Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Tsolmon Jargalsaikhan got the action started with an open to 6,000 from middle position. Jonathan Epstein made the call from the hijack. James Minghini came along on the button, and Deidson Camargos joined the party with a call from the small blind.
The 9♥2♥J♣ flop was checked to Minghini on the button. Minghini opted to bet 12,000. Camargos called, while the other two opponents folded.
Both players checked down on the 2♣ turn and the J♠ river.
Minghini showed 9♦8♦ for nines and jacks. It was good as Camargos revealed Q♣10♣ for a missed straight draw.
Darren Guthrie limped from early position before Joshua Morrow went all-in for his final 16,000 from the next seat over. It folded back to Guthrie, who made the call to put Morrow at risk.
Joshua Morrow: K♣10♦
Darren Guthrie: K♥Q♠
Guthrie was well ahead, and the flop was in his favor when it came A♥Q♣Q♦ to give him trip queens. However, Morrow was still alive with a gutshot straight draw.
Morrow would find no help on the 4♠ turn and the 6♣ river as he would exit the tournament.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Ryan Awwad opened to 5,000 from the hijack Miles White responded with a three-bet to 10,000 from the next seat over in the cutoff. Awwad asked for his total count before he made the call.
The 7♠6♣8♦ flop led to a check from Awwad before White went all-in for approximately 41,000. Awwad quickly called to put White at risk.
Miles White: 5♦5♣
Ryan Awwad: 8♠8♥
Awwad flopped a set, but White was not dead despite having the underpair, as he held an open-ended straight draw.
The K♠ turn was not the card White needed, as his chances dwindled with just the river to come.
White would see the final card of this flight when the 2♠ came down on the river to award Awwad the pot and eliminate White.
Victor Paredes got the bidding started with an open to 5,500 from middle position. Deidson Camargos made the call from the cutoff. Aaron Overton decided to mostly commit his stack as he three-bet to 62,500, leaving only 1,000 behind out of the big blind. Paredes got out of the fray with a fold, but Camargos called. Camargos mistakenly thought that Overton was all-in and revealed 10♥10♦ before they took a flop.
The 7♠4♠4♣ flop led Overton to put in his final 1,000. Camargos called to officially go to a showdown.
Aaron Overton: A♦K♥
Deidson Camargos: 10♥10♦
Overton needed help, but the turn offered none when it came the 5♦.
Just as Overton began to get up from his seat, the river gave him a reason to sit back down when it came the K♣ to give Overton a pair of kings and the best hand for a double.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
This hand was picked up on the flop of a board that read A♣10♣Q♥ when Sasha Sabbaghian checked his option from the big blind. Thomas Morris followed with a bet of 5,000 from under the gun. Sabbaghian check-raised all-in to put Morris at risk should he call. Morris made the call to put himself at risk for 41,000.
Thomas Morris: K♦Q♣
Sasha Sabbaghian: Q♠10♠
Sabbaghian was in the lead after he flopped two pair, but Morris had plenty of recourse to hit the best hand with his gutshot straight draw and outs to a king for a higher two pair.
The 4♣ turn was ominous as it gave Morris even more outs with a flush draw.
Morris would get there through the back door when the 7♣ peeled on the river to upgrade Morris to a flush and double him up.
Registration for Day 1b has closed. The flight attracted a total of 166 entries, with 78 players left at the time of this publication. A total of 17 players will bag and advance to Day 2, with places 18 through 21 making the money. Those who place 18 through 21 will receive a payout of $1,100.