After losing a large portion of his stack a short time earlier, Tulasi Chenchala had Andrew Defrancesco all in as the cards were turned up.
Andrew Defrancesco: A♣K♠
Tulasi Chenchala: A♦K♥
Holding the same hand, both players saw nothing change through the A♠9♣4♠ flop. Defrancesco picked up a flush draw on the 3♠ turn, which was completed on the 8♠ river to avoid the chop and earn an unlikely double.
Matthew Cerbone opened to 1,200 in middle position and was called by Robert Saladin in the cutoff. Michael Azzaro then three-bet to 5,700 from the small blind and both opponents called.
Azzaro led out on the 10♥K♦8♠ flop for 5,000 and only Saladin tossed in the call. The 4♣ turn saw Azzaro moved all in for 21,000, earning the pot as Saladin quickly folded.
The all-in button was in the middle with a completed board showing 6♥10♣10♦2♣5♦ and the dealer counting three stacks.
The three players involved all tabled their hands.
Joseph Reddick: 10♠5♠
William Rockenbach: 10♥9♥
Pablo Garcia: 2♠2♦
Rockenbach's set of tens trailed Garcia's full house of deuces and tens, while both shook their heads as Reddick showed down his superior full house to earn the triple-up.
Kevin Roche called from the small blind before Vincent Pistorino slid out a raise to 1,200 in the big blind. The call was made and the dealer fanned out the 8♦7♥K♦ flop.
Roche checked and called when Pistorino continued for 3,000. Both players then checked through the J♦ turn and the Q♦ hit the river.
Another check from Roche was met with a bet of 8,000 from Pistorino. That was enough to claim the pot, as Roche slid his cards into the muck.
The action continues today at the inaugural PokerStars Open Philadelphia, where play resumes in the $1,100 Main Event with Day 1c at 11:15 a.m. local time.
The Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia poker room has already been filling up this week, as 361 entries have already been recorded through the event's first two days. A total of 46 players have found a bag so far, earning a shot at competing for the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool on Sunday.
With two days in the books, George Alberto holds the overall chip lead after collecting 776,000 on Day 1b. The leader from the opening flight, Michael Bohmerwald sits second with 719,000.
Top 10 Overall Chip Leaders
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
George Alberto
United States
776,000
2
Michael Bohmerwald
United States
719,000
3
Osman Nasir
United States
690,000
4
Mark Digiovani-Haney
United States
685,000
5
Edward Leonard
United States
560,000
6
Michael Marder
United States
559,000
7
Chris Hancock
United States
539,000
8
Dan McGinnis
United States
530,000
9
Justus Marsico
United States
518,000
10
Jack Lee
United States
516,000
Maria Konnivoka
Among the notable names to find a bag is PokerStars AmbassadorMaria Konnikova, who has a healthy stack of 451,000 after Day 1b.
Other Ambassadors in attendance this week are Jen Shahade, Caitlin Comeskey and Arlie Shaban, who are expected to join the action to chase the PokerStars Open title.
The schedule for Day 1c will see blinds begin at 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Players will navigate 40-minute levels, with breaks of 15 minutes after every two hours of play and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9.
Play will conclude when just 12.5% of the field remains, claiming a spot in the money and advancing to Day 2. Late registration and reentries remain open until the start of Level 13. The last opening flight will run on Saturday, as Day 1d will follow the same structure as the first three flights.
Be sure to stay tuned as the PokerNews team is on the scene here in Philadelphia, bringing you all of the action as the first PokerStars Open champion will be crowned on Sunday night.
