A player jammed for 16,500 and Patrick Lacey called.
All-in Player: 
Patrick Lacey: 
The board was 
giving Lacey queens full and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Lou was at the Golden Nugget to talk about the Grand Poker Series, a popular event in the only poker room in Downtown Las Vegas with a total of 50 tournaments but all eyes are on the upcoming $600 buy-in Main Event for a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.
David Uvaydov was sitting on about 75,000 a few minutes ago but now he is headed for the exit after losing two hands in a row.
"Hey come over here, I need your run good," said Uvaydov.
David Uvaydov raised to 6,000 and Billy Poindexter ripped for 38,500. Uvaydov called and the hands were revealed.
Billy Poindexter: 
David Uvaydov: 
The flop came 
giving Poindexter the nut flush, the 
turn sealed the deal as the meaningless 
hit the river.
On the next hand, there was 27,000 in on a completed board of 
. Uvaydov moved all-in and Jeff Arruda snap-called.
David Uvaydov: 
Jeff Arruda: 
Uvaydov held two pair, queens and tens, but Arruda had made a flush on the river to eliminate Uvaydov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
83,500
83,500
|
83,500 |
|
Busted |
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
On a flop of 
, Katie Kopp fired 15,000 and her opponent found a fold.
Kopp appears to be the overall chip leader as she has now crossed 300,000 in chips.
Kopp finished 3rd in the 2018 WSOP $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em Event for $26,250.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
230,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
210,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
115,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
100,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
55,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Nativ Shmueli called PokerNews over to his table.
"Can you get me in the chip counts," asked Shmueli? "I want to show my friends."
A player opened the cutoff to 3,000 and Shmueli defend in the big blind.
The flop was and both players checked to the turn.
The original raiser bet 5,000 and Shmueli called.
On the river , Shmueli led for 8,000 and his opponent released his hand.
Hailing from Israel, Shmueli is near the top of the leaderboard as Day 1A continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
309,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
