Updated counts from half of the room have been provided below. Kyle Cartwright has a stack of just over 1 million, becoming the first player in the tournament to reach that mark.
Updated counts from half of the room have been provided below. Kyle Cartwright has a stack of just over 1 million, becoming the first player in the tournament to reach that mark.
With Brian Durr's elimination, 45 players now remain on five full tables. The following players finished 46-54th place and earned $1,114.
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with Brian Durr at risk for 115,000 plus what was already in the pot. Durr was in middle position and was up against Edward Fisher, who was under the gun.
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Durr stood up to sweat his 11 outs, one of which came on the turn
. He then began to sit down, but the river
fell behind to give Fisher a full house and eliminate Durr.
"You sat down too soon!" said tablemate Teresa Lammie-Anders.
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Players are on a 15-minute break with 46 players remaining.
Six tables now remain in play with 54 still in contention. The first round of payouts has been completed, with the following players earning $1,023 for their efforts.
Dylan Lemery opened to 22,000 in early position and saw action fold to Kelvin Douglas in the small blind, who called. Kenny Dang defended his big blind as well and the flop came ![]()
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. Douglas checked to Dang and he shoved for 145,000, with Lemery calling and Douglas folding.
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Dang's pair of eights was best at the time, but he was in an effective race for his stack with Lemery's flush draw and two overcards. The turn came
, giving Lemery the nuts, and the river
fell behind to make the hand official, bringing about the end of Day 1 Chip Leader Dang's tournament life.
David Frazier open-jammed for 138,000 in early position and was called by Kevin Cupp in the hijack.
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left Cupp's tens best and eliminated Frazier from the tournament amidst a handful of "Seat Open" calls heard from other tables around the room.
Hand #1: The floor made an announcement for dealers to hold up after finishing the hand they were playing, as Walker Miskelly had been eliminated from Table 23. Tablemate David Lee confirmed the action, saying Miskelly had open-jammed and received a call from Lee before Matthew Kassella re-jammed for a well-above-average stack. Lee took no time to think about his decision, taking a shot at the double knockout.
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"We chopped Walker's stack," said Lee.
Hand #2: While Miskelly was being eliminated, Kaleb Dunn and Jon Swift were involved in a pot that had around 100,000 in the middle on a completed board of ![]()
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Dunn was in the cutoff and bet 33,000 after Swift checked to him in early position, only to see Swift check-shove for his remaining stack of around 185,000. After a while in the tank, Dunn found a call.
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Dunn had hit top pair, top kicker on the river after failing to complete his flush draw. Unfortunately for him, Swift turned a set of tens that proved best and eliminated Dunn in 64th place moments later to burst the bubble and take the tournament into the money.