Event 1: Making His Mark
Continuing the recent trend of massive all-in coolers, we just witnessed what has to be the biggest stack in the room claimed by a boisterous Mark Cincotta.
Holding 
, Cincotta put it all on the line against three other players. Lo and behold, the fishhooks were the best hand, as Cincotta's opponents revealed 
, 
and 
.
The flop of 
provided a number of sweats, as the player holding found the mother of all draws with straight and flush possibilities. The man holding needed one of Cincotta's jacks to fill his gutshot straight draw, while big slick was left lacking and looking for big cards.
The turn (
) and river (
) bricked off, leaving Cincotta with a massive pot to stack, and quite possibly the chip lead midway through Day 1A.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |