Big Number Drawn Across Three Day Ones
With tournament registration now closed, 216 looks to be the final number for Day 1c, bringing the total entrants to 518 and easily more than doubling the tournament's $200,000 guarantee.
With tournament registration now closed, 216 looks to be the final number for Day 1c, bringing the total entrants to 518 and easily more than doubling the tournament's $200,000 guarantee.
Facing an opening raise, Henry Tran reraised to 13,000 from the hijack and the player on the button moved all. The original raiser called all in for less and Tran snap-called, tabling .
'Raiser':
'Shover':
The board ran out and Tran's aces held for a big pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Henry Tran |
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
We walked up to three-way action and a flop of . Action checked to Henry Tran who bet 3,100. Jean Gaspard called and their opponent folded. The turn was the and Gaspard led for 6,300. Tran called and the fell on the river.
Gaspard continued to tell his story with a bet of 10,500 and Tran thought for a moment and then called as he rolled over for two pair. Gaspard mucked and Tran gathered his chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Henry Tran |
155,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Jean Gaspard |
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Wayne Smith raised to 3,100 from the hijack, the player on the button called and Demian Poll called from the big blind. The flop was and Poll checked. Smith bet 4,500 and Poll called after a fold from their opponent. The turn was the and both players checked.
The fell on the river and Poll bet out 6,100. Smith folded and Poll raked in his chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Demian Poll |
106,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Wayne Smith |
65,200
200
|
200 |
The player in the cutoff raised to 2,700 and Mike Matheny reraised to 6,300 from the small blind. His opponent called and they saw a flop of . Matheny checked and his opponent bet 7,000. Matheny raised to 16,500 and his opponent called.
The turn was the and both players checked. A river brought two more checks and Matheny turned over for the rivered straight. His opponent slammed the table in disgust and sat in disbelief before finally mucking his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Matheny
|
111,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
After a raise to 2,600 from under the gun, Michael Ross three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff. Michael Griebe four-bet to 18,000 from the small blind. The original raiser got out of the way and Ross moved all in. Griebe quickly called and tabled , much to the dismay of Ross who turned over .
The board ran out and Griebe raked the big double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Griebe |
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Michael Ross |
123,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
We caught the action with a completed board of and Patrick Steele was facing a bet of 8,400. Steele raised to 21,500 and his opponent went into the tank. After quite a bit of thought he would let his hand go and the former MSPT Player Of The Year padded his stack.
Wayne Smith moved all in from early position for 21,800 and Dennis Gramza made the call.
Smith:
Gramza:
The board ran out and Gramza celebrated his good fortune as Smith hit the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dennis Gramza
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Wayne Smith | Busted |