With 253 entries showing on the tournament clock, the players have all been sent for their first 15-minute break of the day.
With 253 entries showing on the tournament clock, the players have all been sent for their first 15-minute break of the day.
Charles Battle limped in from the early position and Joseph Malebranche raised to 1,700 from the late position. Brandon Lewis called in the hijack and action folded back to Battle who made the call.
The flop came ![]()
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, it was checked to Lewis who bet 3,000 which was called by both Battle and Malebranche.
They all checked through the
on the turn to the
on the river. Battle bet 15,000 and Malebranche folded. Lewis took a few seconds and then folded too but showed the
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
21,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Leonard Ulish raised to 800 from the middle position and was called by the player in the cutoff. Rickey Lee three-bet to 2,800 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Ulish four-bet to 8,000. The cutoff folded and Lee took some time before opting to make the call.
The flop came ![]()
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, Lee checked, Ulish continued with a bet of 5,500, Lee raised to 14,500, and Ulish responded with a shove. Lee asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Ulish had 21,500 behind. Lee contemplated his options for a while and then put in the extra 7,000 needed to see the cards go on their backs.
Leonard Ulish: ![]()
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Rickey Lee: ![]()
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The turn brought them the
which didn't change things and neither did the
as Ulish improved his already better hand to a set of aces to double up with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
7,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Yaser Al-Keliddar has been spotted in the field, Al-Kellidar won his first WSOP bracelet in Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed in 2018 when he defeated Juha Helppi heads-up. Helppi then won his own maiden bracelet in another Limit tournament in 2019 which sported a $10,000 buy-in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
42,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
23,700 | |
|
|
||
|
|
11,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
The third level has only just started and the Day 1c field has already surpassed the Day 1a numbers as there are currently 208 entries showing on the tournament clock.
With registration and a single reentry possible until the end of Level 11, it is expected that this number will only grow.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300

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Edward Gazvoda had a great start to the day, he has already eliminated a player and is sporting a stack of more than twice the starting stack currently.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200