Vadim Kleydman shoved all in for his last 6,400 and the action fell to the big blind. Jeff Landherr asked for an exact count and then called, showing .
He was ahead of Kleydman, who showed .
The board missed both players completly, when it ran out , but it was enough to give Landherr the pot and eliminate Kleydman.
Andy Ernstein has been working a short stack since early in the day. On this hand, he loses a little more to Brady Schlueter, who rivers a straight when Ernstein makes two pair.
Schlueter raised preflop to 2,200 from the hijack and Ernstein defended his big blind.
Both players checked down the board all the way to the river, then Ernstein led out for 3,500. Schlueter asked how much the bet was, then called, showing a straight, . Ernstein was on the losing end with , rivering two pair.
John Longowa, Michael Kamenjarin and Charlie Leroi were all looking at a board of .
Longowa was first to act, he checked. Kamenjarin made it 5,700 and both Leroi and Longowa called.
The river was the and The action checked around to Leroi. He bet 8,000. Longowa took a little more than a minute and eventually called Kamenjarin folded.
Leroi hesitated to show his hand, indicating there was probably very little he could beat. Longowa waited a second, then showed pocket jacks and Leroi eventually showed . Longowa won the pot and broke 50,000.
John Richards was heads up looking at a board of .
Both he and his opponent checked the flop. The turn was the and his opponent led out for 2,300 and Richards called.
The river was the and his opponent quickly bet 4,000. Richards didn't wait too long to call and won the hand with two pair, , against the of his opponent.
Michael Kamenjarin is approaching 100,000 about half way through Day 1a. Just nine days ago, Kamenjarin scored his second biggest cash of $36,101 when he won a No Limit Deepstack Six Max event at the Chicago Poker Classic.
On this hand, five players saw the flop for 1,300.
The flop came and Kamenjarin led for 3,100. He got two callers.
After the hit the turn, Kamenjarin checked. The next player to act bet 3,100 and the third player called. Kamenjarin also called.
The river was the and Kamenjarin led for 11,000. One player folded, but another called and Kamenjarin won the hand with pocket kings.
On the last hand before the break, Bill Haner and Tim Vance played a pot to the river. Haner got paid off when he raised Vance on the river.
The board was and Vance had bet the flop. Haner called and both players checked the turn. On the river, Vance led out again, this time for 2,100. Haner raised to 7,100 and Vance called.
Haner showed , for trip fives and took down the pot as the players headed to break.
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, but it was enough to give Landherr the pot and eliminate Kleydman.
board all the way to the river, then Ernstein led out for 3,500. Schlueter asked how much the bet was, then called, showing a straight, 
. Ernstein was on the losing end with 
, rivering two pair.
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and The action checked around to Leroi. He bet 8,000. Longowa took a little more than a minute and eventually called Kamenjarin folded.
. Longowa won the pot and broke 50,000.
and his opponent led out for 2,300 and Richards called.
and his opponent quickly bet 4,000. Richards didn't wait too long to call and won the hand with two pair, 
of his opponent.
and Kamenjarin led for 3,100. He got two callers.
hit the turn, Kamenjarin checked. The next player to act bet 3,100 and the third player called. Kamenjarin also called.
, for trip fives and took down the pot as the players headed to break.
