blind and Ryan Hall in the big blind.
All three players checked on the J♣K♥Q♠ flop and then Makariou led out for 8,000 on the 5♥ turn. Hall called, but Ma then squeezed to 24,500. Makariou and Hall both called.
The Q♥ completed the board and Makariou led out for 18,000. Neither of his opponents wanted any part of it and folded — awarding the pot uncontested to Makariou.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
180,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
78,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
315,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
||
|
305,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
280,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
215,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
115,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
105,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
95,000 | |
|
|
70,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Daniel Klinger opened to 8,000 from the hijack and it was folded to Paris Sitzoukis on the button, who announced he was all in for approximately 90,000 total.
"Don't slow roll me!" Sitzoukis shouted as it was folded back to Klinger.
Klinger obliged and quickly called all in for slightly less when the action was back on him.
Daniel Klinger: A♦A♥
Paris Sitzoukis: 10♦10♠
Klinger was in great shape to double up with his rockets and remained that way on the 5♥K♠3♣ flop and 3♥ turn. However, a fateful 10♣ landed on the river — improving Sitzoukis to a full house to eliminate Klinger from Day 1d.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
|
Busted |
