Jon Borenstein raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Andreas Olympios three-bet to 45,000 from middle position. Borenstein called.
The flop came and Borenstein checked to Olympios who bet 50,000. Borenstein called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river, which was the . Borenstein checked for a third time, and Olympios went into the tank before deciding to bet 130,000. Borenstein quickly called and Olympios tabled for two pair, tens and sixes with an ace kicker. Borenstein mucked his hand.
On a board reading with about 60,000 in the pot, opponent from middle position bet 37,000. Francois Billard made the call as well as his opponent on his left. The completed the board and once again Billard's opponent led out for 110,000. Billard thought for a couple moments and evaluated both of his opponents' stacks before moving all in for 700,000 having both his opponents covered. Both opponents mucked their cards instantly and Billard stacked the chips as he continues to push through Day 1a.
Tony Dunst has found himself on an action-packed table. Chips are being thrown into the pot from every direction, however Dunst has been on the losing end of the last couple pots. After starting the day strong, Dunst heads into the first break looking to regain some of the chips he lost to Jase Regina recently.
Players are heading to their first break of the day after the second level of play has concluded. We have reached 299 entries thus far with four more levels of play before registration ends for the day.
With 60,000 in the middle and a board reading , Tony Tran led out for 63,000. Preston Cloutier sat on the other side of the table contemplating his decision and eventually made the call. The river hit the felt and this time Tran made a substantial bet of 278,000. After going into the tank, Cloutier made the call only to see Tran roll over for a flush.
Cloutier, along with the rest of the table, looked in disbelief again. One player mentioned "It's hard to believe he always has it" as it appears Tran has been on a recent heater since the first break closing in on the chip lead.
After joining the action on the turn in a pot between Eric Afriat and David Valcourt-Dube, there was already over 400,000 in the middle. The board read and Valcourt-Dube had a bet of 225,000 layed out awaiting the action of Afriat. Afriat made the call and the two players saw a river, which brough the .
Afriat checked and Valcourt-Dube shoved all in for his remaining 510,000, barely having Afriat covered. After some deliberation, Afriat made the call, only to see Valcourt-Dube roll over sending Afriat to the rail.