Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Hugo Alfaro Diaz opened to 5,000 in early position and Di Wu three-bet to 15,000 on the button. Uesile Gatoloai flat-called in the big blind and Diaz came along as well.
The flop fell Q♥9♦5♥ and Gatoloai started with a check. Diaz shipped all in for 51,000 and Wu reshoved all in with a bigger stack. Gatoloai gave it some thought but decided to step aside.
Hugo Alfaro Diaz: J♦10♦
Di Wu: A♣Q♣
Diaz flopped a straight draw and needed to hit against the top pair of Wu. The Q♠ paired the board on the turn and the 7♣ hit the river, sending Diaz to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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155,000 | |
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64,000
64,000
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64,000 |
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Busted | |
Rip Fritzer was down to just 4,500 chips and ripped all in from under the gun. He picked up three callers who went to a flop of J♠4♣2♦. Scott Aulds made a bet of 5,000 on the flop which forced out the other two players.
Rip Fritzer: K♦3♦
Scott Aulds: 3♥2♥
Aulds was doing his best impression of the "diaper" made famous by Nicholas Rigby, after flopping a pair to hold the lead.
"Diamonds!" Fritzer cheered for and he found that in the form of the 7♦ on the turn. The river was the 9♦ which completed his flush and Fritzer stayed alive, albeit still on the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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17,000
23,000
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23,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Michael Hindi opened to 3,500 in early position and was called by Leslie Autenreith on his left. Kole Carr shoved all in for his last 4,500 from the big blind and both players called.
The flop came [ksd7d] and Autenreith was the first to stab at the pot with a bet of 5,000. Hindi folded and the two remaining hands were tabled.
Kole Carr: 10♣6♥
Leslie Autenreith: K♦Q♥
Autenreith flopped top pair and things were looking grim for Carr. The Q♣ on the turn improved his chances but the 4♣ bricked out on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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Busted |
Armando Mesina raised it up in middle position and Mark Duran defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♠8♥2♦ and Duran just ripped all in for around 30,000. Mesina quickly called but neither player wanted to show their cards for a moment.
Mark Duran: J♣2♣
Armando Mesina: K♣K♦
Duran flopped a pair of deuces but was in tough against the pocket kings of Mesina. The 7♦ and 5♥ runout changed nothing and Duran was bounced from Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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110,000
29,500
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29,500 |
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Busted |
The players have returned from their break with a total of 65 entries recorded for this flight. They will be playing down to just eight players on Day 1a, and only players who bag their chips will be in the money on Day 2.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The players are being sent on another 15-minute break. This will mark the last chance for any late entries as the registration period for this flight will be closed when the cards go back in the air.
The action folded to Wendi Benecke in the cutoff who shoved all in for around 14,000. Scott Downey was the last to act from the big blind and made the call.
Wendi Benecke: 8♣7♣
Scott Downey: A♠4♦
The flop came K♠10♦6♣ which gave Benecke a straight draw to go with her two live cards. However, the turn and river both bricked out and Benecke was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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48,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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Busted |