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Carol Leonardi got it in with top pair aces on the turn of a board with three clubs.
Aaron Olshan called it off with the 
and got there when a club spiked on the river to send her packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 | |
|
Busted |
The following counts have been updated, including that of Kurtis Boutelle, who has zero now after coming in third place in a three-way all-in pot to go broke.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
51,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
46,700
11,700
|
11,700 |
|
42,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
42,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
30,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
28,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
20,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
John Stempien just found a way to turn a short stack into a much bigger one.
The hand started with an under the gun raise to 1,800. The player behind bumped it to 3,600 and Stempien called. One more player called, the big blind came along for the ride, and the player under the gun completed as well. After two checks, UTG-plus one bet 6,000 into the 
flop. Stempien called, leaving himself just 1,400 behind. Two folds and a call later, the turn came the .
It checked to Stempien and he tossed the last of his chips in. Both players called and checked down the 
river. Stempien showed the 
to take it down with top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Josh Deskovich just became the first player past the 100,000-chip post in this flight.
He got it in for close to 50,000 in a multi-way pot with the 
on a 
flop. One player called with 
and Deskovich faded all trouble on the turn and river to collect the 110,000-chip pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
63,300
|
63,300 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
One of Western New York's top tournament players, with almost $670,000 in career live tournament earnings, Buffalo, NY's DJ Mackinnon knows his way around a typical tournament's starting day.
He jumped in here in the seventh level, but despite a meteoric rise to almost 70,000 in chips already, he said the action hasn't been too exciting.
"It's boring," he said, referring to the story of the hands he'd played that saw him chip up fast. "It's all boring on Day 1's."
Keeping up with the latest beefs on Poker Twitter seems to have grabbed a bit more of Mackinnon's attention today, as it does on most Day 1's, while he climbs the counts, preparing to do battle when things get really exciting on Day 2 Sunday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000 |
Allison Schultz got relatively short and got it in with the 
in a classic race against the 
.
Big Slick won this time around as the board rolled out 
giving Schultz the bigger pair and the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
There were three limpers before Pierre Gautreau shoved the small blind for 12,800. David Battaglia called from the big blind and one limper, Nate Olivencia, came over the top all in for 25,300 more.
It folded back to Battaglia and he called with the 
. It was the best hand with Gautreau holding the 
and Olivencia on the 
, but the 
flop changed that fast. The turn was a good one for Gautreau and the 
river was even better, making him a straight.
Gautreau tripled, Olivencia took the side pot with trips, and even though he finished third, Battaglia still ended the hand with the bigger stack of the three.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
50,600 | |
|
40,000 |
