$250,000 Guaranteed Day 1ab | 2016 iNinja World Championship at Planet Hollywood

06-13-2016 13:05 UTC-7

Second Pair Good for Lushin

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Matt Lushin was in early position and check-called 3,200 on a board of , and both he and his opponent checked the river.

"One pair," Lushin said, showing for tens. It was good, as his opponent mucked.

At another table, Andy Camou has taken a seat. He was a regular competitor in Run It Up Reno and serves as a moderator for the popular Twitch channel.

Players are on break for 15 minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Lushin	37,000
Andy Camou	22,500

Tags: Matt Lushin Andy Camou

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

06-13-2016 13:48 UTC-7

Maynard Doubles, Pnewski Sits

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Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

On the button, Win Maynard pushed all in for 13,075 into a pot of about 11,000 on a board. His opponent in the cutoff called.

Maynard:
Cutoff:

Maynard had in cinched up barring fourth seven on the river or a queen, but the river was a .

At another table, Andre Pnewski took a seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Win Maynard	38,000
Andre Pnewski	22,500

Tags: Win Maynard Andre Pnewski

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

06-13-2016 14:06 UTC-7

Jon Honeycutt put in a three-bet to 2,500 from the small blind with plenty of action ahead of him, and big blind Victor Ayala fired a cold four-bet of an unknown amount with two brown T5,000 chips in front of him. Action folded to Honeycutt, and he tanked a few minutes before deciding to fold.

Ayala showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Ayala	71,000 16,000	16,000
Jon Honeycutt	9,500 9,500	9,500

Tags: Jon Honeycutt Victor Ayala

06-13-2016 14:21 UTC-7

Photos: iNinja World Championship Day 1a

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Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

06-13-2016 14:53 UTC-7

Phan Enters

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Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Ryan Phan, pictured at a different event.

Ryan Phan, who recently picked up a sponsorship from iNinja, took a seat in the tournament. He's been on a fiery run the past couple of years, with over $170,000 in cashes since January 2015. Phan won the iNinja tournament in Council Bluffs last November for $21,561, and this year alone he has cashes of $58,296 for second in an MSPT and $69,962 for second in a WSOPC Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Phan	22,500

Tags: Ryan Phan

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

06-13-2016 15:16 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Michael Sanders, pictured at a different event.

Michael Sanders recently entered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben McCoy	122,000 23,500	23,500
Victor Ayala	105,000 34,000	34,000
Tony Robertson	58,000 26,000	26,000
Paul Cross	57,000
Clayton Jiang	38,000
Matt Lushin	34,225 -2,775	-2,775
Brian Bumpas	27,900
Michael Sanders	22,500
Jon Honeycutt	6,575 -2,925	-2,925
Andy Camou	6,550 -15,950	-15,950