Players on Another Break; Late Registration Closing
Players are on another 15-minute break as dealers color up the black 100 chips. Late registration will close when players return.
Players are on another 15-minute break as dealers color up the black 100 chips. Late registration will close when players return.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Late registration is closed for Day 1c with 282 runners, bringing the total entrants from all starting flights to 571. Day 1c will break when 35 players remain.
All players are guaranteed money on Day 2, and payout information will be available shortly.
On break, Jesse Crenan told PokerNews about a big hand between himself and the other biggest stack at the table.
The flop came and both player's stacks got in the middle, with Crenan's opponent having the chip advantage.
Jesse Crenan:
Oppponent:
Crenan technically had the best hand with a pair of eights, but he was a statistical underdog (43.5%) as his opponent dominated all of his draws, including by holding the straight flush card he needed, and had over overcards to go with it (55.5%).
Crenan managed to hold as the board ran out and he took down the massive pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jesse Crenan |
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
John Compton opened to 3,500 on the button and Aaron Lucas three-bet shoved a stack of around 12,000 from the big blind. Compton thought for a moment and called with a bigger stack.
Aaron Lucas:
John Compton:
Lucas was ahead with king-high but his opponent had live cards. The board ran out and his king-high held up to earn him a double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Compton |
80,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Aaron Lucas
|
25,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Jolicoeur
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jesse Crenan |
75,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Eric Chastain |
60,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Moose David Hughes
|
27,000
-92,000
|
-92,000 |
Andrew Dykeman | Busted | |
Lisa Kaminski
|
Busted |
Chuck Kelley was all-in on the button against the player in the cutoff, who had Kelley covered by just 500.
Chuck Kelley:
Opponent:
Kelley was live and the flop came to give him straight and flush draws. He got there on the for a straight and his opponent was drawing dead headed to the river.
The opponent was forced all-in on the next hand and unenthusiastically tossed his final chip into the pot.
"This could end up being the greatest story of the event!" a tablemate said about the "chip and a chair" situation.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah," the unamused player replied before questioning Kelley for moving in with jack-ten.
The player held and was dominated by the big blind's , and he hit the rail when he received no help from the board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chuck Kelley
|
60,000 |
Alex Monroe was on the button in a pot against two opponents.
Monroe's opponent's checked to him on the flop and he bet 10,000. The next player to act moved all-in for around 50,000 and Monroe snap-called, while the player in between folded.
Opponent:
Alex Monroe:
Monroe's aces were out in front but his opponent had straight and backdoor flush draws. The board ran out an innocent and the opponent hit the rail as Monroe took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Monroe
|
110,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500