246 entries were tallied for Day 1c, bringing the total number of entries to 465 for a total prize pool of $483,600.
93 players remain in this flight, and the average stack is around 79,000. 31 players will advance to Day 2.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The players are going on another 15-minute break with the clock reading 240 entries, with around 92 remaining. Registration closes at the end of break.
Play resumes in Level 10 with blinds at 1,000/1,500/1,500.
A player opened from under the gun and Alexis Kivu called on the button.
On the A♥10♥7♦ flop, the under the gun player continued before Kivu put in a raise to 21,000. The under the gun player then jammed for 55,000 and Kivu snapped it off.
Under the Gun: Q♦4♦ 
Alexis Kivu: A♣10♣
Kivu had top two against the flush draw of his opponent. The Q♠ turn opened up a few more outs but the 6♠ completed the board as Kivu held to scoop a massive one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000 |
Play is pausing in the room as the players sweat the Kentucky Derby.
Tournament staff and RunGood founder Tana Karn have passed out complimentary $2 win tickets on random horses to all players still in the event.
Good luck to all!
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Action was picked up on the turn in hand between Andrew Kaloupek from early position and Felix Quintero Garcia from the button.
With the board reading A♦J♠4♠4♣, Kaloupek bet 7,000 before Quintero Garcia jammed for 22,300 effective as the covering stack, and Kaloupek snapped it off.
Andrew Kaloupek: A♣Q♣
Felix Quintero Garcia: J♦9♠
Kaloupek was in great shape to double but had some outs to fade on the A♥ river as he got the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
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45,000
20,000
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20,000 |
The players have returned from dinner with the clock reading 220 entrants and 25 minutes remain in Level 8 with blinds at 500/1,000.
With 25 minutes remaining in Level 8, the players are going on a 60-minute dinner break.
Play resumes at 6:33 p.m. with blinds staying at 500/1,000/1,000. The clock currently reads 214 entries for this flight.
Carl McGowan opened to 2,000 from middle position and was called by Christopher Long in the hijack and Naim Abdullah in the cutoff. On the button, Peter Cuderman jammed for 10,800, McGowan rejammed, and the others folded.
Peter Cuderman: 5♠3♦
Carl McGowan: A♦Q♣
"I like my odds, I really do," joked Cuderman as the hands were tabled.
The odds were not in his favor, however, on the A♠A♥7♣ flop. He was drawing live to a gutter on the 2♠ turn until the 5♣ river ended his bullet shortly before dinner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000 | |
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Busted |
