Cards are back in the air and registration is officially closed for the HPT Golden Gates $1,650 Main Event.
The official number of entries for Day 1c was 182, bringing the three-day total to 412 entries. Prize pool information will be posted upon its announcement.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players are on a 60-minute dinner break. This is the last chance to register.
Randy Needens was in early position and raised to 2,000. Action folded around to Will Berry, who was in the big blind and defended.
The flop fell 
and Berry checked. Needens made a continuation-bet for 3,000 and Berry thought for a few seconds before making the call.
The turn 
saw both players check and the river came 
. Berry checked one more. Needens then fired out 6,000 and Berry thought for about 15 seconds before letting his hand go.
A player limped in from under the gun and action folded around to Ruth Graham, who completed her small blind. Spencer Champlin checked his option from the big blind and the flop came 
. All three players checked.
The turn came 
and Graham bet 1,500. Champlin put out chips to call and the under-the-gun limper followed suit.
All three players then saw the river 
. Graham bet another 3,500 and Champlin thought for a bit before making the call. The under-the-gun player folded, showing in the process, and the hand went to showdown.
Graham tabled 
for trip sixes, prompting a muck from Champlin as she had the pot sent her way.
There was 11,500 in the pot on a board of 
and a player in the big blind bet 5,200 into Eric Bishop, who was under the gun.
Bishop thought for a bit and then put out a raise to 20,000. His opponent thought for a bit and sent his cards to the muck.
With the pot, Bishop finds himself at 96,400 in chips, just shy of hitting six figures early in Level 9.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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