A player opened to 5,500 from the hijack position and was re-raised all-in by Jason "Bigboyyyyy" Yeung to 30,000 on the button. Then Chris Weber re-raised all-in from the big blind, driving out the hijack player and creating a heads-up situation.
Weber showed his and was racing against the of Yeung.
Things looked bleak for Yeung after the flop of but the tide "turned" as the board ran out .
Andy Rogowski raised to 6,000 from early position and Midway Poker Tour founder Dan Bekavac called next to act. Minnesota's Kou Vang came along from the small blind and the trio saw a flop of , which they all checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the , Vang checked, Rogowski bet 7,300, and only Bekavac called to see the river.
Rogowski checked but still called when Bekavac bet 10,000.
"Runner, runner," Bekavac said before tabling the for two pair. It was good as Rogowski simply mucked.
A player under-the-gun opened to 7,000 and the action folded around to Donnie Phan on the button. Phan raised all-in to 31,000. After the small blind folded, the big blind re-raised all-in to 38,200. The initial raiser considered his options, ultimately folding.
Phan tabled and was up against the of his opponent.
The flop of caused some "oohs" and "aahs" from the table, and ultimately Phan scooped the pot when the board ran out .
Antonio De La Cruz is building as we move to the final three tables on Day 1A.
In the first hand, a player opened from the hijack to 7,500 and was called by three players: Antonio De La Cruz on the button and both blinds. On a flop of , both blinds checked, the original raiser bet 12,000 and was called by De La Cruz. On the turn, the hijack player checked to De La Cruz who fired 15,000 and his opponent made the call. The river brought the and the player in the hijack led for 25,000 which was called by De La Cruz. De La Cruz showed a flush with which bested his opponent's .
The very next hand, a player opened to 7,500 from the hijack and De La Cruz called from the cutoff. Everyone else folded, leaving the players heads up. The flop of caused the hijack player to bet 10,500 with De La Cruz calling. After the dealer turned the , the hijack bet 15,000 which was also called by De La Cruz. The river caused both players to check. De La Cruz turned over his set of sixes, tabling causing his opponent to muck.
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Action folded to Dennis Brady on the button, who moved all-in for 38,500. In the small blind, Andy Rogowski re-raised all-in, covering both Brady and the big blind player Dan Bekavac, who also went all-in.
Brady held , Rogowski , and Bekavac .
The board ran out giving the bigger-stacked Rogowski the pot and eliminating both Bekavac and Brady.