Mark Brutte opened from the hijack before Michael Varnell went all-in for 14,500. Brutte called and put Varnell at risk, as Brutte barely had him covered by 500 chips.
Michael Varnell: K♥K♠
Mark Brutte: A♥K♣
Varnell had Brutte's hand dominated, but he still needed to fade the ace to stay in contention.
The board brought little drama when it ran out 7♠4♥5♥8♥2♣, awarding Varnell the pot and leaving Brutte with just 500 chips.
The pot had approximately 23,500 in the middle when this hand was picked up on the turn of a board that read 9♥8♥A♠J♠.
Nicholas Burris in the cutoff checked, and his opponent followed with a check on the button.
Burris checked again on the Q♦ river. The player on the button wagered 10,000. Burris did not take long to call and went to showdown.
His opponent showed A♦5♦ for a pair of aces, but it was not good enough as Burris showed Q♠J♦.
Bryan Mulberry was all-in and at risk for about 19,000 against Michael Hamblin.
Bryan Mulberry: A♣K♠
Michael Hamblin: K♣J♣
Mulberry got his chips in good and just needed to fade the jack as they went to the flop.
Unfortunately for Mulberry, the flop did not comply with his wishes when it came 2♥8♦J♦, giving Hamblin the best hand with a pair of jacks.
The Q♥ turn did give Mulberry some additional outs to a straight, but that did not come to pass on the 8♠ river as Mulberry exited Day 1c.
Details of this hand were recounted to PokerNews by players at the table.
Drew "BetOnDrew" Gonzalez and Michael Hamblin clashed preflop, with Gonzalez at risk for his tournament life for 15,000.
Drew "BetOnDrew" Gonzalez: 9♠9♣
Michael Hamblin: 3♣3♠
Gonzalez was well ahead with his higher pocket pair, and the flop only lengthened that lead when it came 9♥7♣K♠.
The 8♣ turn had Hamblin drawing dead.
The river put salt in the wound when the 3♥ rolled off, giving Hamblin a set also that was no good.
Registration is now closed. Day 1c hosted 118 entries, which will permit 14 players to bag and advance to Day 2 from this flight.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are on a 15-minute break. Registration will close following the break's conclusion. Day 1c has attracted a total of 115 entries heading into the break. Play will resume at the 1,000/1,500 level.
A player from under the gun limped before Dee Wampler followed with a limp from the next seat over. David Brown opted to make it 4,000 from early position. The under-the-gun player folded, but Wampler chose to four-bet to 17,000, leaving only a single 500 chip behind. Brown called.
The flop came 7♦2♥Q♥ before Wampler threw in her final 500. Brown called and put Wampler at risk.
Dee Wampler: A♠J♦
David Brown: Q♦Q♣
Wampler found out the bad news that Brown was well ahead with his set of queens on the flop.
The 3♠ turn had Wampler drawing dead, but the river elicited a reaction from the table as it came the Q♠, upgrading Brown to four of a kind.
It was an all-in and call preflop as a player from early position clashed with Talon Voight in middle position, with the early position player at risk for approximately 16,000.
Opponent: Q♦Q♥
Talon Voight: A♠K♠
Voight needed to improve, but he didn't have to wait long when the flop came 7♦A♣10♠, giving him a pair of aces and the lead.
The A♦ turn improved Voight to trips and the 7♦ sealed it in his favor as he scored the elimination.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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