Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships
AU$1,150 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships
Buy-in
1,150 AUD
Prize Pool
363,896 AUD
Entries
366
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
133
Players Left
48
Dinner Break
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Players are now on a 30 minute dinner break.
One More Flop Please
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
John Caridad opened the betting with 1,800, and John Thomson directly on his left 3-bet to 3,800. Caridad thought for a while before announcing all-in, and Thomson snap-called.
Caridad: 
Thomson: 
The board ran out 
with Thomson's aces holding up. Caridad was asked from another table how many chips he had left now, since he was still seated. Caridad replied "I'm just waiting for the next flop to bring the king".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Vigar Doubles Up
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
All the chips went in pre-flop between Zac Vigar, winner of the Monster Stack event this series, and Yang Lei.
Yang Lei: 
Zac Vigar: 
The board ran out 
giving Vigar the full double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Zammit Doubles Through Aman
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Shaun Zammit was all-in pre-flop for 61,200 with 
versus Rafe Aman's 
in the big blind. The board ran out safe for Zammit and he doubled up to now have one of the bigger stacks in the room, over double the average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000 | 126,000 |
Estimated Prize Pool to be Smashed
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
The estimated prize pool of $250,000 for the Main Event has been reached already here at the Poker Palace. It looks like it will easily exceed $300,000, with entrants in the turbo Day 1D flight tonight, and two hours of late rego available on Day 2 still to come.
Bigger Stacks
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Some of the leaders at the break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | 116,000 |
|
|
135,000 | 135,000 |
|
100,000 | 51,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
94,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
92,000 | 92,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2nd Break of the Day
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Players are on a 10 minute break.