Ken Coppens raised to 1,300 from early position and two players moved all in for around 16,000 and 6,000 respectively. Coppens made the call and tabled .
Opponent 1:
Opponent 2:
The flop was clean for his second opponent, but the turn was all but the dagger and the harmless fell on the river giving Coppens the big pot and the knockouts.
We walked up to six-way action and a flop of . After a couple of checks a player bet 1,500 and Jake Baumgartner raised to 5,500 from the small blind. Johnny Bahri made it 17,000 and action folded back to Baumgartner who would move all in for 18,625 total. Bahri called with for top pair, top kicker and Baumgartner tabled for the flush draw and an over card.
The turn missed and there was no diamond on the river either, but the was good enough for Baumgartner and his pair of queens kept him alive.
Jack Rolnitzki found himself all in with the worst of it versus Tim Ebenhoe, Sr. and was looking for help for his against Ebenhoe's . There wasn't much good on the flop or the turn, but Rolnitzki spiked an ace on the river and nearly doubled his short stack, sending Ebenhoe, Sr. to the rail.
Adam Friedman was facing an opponent's all-in bet and needed an additional 13,000 approximate to make the call. After some talk and some thought, Friedman threw his chips in for the call and his needed help to catch up to the of his opponent.
The flop and turn brought nothing for Friedman, but the on the river put the beat on the pocket tens and sent his opponent packing.
We caught the action with a board of and a bet from Johnny Bahri, heads up against Steve Anderson. Anderson moved all in and Bahri snap-called, tabling for top two pair. Anderson showed and couldn't find help on the river, falling short for the second time here on day 1a.
Adam Friedman got all of his chips in the middle after a flop of and his opponent couldn't get away from his pocket aces. Friedman tabled for the flopped set and his opponent couldn't find an out on the turn or river and Friedman is healthy and at or near the chip lead.
Adam Friedman raised to 2,700 from middle position and Rod Derrow reraised to 15,200 from the button. After some discussion Friedman, made the fold and Derrow bellowed "I'm tired of listening to you down there," and then flipped over . "Let's loosen up," Derrow shouted as he proudly brushed in his chips.