| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
24,800 | |
|
|
24,200 | |
|
22,500 | |
|
|
19,375 |
Ryan Tepen is ahead of the pack in the early going of Day 1a. On this hand he led the flop and two players folded, giving him the pot.
The action started when four players saw the 
flop. The action checked to the player on the button who bet 600. Tepen and one other player called.
The three remaining players checked the 
on the turn and Tepen led out for 3,000 when the 
hit the river. The first opponent quickly folded and the player on the button reluctantly bowed out shortly after. Tepen now has the early chip lead, and has almost doubled his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,600
15,600
|
15,600 |
Stephen Green is now over 40,000 after he took down a pot with a river bet.
The action started when a player raised to 400 in middle position. Another player called before Green three-bet to 1,175. One player called and the two players were heads up to the flop.
Both players checked the 
board to the river. Green led out for 3,800 and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
Gary Bland just busted a player when the two got all in on the flop.
The board was ten high, when Bland and his opponent got all in. Bland held an over pair 
against the 
of his opponent. His opponent didn't improve, so Bland earned the knockout and is now approaching double the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 |
Robert Pound and Andy Ernstein were in a pot where five players saw the flop, and the preflop raiser was eliminated by Pound, who is now sitting at almost 50,000.
The knocked-out player opened to 375 under the gun and got four callers.
The flop came 
and two players checked to the preflop raiser. He bet 1,300 and Pound called before Ernstein raised to 5,300.
The action fell back to the preflop raiser and he took a few moments to figure out his next move. He asked to see how many more chips Ernstein had and then seemed to be debating between a call or a raise as he took one chip in his hand, then pulled it back to his stack and throwing in a raise. He made it 16,300, putting himself almost all in with only about 18,000 total.
Pound didn't hesitate to reraise all in for his last 22,000 and the action was back on Ernstein.
Ernstein looked at the two players, then back to the board.
"Unraise," he said with a smile to the dealer and mucked his cards, letting the two remaining players sort it out between themselves.
Pound's opponent called and Pound showed 
, for trips. He was ahead of the 
of his opponent. The board kept Pound in the lead, as it ran out 
and Pound earned the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
11,050
11,050
|
11,050 |
Players are on their first break of the day. Play will resume in 15 minutes.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,200
29,200
|
29,200 |
|
|
26,700
26,700
|
26,700 |
|
24,600
24,600
|
24,600 |
|
22,300
22,300
|
22,300 |
|
|
22,150
-9,350
|
-9,350 |
