Jerry Heathershaw got all in on the 
flop against an opponent holding 
. Heathershaw showed 
for a set and had his opponent covered.
The turn eliminated any drama when the 
paired the board. The river was the 
and Heathershaw collected the pot and stacked over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 |
Dan Dykehouse is in the field, hailing from Sioux Falls, he travels to play several events a year at the Horseshoe in Council Bluffs.
He says it's a great room with a great staff and thinks it would be exciting to be on Poker After Dark. If he final tables this Main Event, he will be one step closer to the PAD stage, earning his spot in the RGPS Showbound satellite.
He works as a general manager and when he was asked how long he's been playing poker, he responded with a bit of a sigh.
He's made it this far through the field as the break approaches, with four more levels to play before the players bag for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
The players are on their final break of the night and registration will close at the start of level nine.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Mike Vanier was in the big blind and a player shoved from middle position for 12,000. Vanier eventually called after mulling it over for a moment or two.
Vanier showed 
and was ahead of the 
of his opponent. The board ran out 
and Vanier won the hand, eliminating his opponent.
Meanwhile, Eric Kyle is running hot and has managed to stack over 200,000 chips and currently holds the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
||
|
25,800
25,800
|
25,800 |
|
11,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Kyle McKinney three-bet over a 4,100 open by Kevin Berthelsen, making it 15,500. The next player to act shoved all in and another player called for less.
Now Berthelsen was in the hot seat, and after a moment decided to fold. McKinney, who said his name was "The Donk", called the remaining all in before Berthelsen's cards hit the muck and showed .
He was against and 
.
The board brought no help for either opponent and "The Donk" scooped the pot and put himself among the biggest stacks with a little more than an hour to play in day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000 |
Sarah Zeluf shoved all in from middle position for 23,500 and Tony Pleskac called in position. The remaining players folded and the two were heads up with Zeluf at risk.
She had 
against the 
of Pleskac. The board ran out 
and the dealer awarded the pot to Pleskac. Another player at the table corrected the dealer and then the table began to discuss and recreate the board to figure out whether it was, in fact, a chop.
While the table was discussing this, Zeluf was walking out to her car. Someone ran after her to let her know that she had chopped and by the time she was back at the table, her 26,000 chips were waiting for her.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | |
|
26,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Sarah Zeluf shoved from middle position for 20,500 and Dave Queen was in the small blind and called.
The player in the big blind took a moment then shoved all in for roughly about 90,000 and Queen snap called with 
.
The big blind showed 
and Zeluf showed . The board ran out 
, and Queen clapped his hands as the river fell giving him the pot.
Zeluf and the big blind were both eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 |
