| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
There was close to 6,000 in the pot on a flop of 
and a player in middle position bet 2,600. Richard Trenholme was in the hijack and raised to 6,000. The player on the button shoved over the top, covering both the middle-position player and Trenholme.
The player in middle position folded and Trenholme quickly pushed his stack forward, announcing a call.
Richard Trenholme: 
Opponent: 
Trenholme's flopped two pair put him out in front of his opponent's aces, giving him a great shot at a double. The turn came 
to give him a flush to sweat as well, but the river 
fell clean and he stayed on top. The dealer counted his stack to total 23,750, bringing him close to two starting stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,500 |
Patrick Suzuki was overheard saying, "sick, aces versus kings."
The money was all in the middle as action had gotten in preflop between Richard Ferguson in the small blind and Abhi Parakh in early position.
Richard Ferguson: 
Abhi Parakh:
The board ran out 
and Ferguson's aces held to secure the double; meanwhile, Parakh finds himself with a long grind ahead to get back into contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,800
61,800
|
61,800 |
|
|
4,400
-31,400
|
-31,400 |
Jared Simmer opened to 350 from under the gun and the player on his left called. Action folded around to Andy Tinkle, who called out of the small blind. Chris Tryba defended his big blind and the four players saw a flop of 
.
Tinkle was first to act and led out for 700. Tryba folded, Simmer called, and the last remaining player folded.
The turn came 
and Tinkle checked. Simmer put out a bet of 1,500 and tinkle picked up his stack, playing with his chips for a bit before setting them down to push his cards forward on the felt to muck them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,300
48,300
|
48,300 |
|
21,700
-8,300
|
-8,300 |
|
||
|
|
17,200
-12,800
|
-12,800 |
Action was four ways on a flop of 
with around 2,900 in the pot. Players in the big blind and early position checked before a player in middle position made a bet of 1,000. Ian Pelz was in the hijack and called. The first two players to check both folded, taking action heads up to the turn 
. The middle-position player bet another 1,000 and Pelz called.
The river came and the player in middle position bet 1,000 for a third time. Pelz put in a raise to 3,300 and his opponent thought for about 90 seconds before putting in chips to call.
Pelz tabled 
for queens up and his opponent mucked, resulting in the pot being sent his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,400
36,400
|
36,400 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
The tournament clock is showing 96 entries as Level 3 is underway, meaning the 100-mark will likely be eclipsed before the first break is reached. Here are a few more players to have been spotted throughout the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
19,700
19,700
|
19,700 |
The big blind and a player in early position had each committed 1,200 preflop and action was back on David Stewart, who was in the process of reraising to 4,200 from the small blind. The big blind folded and the early-position player called.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn came and Stewart fired 3,000 forward. His opponent thought for a few seconds and tossed his cards to the muck, resulting in "Stew" taking down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000 |
Joel Verbeck was in the big blind and raised to 1,250 over at least three limpers. He received two calls from Richard Fergsuon in early position and Nicholas Marchitti in middle position.
The flop came 
and Verbeck and Ferguson checked. Marchitti bet 1,600 and both players called.
The turn was and action again checked to Marchitti, who bet another 3,200. Verbeck called and Ferguson gave up his hand. Both players checked through to showdown on the river .
Marchitti tabled 
for queens and sixes with a jack kicker and Verbeck mucked his hand, letting out a sigh as he did so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,900 | |
|
32,400 | |
|
19,500 |
A slew of players have just rushed into the Golden Gates Poker Parlour, with a handful of known players making their way to the newly-formed Table 4, including Nick Pupillo and Rich Dixon, who spent most of the day at the same table during yesterday's Day 1b flight as well.
With four more hours of late registration plus the 45-minute dinner break, the field is sure to continue to grow as players seize their last opportunities at advancing to tomorrow's Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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