After a preflop raise to 12,000 from Brian Winter and a call from Kenneth Nicoletti, the two went to a flop of 8♣2♠9♣. Winter continued for 8,500 and Nicoletti made the call to see the 2♥ on the turn.
Winter then decided to check, and Nicoletti used this opportunity to fire out for 15,000, which prompted a quick fold from Winter.
With the start of Level 9, registration for Day 1a is now officially closed with a total of 103 entries.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The players in Day 1a of the Main event are now on their second break of the day and will return shortly. Upon the start of Level 9, registration for this flight will be closed.
The player in the hijack opened to 6,000 and Lawrence Kidd defended from the small blind.
The flop came out 5♣4♠10♥ and Kidd check-called a bet of 15,000 from his opponent to see the 2♦ on the turn.
Kidd checked once more and his opponent announced he was all in, which Kidd snap-called to put himself at risk.
Lawrence Kidd: K♠K♦
Opponent: 5♦7♦
"Wow! Didn't see that one coming," Kidd's opponent shook his head, "I guess I have to hit a seven or a five!"
Luckily for Kidd, the river was the blank Q♥ and he was awarded the pot for a double.
After a big raise and call preflop, Ken Morey and Timothy Vu went to a flop of 6♠7♦A♥.
Vu then quickly shoved all in and Morey called even quicker to put him at risk.
Timothy Vu: 5♥5♣
Ken Morey: A♣J♦
Morey was way ahead with his top pair of aces, and the turn was a blank 2♠, but the river was the miracle 5♦ to give Vu a set of fives.
"Oh yeah!" Vu jumped up and danced a jig as he was shipped the pot for a double.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Before the flop, one of the short-stacked players moved all in and was called by Ediberto Pilotin to put him at risk.
The at-risk player tabled J♦10♠ while Pilotin held A♠9♥.
The board ran out 5♥Q♥4♠4♥7♥ to give Pilotin a flush on the river to scoop the pot, kicking out his opponent
Alex Nurding opened to 3,200 preflop and was called by a player, but then David Soskin three-bet to 7,000 from the big blind.
Nurding made the call while the other player folded and the two went heads-up to a flop of 7♣6♥3♠.
Soskin led for 7,000 and Nurding quickly called to see the turn 6♦, where the action went check-check.
On the 9♥ river, Soskin bombed it for 15,000 and Nurding tanked for a good 30 seconds before he made the call.
"Whatever you have, you're good," Soskin admitted as he flipped over K♣J♦ for king-high, but he was shocked when Nurding tabled A♣10♣ for just ace-high to take down the substantial pot.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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