Thomas Houston and an unknown player got their stacks all in preflop after a couple raises. Houston held and his opponent held . The board ran , Houston made two pair and doubled up.
Joe Becchina opened in late position and David Caron moved his shortish stack all in holding . Becchina tabled and the board ran . Caron was a favorite in the hand but he queen on the river ended his day.
Another table broke, reducing the number to four active tables with 40 players remaining. Registration closed over the break and the flight drew 86 entrants.
Cards are flying after the break and the field will play four more levels or to 12 players, whichever should come first. Then bag up for Sunday's Day 2.
We missed the preflop action but our ears perked up when we heard the dealer announce three players were all in.
Kurt Haiss:
David Rudder:
Player 1:
The board ran and two players announced a chopped pot with a straight on the board. But Haiss pointed to his , made a four flush and eliminated two players.