Players have reached the second break of the day, with action resuming in 15 minutes.
Late registration for Day 1c will close at the start of Level 9.
Players have reached the second break of the day, with action resuming in 15 minutes.
Late registration for Day 1c will close at the start of Level 9.
Sung Lee raised from under the gun to 2,500, and Corey Lefkof made the call as next to act. Randy Sadler came along in the cutoff, and action checked around on the 6♥3♥Q♠ flop.
Lee bet 7,000 on the 5♠ turn, with Lefkof folding and Sadler tossing in a call. Lee fired again on the K♦ river, this time for 13,000.
Sadler took a moment before nodding at Lee as he folded. Lee smiled, as the pot was sent her way.
Casey Powell was seen exiting the tournament area from table 28, where Maverick Johnson tabled a full house to secure the elimination and build a big stack.
At a nearby table, Daniel Lowery moved all in for 13,900 from the big blind on the 3♣K♣5♦7♠ turn. Sharon Aloor took some time before letting his hand go in early position.
Lowery picked up that pot, but was sent out a short time later.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
After recently rejoining the field, Alison Wedding committed 4,000 along with Jason Fitzpatrick to see the 6♣3♠7♣ flop.
Wedding checked in middle position, and Fitzpatrick bet 5,400 in the cutoff. Another check from Wedding followed the 6♦ turn, where Fitzpatrick fired again for 15,300.
Wedding took a moment before turning over the 7♥ as she sent her cards to the dealer, and Fitzpatrick raked in the pot.
Hunter Cichy opened to 2,500 from under the gun, and Anwesh Baisyat replied with a three-bet to 8,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to Cichy, who tossed out a four-bet to 19,000.
Baisyat then moved all in for 52,100, and Cichy quickly called.
Anwesh Baisyat: A♥K♠
Hunter Cichy: K♣K♦
Cichy saw his kings hold through the 2♠4♦2♥ flop, but Baisyat caught the A♦ turn to take the lead. The 7♣ river changed nothing, and Cichy counted out the call as the pot was sent to Baisyat.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The field for Day 1c continues to grow, reaching 125 entries at the end of Level 6.
Late registration remains open until the start of Level 9, with Day 1d starting in less than three hours.
Kalub Casto raised to 2,000 from under the gun, and Daniel Lowery made the call in middle position. Hong Dang announced a raise, making it 3,200 in the cutoff.
Castro and Lowery called, and both checked the 4♠A♣Q♠ flop. Dang continued for 3,500, with Casto folding and Lowery calling. The K♠ turn and 5♦ river produced checks from both players.
Lowery showed Q♦10♦ for a pair of queens, while Dang tabled A♦2♠ for a pair of aces to take the pot.