Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
A short-stacked Yaser Al-Keliddar was all in preflop against Chris Quintanilla.
Yaser Al-Keliddar: ![]()
![]()
Chris Quintanilla: ![]()
![]()
Al-Keliddar had run into rockets, and the ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
runout was of no help — sending the defending champion to the rail.
Al-Keliddar, and all players who fail to make Day 2, will have many more chances in the upcoming five day-1 flights over the next several days.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
The beginning of level 12 marks the end of late registration for Day 1a.
In total there were 278 entrants, which represents a significant increase from the 207 entrants from the $400 opening event back in 2020.
The tournament director annoucned 27 players will make the money today, while 22 will bag into Day 2.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Players are on an extended 20-minute break as the $100 tournament chips will be raced off.
Charles Parrish limped from under-the-gun, Jane Hitchcock limped from middle position, and the player in the cutoff limped as well. The small blind completed and the big blind checked their option.
The flop came ![]()
![]()
and it was checked to Parrish, who bet 10,000. Hitchcock then raised to 30,000 and everyone folded in turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
240,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
70,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
A player in middle position opened to 4,000 and was called by Frankie Greever in the cutoff and the player in the big blind.
The flop came ![]()
![]()
and action checked to the preflop raiser, who bet 7,000. Greever then raised to 20,000 and only the initial bettor called.
Both players checked on the
turn and Greever's opponent bet 12,000 on the
river. Greever called and was shown ![]()
for a busted flush draw. Greever held ![]()
for a pair of aces in addition to a busted flush draw and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
210,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
160,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
140,000 | |
|
|
120,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
80,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
80,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
70,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
55,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
||
A short-stacked Brandon Frazier shoved from under-the-gun for his last 11,900 was called by a lone player on the button.
Brandon Frazier: ![]()
![]()
Button: ![]()
![]()
The board ran out ![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
— leaving Frazier with a set of queens, which was good for the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |