Kenny Baggett raised to 15,000 from early position before Michael Hopkins chose to go all-in for 25,000 from the next seat over. Baggett made the call to put Hopkins at risk.
Michael Hopkins: A♥K♥
Kenny Baggett: A♠10♣
Hopkins had Baggett's hand dominated, and the flop kept him in the lead when the dealer spread 6♣3♣7♦.
The J♦ turn was of no consequence, and the 3♥ river sealed it in favor of Hopkins, who secured the double.
Brian Jones limped from under-the-gun before Bryan Mulberry jammed for his final 20,000. Naga Valiveti called out of the big blind before Jones also made the call.
Valiveti and Jones checked the [9c56c8c] flop to bring the K♥ turn.
Jones bet 30,000, which resulted in a fold from Valiveti as Jones went to a showdown against Mulberry.
Bryan Mulberry: 6♠6♦
Brian Jones: K♣Q♥
Jones was well in control with one card to go, and the 3♣ did not alter the standings as Jones improved to a flush to knockout Mulberry.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
A series of raises led to Charles Deatherage jamming for 98,500 before he was called by Bryan Mulberry to be at risk.
Charles Deatherage: Q♠Q♣
Bryan Mulberry: A♦J♦
Deatherage was in a good position to double up and the board brought no drama as it came 2♣10♣4♦7♠4♥ to award Deatherage the double and leave Mulberry with scraps late on Day 1a.
Christopher Self opened to 12,500 from under-the-gun and was called by Michael Hopkins in the cutoff and Nicholas Rigby from the small blind.
All three players checked the 2♠3♠K♠ flop to bring the 9♠ turn.
Rigby fired 13,000 and was called by Self as Hopkins folded.
The 9♦ river did not slow down Rigby, as he bet 60,000 on the river.
Self gave it some thought, but he decided on a fold to yield the pot to Rigby, who crossed the quarter-million in chips mark with that win.
Brian Winter took a final stand and shoved for 34,000 on the 5♣10♦7♣4♦7♦ board after it was checked to him by Benjamin Dixon.
Dixon went into the tank as he mulled over his options. Dixon eventually threw in the call, and he was glad he did as Winter tabled K♥Q♦.
Dixon showed 3♠3♥, which led Winter to state, "Oops," in response as he stood up and left the table as Dixon took down the pot.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
There were over 20,000 chips in the middle on a complete board that read K♥3♦Q♠J♠J♣ before Jeffrey Gatton bet 13,000 on the river.
Charles Deatherage wanted to play for more and opted to jam for 47,000.
Gatton went into the tank before he eventually chose to call.
Deatherage showed A♠10♣ for a straight as Gatton pushed his cards into the muck.
Jeffrey Gatton got the action going with a raise to 4,000 from the hijack before Jason Reinke opted to shove for his final 8,000 on the button. Jason Cashion called from the small blind before Charles Deatherage chose to pop it to 25,000 from the big blind.
This raise cleared out both Gatton and Cashion as Deatherage went to a showdown with Reinke, with Reinke at risk.
Jason Reinke: K♦J♦
Charles Deatherage: A♦Q♦
The flop was just what Reinke needed as it came J♠10♣J♥ to give him trips and take the lead in the hand.
The 9♣ gave Deatherage some outs to a straight, but he hit the wrong straight as the K♠ hit the river to improve Reinke to a full house.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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