Hiroshi raised to 4,000 and the player to his right made it 14,000 to go. taisyo then four-bet to 36,000 and only the three-bettor called with some 29,000 behind to call all-in after the Q♠9♦6♣ flop. Their A♦K♣ had a mountain to climb versus A♠A♥ with taisyo on the verge of another knockout. The J♠ turn opened a gutshot but the J♦ river only paired the board.
The number of entries for Day 1a has been corrected with the start of level ten and that now shows a total of 550 entries, of which currently 201 players remain. With a table breaking every other minute, the number of contenders still in the mix is, however, up to frequent change.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
He may have had the sixth sense to get the chips in when sixsense raised and called the shove of a shorter stack to flip with 3♣3♠ versus A♠Q♠. The Q♦J♣3♦ flop had him well out ahead but the J♥ turn provided an unlikely sweat, which never completed on the blank 5♦ river.
A big stack for some time, WAWAWA tried to knock out a shorter stack with 4♥4♦ versus A♠5♦ but both overcards came on the A♥10♥9♠5♥K♣ runout.
He then lost another showdown pot but made up for both hands when defending out of the big blind in three-way action. WAWAWA check-called the 10♥8♣7♦ flop for 5,000 and did so for 10,000 on the 5♠ turn. The 6♣ river was checked and the A♦10♠ of WAWAWA were good.
Over on table 404, kento19 arrived and immediately got the work when he had a shorter stack at risk with A♥K♥ versus A♣6♥. The superior kicker also appeared on the K♦7♠3♣ flop and the J♠ turn locked up the pot for him to make the 7♣ river a formality.
In a preflop all-in, THE Q needed help with K♥J♥ against A♥K♦ and already prepared the chips to pay off a double when the flop came 8♥8♦5♦. However, the 2♥ turn and the 9♥ river brought running hearts for a flush and knockout.
In about one hour from now, the second starting day for Event #22 NLH Colossus by Mission RunGood will kick off and in the meanwhile, the opening flight has officially closed the registration. Some 519 entries were recorded on Day 1a but that number is yet to be officially confirmed.
Several other events are also ongoing in the vast tournament area as well.
Sheldon Wu jammed in his stack and only a severe short stack called out of the blinds with the 6♠2♦. That was crushed by the A♣K♦ of Wu and the K♠Q♣J♦4♠7♣ board confirmed the elimination. Next to Wu is Andrew Tomoya, who re-entered at the last minute.
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