With all tournament flights, 12% of the field is slated to advance, so with 137 entries in Day 1f of the Mystery Bounty, 17 players will bag up to return for Day 2.
With all tournament flights, 12% of the field is slated to advance, so with 137 entries in Day 1f of the Mystery Bounty, 17 players will bag up to return for Day 2.
After an open by Mark Pertgen, Eunice Choung moved all in and short-stacked Terance 'Tino' Perez pushed in his stack for less.
Pertgen decided to get out of the way while Choung and Perez tabled their hands.
Terance Perez: A♣K♥
Eunice Choung: 8♠8♥
"Well that's a really good flop for you," Perez remarked as the flop came out 4♣7♦4♠.
"And that's a GREAT turn for me!" Perez exclaimed as it fell the A♠ to give him the lead. The river was the 7♠ to secure his win and he was pushed the pot for a much-needed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
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35,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
David Shaw opened to 7,000 and was called by Gary Horn, but then Edward Sebesta three-bet to 25,000. Shaw thought for a few moments before he decided on a call, and Horn tossed out the additional chips as well.
On the flop 6♠K♠8♦ the action checked to Sebesta who moved all in and Shaw called to put him at risk while Horn folded.
Sebesta quickly tabled A♥A♠ while Shaw tabled K♥Q♥ and needed to improve.
The board ran out J♥7♦ for Sebesta's aces to hold and he was awarded the pot for double while Shaw was left relatively short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
115,000
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115,000 |
|
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31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
In a heads-up flop of 3♠J♠2♦, the chips started flying as Aashir Aggarwal and chip leader Caesar Hinojosa got it all in.
Aashir Aggarwal: 4♠6♠ (straight & flush combo draw)
Caesar Hinojosa: J♥J♦ (top set)
"Don't do it!" Hinojosa pleaded to the poker gods, but they did not listen as it came 10♣5♥ to give Aggarwal a straight on the river to scoop the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
288,000
288,000
|
288,000 |
The remaining 25 players are now on their third 15-minute break of the day and will return to action shortly.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Caesar Hinojosa opened for 16,000 on the button and then Steven Vaum moved all in for 159,000 from the small blind. The action was then on Viet Vo in the big blind who went into the tank. After around 30 seconds he sighed and tossed in his hand as Hinojosa called to put Vaum at risk.
"I just folded ace-queen," Vo admitted.
"Oh damn, that's one of my outs!" Hinojosa said as he tabled Q♦Q♥, but he was actually ahead as Vaum tabled A♠9♥ for just ace-high.
Unfortunately for Hinojosa, the runout came 2♦7♥8♦4♣A♥ to give Vaum the saving ace on the river to win him the large pot.
"Ugh, if I wasn't such a nit that would have been a triple for me!" Vo kicked himself for folding .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
2,900,000
2,520,000
|
2,520,000 |
|
|
322,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000