Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Jason Still open-jammed a short stack and Brent Jolley called in the big blind with a bigger stack.
Jason Still: K♦J♦
Brant Jolley: Q♦Q♥
Still couldn't pull ahead against his opponent's queens as the board ran out J♥7♣4♣6♠2♠ to mark his elimination.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Josh Brower was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against the button on a board of 3♣J♣8♠2♣.
Brower checked on the turn and his opponent fired a bet of 11,000. Brower called. Brower then checked on the 7♠ river and his opponent checked back.
The opponent showed 10♠10♦ before Brower rolled over J♠10♥ to win the pot with a pair of jacks.
The under-the-gun player opened to 4,500 and RunGood Player of the Year frontrunner Brian Winter defended out of the big blind.
Winter led out on the flop of 8♠3♠6♠ to get his remaining 18,500 in against the bigger-stacked opponent.
Brian Winter: 7♠5♦
Opponent: A♠10♦
Winter had an open-ended straight draw against his opponent's flush draw and live cards. The K♦ turn didn't change anything, but the non-spade 7♦ river gave Winter a pair of sevens to double up with the money bubble looming.
With registration now closed and 81 runners in Day 1a, the field will play down to ten players. Those ten players will advance to Day 2 and will be in the money.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Jason Still opened to 4,500 from under the gun and the big blind defended.
The big blind checked on the flop of 2♣K♦9♥ and Still continued for 7,000. The big blind called. The big blind checked again on the 7♦ turn and Still checked back.
The big blind checked once more on the 10♥ river and Still checked back before showing K♠J♦ to win the pot with a pair of kings.