Players are now on a 15-minute break. 33 players remaining in Day 1a. Play will resume at the 3,000/5,000 level.
Players are now on a 15-minute break. 33 players remaining in Day 1a. Play will resume at the 3,000/5,000 level.
Ramin Malekian began the hand with a raise to 8,000 from early position. Nicholas Browning called from the cutoff before Jesse Tinsley chose to re-raise for 42,000 from the small blind, leaving only 500 behind. Malekian folded before Browning opted to put Tinsley all-in and at risk as Tinsley called the extra 500 to go to a showdown.
Jesse Tinsley: A♦Q♣
Nicholas Browning: A♥3♥
Tinsley had the dominant hand, and the runout did not bring any surprises as it came 9♣J♠2♣K♦K♣ to give Tinsley the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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298,000 | |
|
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271,000
4,500
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4,500 |
|
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93,000 |
Sang Tran has continued to surge up the chip counts during the last two levels. This hand began when William Sandberg raised to 8,000 from early position.
Tran responded with a raise to 20,000 from middle position. Mohit Vasudeva elected to call from the button, and Sandberg came along with a call to keep the pot three-handed as they went to a flop.
The 10♦4♠5♥ flop resulted in a check from Sandberg before Tran put out a large bet of 65,000. Vasudeva went all-in for 30,000. Sandberg folded, and Tran and Vasudeva went to a showdown.
Mohit Vasudeva: K♣10♣
Sang Tran: A♥A♣
Vasudeva flopped top pair, but it was not enough as Tran held pocket aces.
The 3♣ turn and the 3♥ river were not enough to overcome Tran's aces as Vasudeva was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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390,000
134,000
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134,000 |
|
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71,500 | |
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Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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Tracy Oto opened the action with a raise to 6,000 from early position before Sang Tran opted to raise to 16,000 from the hijack.
Oto gave it some thought before making the call.
Tran kept up the aggression on the 2♠4♦4♥ flop to the tune of a bet of 25,000. Oto did not think long before folding to yield the pot to Tran, who continued to amass a healthy stack thus far on flight Day 1A.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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256,000
256,000
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256,000 |
|
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62,000
62,000
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62,000 |
The hand began with a raise by Austin Tian to 6,500 from early position. Tsz Liu called in the next seat over, which led to a call from Navid Gosili in the small blind.
Alexey Laptev gave it some thought before he staged all in his chips and pushed them towards the middle while announcing all in.
The rest of the table folded to award Laptev the pot, who is down from their peak, but still in contention on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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211,000
211,000
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211,000 |
|
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122,000
56,000
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56,000 |
|
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84,000
75,500
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75,500 |
|
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70,500
70,500
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70,500 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Alexey Laptev began the action with a raise to 7,000 from the cutoff. Navid Gosili opted to re-raise to 21,000 from the button. Laptev wanted to play for it all as he announced all-in for 76,500. Gosili called to put Laptev at risk.
Alexey Laptev: K♠K♦
Navid Gosili: 4♦4♠
It was a battle of two pocket pairs as Laptev had the best of it with his pair of kings.
The 7♦Q♠10♦ flop did little to complicate Latpev's lead.
The 10♠ turn and the 3♦ river completed the board and awarded Laptev with the full double to boost him past the six-figure mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
159,500
21,500
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21,500 |
|
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66,000
66,000
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66,000 |