Main Event Day 1a | 2014 RunGoodGear.com Downstream Casino

10-03-2014 20:44 UTC-5

Lee Pays Off a Small Bet

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 400 ante

Will Berry bet 3,000 from the small blind in what looked to be a limped pot on an board. Bernard Lee called from his left, and Lauren Blase did likewise from under the gun. On the river, action checked to Blase, who bet 6,000. Only Lee called, holding his cards over the muck as he did so. Sure enough, Blase showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Lauren Blase	73,000	33,000
Bernard Lee	37,300	-4,200

Tags: Bernard Lee Lauren Blase

10-03-2014 20:28 UTC-5

Bullard Bounces Kimbrell

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Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 400 ante

We found Brady Bullard with enough chips in the middle to put David Kimbrell at risk before the flop. It looked like Kimbrell had shoved from the button over a cutoff raise from Bullard.

Bullard:
Kimbrell:

Kimbrell proclaimed he was going to hit a jack, but no such thing happened on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brady Bullard	139,000	46,000
David Kimbrell	Busted

Tags: David Kimbrell Brady Bullard

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 400

10-03-2014 19:31 UTC-5

Berry Still on Top at Dinner Break

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 300 ante

Players are on a 45-minute dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Berry	189,000	24,000
Issac Tucker	131,000	11,000
Joey Brown	108,000	36,000
Brady Bullard	93,000	38,500
David Murff	81,000	-41,000
Andy Andrews	51,000	-26,000
Bernard Lee	41,500	15,300
David Kimbrell	40,000	-18,000

10-03-2014 19:30 UTC-5

Presley Ousts Hebda

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 300 ante

Joe Hebda started strong but busted out.

Joe Hebda just busted out with against the of Terry Presley, who spiked a set on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Presley	115,000	52,000
Joe Hebda	Busted

Tags: Joe Hebda Terry Presley

10-03-2014 19:20 UTC-5

Conrad Doubles Through Tucker

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 300 ante

Chris Conrad pushed all in from early position and was called by big blind Issac Tucker for 18,000.

Conrad:
Tucker:

The flop put Conrad way in front, and no king appeared on the last two streets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Issac Tucker	120,000	12,000
Chris Conrad	40,000	7,900

Tags: Chris Conrad Issac Tucker

10-03-2014 19:03 UTC-5

Berry Battling Short Stacks

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 300 ante

Will Berry opened for a raise and then called the shove of Lauren Blase, who had approximately 20,000.

Berry:
Blase:

The board ran out , giving Blase the double.

The next hand, Berry opened again and saw a short stack shove on him. This time, it was Ryan Tepen, who had 26,700.

Berry:
Tepen:

Tepen kept his lead on the flop, but a turn left him in danger of being counterfeited. That's exactly what happened as the hit the river, and Berry took the pot with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Berry	165,000	69,000
Lauren Blase	40,000	10,000
Ryan Tepen	Busted

Tags: Lauren Blase Ryan Tepen Will Berry

10-03-2014 18:56 UTC-5

Gaviao's Pair Good

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Level 11 : 800/1,600, 300 ante

The player in the small blind check-called 7,000 from Jonathan Gaviao on a board of , and both players checked the river.

"One pair," the small blind said.

"One pair?" Gaviao repeated. "I'd like to see your hand."

The player showed , and Gaviao had a winning .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Gaviao	67,000	9,600

Tags: Jonathan Gaviao

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 300

10-03-2014 18:40 UTC-5

One Lady Up, One Out

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Amanda Baker opened for 2,600 and got shoved on by a player on the button who had 23,600. Baker took a few minutes of thought before calling. Both players had ace-queen, but the player on the button was suited with .

The flop was , and the turn opened up the freeroll. Baker lost most of her stack as the river gave her opponent a flush, and she busted shortly after.

At Lauren Blase's table, Terry Presley raised to 2,600 under the gun and got shoved on by the player to his left for more than 20,000. Action folded to Lauren Blase in the big blind, who called all in for 13,000. Presley folded. Blase had and she doubled up when her opponent failed to improve with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Lauren Blase	30,000	10,000
Amanda Baker	Busted

Tags: Amanda Baker Lauren Blase