After an open to 1,600, Billy 'The Rake' Maeder three-bet to 4,200 and the original raiser made the call. The original raiser quickly moved all-in on a flop and Maeder snap-called, having his opponent covered.
Billy Maeder:
Opponent:
Maeder needed to fade an ace but his concerns were quickly raked away as the landed on the turn and Maeder scored the pot after an inconsequential river.
Another four levels have been played and the players have been rewarded with a 15-minute break. The tournament clock currently shows 141 total entries with 82 players remaining.
With play now into Level 9, late registration has closed here on Day 1a. Official numbers will be posted soon but there looks to be 145 total entries thus far.
The player on the button opened to 3,500 only to see Monty Dennis three-bet out of the small blind, making it 9,000 to go. Both looked over at Rob Webber in the big blind as he grabbed a handful of 5,000 chips and made a cold four-bet worth 25,000.
The player on the button quickly folded and Dennis five-bet jammed for 2,000 more getting a call from Webber.
Monty Dennis:
Rob Webber:
The board ran out and Dennis scored a big double up.
Daniel Wagner has seen a steady rise in his chip count since he late registered and continues to pile chips up in his stack. After an opponent opened to 2,400, Wagner bumped it up to 7,500 getting a call.
A flop fanned out and Wagner's continuation bet of 9,000 got a check-fold from his opponent?
After an open to 3,000, Kristan Mackiewicz three-bet to 7,000 and found a call from the original raiser. The flop fell and with her opponent checking the action, Mackiewicz bet 8,000. Her opponent check-shoved and Mackiewicz snap-called putting herself at risk.
Kristan Mackiewicz:
Opponent:
Mackiewicz was best and held through an run out leaving her opponent drawing dead on the turn when she made a set with her aces.