The tournament has been reduced to its final three tables. 27 players remain with 20 advancing to Sunday's Day 2.
The tournament has been reduced to its final three tables. 27 players remain with 20 advancing to Sunday's Day 2.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Alvaro Beitiamadrid limped from middle position and the small blind completed. In the big blind, Eric Kyle raised to 16,000 and only Beitiamadrid called.
On the Q♠7♥4♣ flop, Kyle continued for 13,000 and Beitiamadrid put in the call.
The turn brought the 10♥ which saw Kyle fire again for 23,000 but Beitiamadrid stuck around.
The K♣ river quickly checked through.
Eric Kyle: 9♥7♦
Alvaro Beitiamadrid: Q♥J♥
Beitiamadrid's second pair was good as he dragged a sizeable pot to move over 200,000.
Fresh off his win in the $500 Pot-Limit Omaha for over $10,000, Todd Tucker opened to 10,000 from early position. The player in the big blind three-bet to 25,000 and Tucker called.
On the A♥10♣5♠ flop, the big blind continued for 10,000 and Tucker flatted.
The turn brought the 7♥. The big blind jammed for his remaining 41,000 and Tucker snapped it off.
Big Blind: A♣J♣
Todd Tucker: A♦10♦
Tucker was in great shape and faded a three-outer on the 7♣ river to score a knockout.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The remaining 38 players are going on a 15-minute break.
Play resumes in Level 12 with blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000 with an average stack of 126,000, or 31 big blinds.
Saied Moradi opened to 7,000 from under the gun and was called by Emily Larson in the small blind and the big blind.
The A♣10♥7♣ flop checked through to the 7♠ turn which saw Larson lead for 8,000 and only Moradi called.
On the Q♥, Larsen slid her 45,500 stack into the middle and Moradi tanked for around a minute before he flicked in the call. Larson tabled A♦Q♣ for top two as Moradi mucked and Larsen dragged a big one.
Jesse Jones opened the cutoff to 6,000 before Nick Barksdale three-bet to 19,000 from the small blind. Jones weighed his options before he elected to jam for 140,000 effective as the covering stack and Barksdale quickly called.
Nick Barksdale: A♠Q♥
Jesse Jones: Q♦Q♠
Barksdale was in rough shape on the Q♣5♥2♦ flop as Jones made top set. It was over on the J♦ turn to the 4♠ river as Jones scooped the largest pot of the tournament thus far.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000