An early positioned player opened to 725 and DJ MacKinnon three-bet the action to 1,500 from the cutoff. Action folded back to the original opener and he made it 3,300 to go. MacKinnon called.
The two saw a flop of and action was checked to MacKinnon. He fired out 4,300 and his opponent called. Both players checked the on the turn and that allowed the to complete the board. Another check to MacKinnon prompted him to announce an all in bet, which was actually a bet for his opponent's stack of 24,825. MacKinnon's opponent went into the tank.
"I know you know what I have," he said to a motionless MacKinnon. Another moment passed. "This is tough. I swear I never take this long."
Eventually he slid his chips forward, signifying a call. MacKinnon rolled over for ace-high and his opponent triumphantly showed for a winning pair of queens. MacKinnon shipped chips across the table and is now left with about 10,000.
Don Crimmen is the first player to reach the six-figure mark in the Main Event. Crimmen, who owns several 7-Elevens in the Buffalo-Niagara Region, told us that he plays poker recreationally and that his wife is a much better player than him. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to participate in this event.
D.J. MacKinnon recently found his way over to the media desk to share some words after busting from today's event. He informed us that he would be re-entering after the dinner break.
As a reminder to all players following the coverage, this event allows unlimited re-entries until the start of Day 2.
With the board showing , Hoss Colao bet 14,000, enough to put his opponent all in. His opponent snap-called and turned over for top set. A frustrated Colao tabled . The landed on the river for good measure, and a large pot was pushed over to the player in Seat 1. Colao is still sitting with an average stack of 41,000.
We're not sure how it happened, but one-time chip leader Don Crimmen has been eliminated from the tournament. Crimmer was bleeding chips shortly before the dinner break, and It looks like the rest of them went to Tom "Plummer" Guindon not long ago. Guindon, a regular here at the Seneca Poker Room, is now sitting behind a healthy stack of 89,000.
Here's a look at some of the other notables around the room:
We arrived at the table to find Budway Salhab and Greg Ostrander looking down at a flop of . Salhab checked his option over to Ostrander who fired out 1,700 in chips. Salhab announced a raise all in for 5,975 total and Ostrander let out a sigh. After a moment, he called the raise.
Ostrander:
Salhab:
Salhab was out in the lead and he scored a double up when the turn and river completed the board with the and the respectively. Salhab now sits around 15,000.
Erik Lemarquand is our new leader in the Main Event. Lemarquand eliminated Alex Rivera when his held up against Rivera's , and he then took a sizable pot from Budway Salhab to increase his stack to 147,000.
and action was checked to MacKinnon. He fired out 4,300 and his opponent called. Both players checked the 
on the turn and that allowed the 
to complete the board. Another check to MacKinnon prompted him to announce an all in bet, which was actually a bet for his opponent's stack of 24,825. MacKinnon's opponent went into the tank.
for ace-high and his opponent triumphantly showed 
for a winning pair of queens. MacKinnon shipped chips across the table and is now left with about 10,000.
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, Hoss Colao bet 14,000, enough to put his opponent all in. His opponent snap-called and turned over 
landed on the river for good measure, and a large pot was pushed over to the player in Seat 1. Colao is still sitting with an average stack of 41,000.
. Salhab checked his option over to Ostrander who fired out 1,700 in chips. Salhab announced a raise all in for 5,975 total and Ostrander let out a sigh. After a moment, he called the raise.
respectively. Salhab now sits around 15,000.
, and he then took a sizable pot from Budway Salhab to increase his stack to 147,000.