Heads-up on a flop of 10♦K♦5♥, William Margo bet 2,000 from the cutoff and James Brewer called under the gun.
Margo bet another 5,000 on the 2♠ turn, and Brewer again called. The river was the 2♣ and Margo bet 6,000. Brewer called once more and turned over K♣Q♠ for top pair, but Margo had A♠K♥ and took down the pot with his ace-kicker.
Suneel Rangnekar was recently eliminated as the first bustout of the tournament.
A player in middle position bet 1,000 on a flop of 8♣10♦Q♠ and was called by the big blind and Patrick Dorothy in early position.
The turn was the 9♦ and Dorothy bet 2,500. Only the middle-position player called, and they went heads-up to the 2♥ river. Dorothy then bet 10,500, and his opponent called again.
The middle-position player showed J♦9♣ for a flopped straight, but Dorothy had turned a higher straight with K♦J♠ to win the pot.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
After two limps in front of him, Grant Givens raised to 900 in the cutoff and was called by the button, Evan Ashkarkhizani in the small blind, Papa Karn in middle position, and another opponent in the hijack.
Givens bet 2,500 on the A♦8♠10♠ flop, and Ashkarkhizani and the hijack called. All three players then checked the 3♦ turn.
Givens bet another 5,000 on the 4♥ river, and only Ashkarkhizani called. Ashkarkhizani showed A♣5♣ for top pair, and Givens mucked.
James Brewer bet 700 from the cutoff on a flop of 9♣2♥10♠ and Joseph Ferguson raised to 2,000 in the small blind. Brewer called, and the A♥ fell on the turn.
Ferguson then bet 2,200, and Brewer again called. The river was the J♠ and Ferguson bet 7,000. Brewer folded this time, and Ferguson took the pot.
The big blind three-bet to 1,600 and was called by an opponent in early position, Aaron Habiger in the hijack, and Matthew Broome in the small blind.
The table checked around to Habiger on the 2♦10♦5♠ flop, and he bet 2,500. Only Broome called to see the 3♦ turn. Habiger then bet another 2,500, and Broome again called.
Both players checked the 7♠ river, and Habiger showed 5♦5♣ for a set to win the pot.
Five players went to a flop of Q♦7♦8♣ when James Brewer bet 800 from under the gun. Suneel Rangnekar called in middle position, as did another opponent in the cutoff.
All three players checked the Q♥ turn. Brewer then bet 1,000 on the 4♥ river, and Rangneker raised to 2,000. The table folded back around to Brewer, and he reraised to 7,000. Rangneker folded, and Brewer flashed Q♠7♠ as he took the pot.
A player under the gun raised to 800 and was called by Lucas Hudson on the button and another opponent in the big blind.
Action checked to Hudson on the 2♠7♥9♦ flop, and he bet 2,000. Only the under-the-gun player called.
Hudson then bet another 5,000 on the A♦ turn, and his opponent folded this time.
Papa Karn, father of RunGood founder Tana Karn, is among the first entries on Day 1a.
Action is underway with 14 players currently registered.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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