From under the gun, Nikolaos Alafogiannis raised to 20,000. Max Leonhard called from the cutoff seat before Martin Jacobson three-bet to 78,000 fro the button. Action the folded to Yuliyan Nikolaev Kolev in the big blind. He took some time prior to four-betting all in for 416,000.
Alafogiannis tanked for a minute or two, but eventually folded. Leonhard quickly followed him into the muck and Jacobson was back up. He requested an exact count on Kolev's stack, got it, then tanked for a couple minutes. In the end, Jacobson thought it was best to fold and tossed in his cards.
William Reynolds raised to 22,000 from the hijack seat and John Dibella called from the big blind to take the flop. Dibella checked and Reynolds bet 27,000. Dibella folded and Reynolds won the pot.
From the hijack seat, Daniel Schmieding raised to 23,000. On the first hand at her new table, Xuan Liu reraised to 57,000 from the cutoff seat. Action folded back to Schmieding. He gave it up and Liu won the pot to chip up a little before heading to break.
Last year, Spencer Hudson cashed in 122nd place in the PCA Main Event for $20,000. He just went out this year after making a deeper run and earning a little bit more cash, but it wasn't a kind exit.
From middle position, Cristian Folescu raised to 22,000 and Hudson called out of the big blind. The flop came down and Hudson checked. Folescu fired 32,000 and Hudson check-raised to 92,000. Folescu tanked for a bit and then reraised all in. Hudson called all in for 330,000 or so.
Hudson:
Folescu:
The turn brought the to pair the board. It kept Hudson in front, but he wasn't out of the woods just yet. Hudson still needed to fade Folescu's straight draw and one overcard to his pair of jacks.
The river landed with the and that was one of the cards Hudson didn't want to see. It gave Folescu a straight to the king and sent Hudson out the door.
It looks like Alex Fitzgerald has just taken over the chip lead, but we'll have to wait until the break to get a full round of counts.
The pot began with Fitzgerald raising to 22,000 under the gun, and he found action in three places as Kyle Julius, Artem Kachnyy, and Lawrence Greenberg came along to a four-way flop. The dealer spread out , and Fitzgerald continued out with another 67,000. Julius raised to 175,000, and that folded the two monkeys in the middle to send the decision back to Fitzgerald. He wasn't going anywhere, and he stuck in a reraise to 283,000 total. After a few minutes in the tank, Julius surrendered, and that nice pot should move Fitzgerald into the top overall spot.
Nick Grippo began the day with about half the chip average, and he wasn't able to gain much traction in the first level. Just a moment ago, he got his money in before the flop, and he seemed content to flip for double or nothing with against David Bernstein's pocket tens.
The board came safe for Bernstein, though, running to send Grippo out off to the cashier.
flop. Dibella checked and Reynolds bet 27,000. Dibella folded and Reynolds won the pot.
and Hudson checked. Folescu fired 32,000 and Hudson check-raised to 92,000. Folescu tanked for a bit and then reraised all in. Hudson called all in for 330,000 or so.
to pair the board. It kept Hudson in front, but he wasn't out of the woods just yet. Hudson still needed to fade Folescu's straight draw and one overcard to his pair of jacks.
and that was one of the cards Hudson didn't want to see. It gave Folescu a straight to the king and sent Hudson out the door.
, and Fitzgerald continued out with another 67,000. Julius raised to 175,000, and that folded the two monkeys in the middle to send the decision back to Fitzgerald. He wasn't going anywhere, and he stuck in a reraise to 283,000 total. After a few minutes in the tank, Julius surrendered, and that nice pot should move Fitzgerald into the top overall spot.
against David Bernstein's pocket tens.
to send Grippo out off to the cashier.
