Happy Spaulding opened to 6,000 in early position, and got a call from an opponent in the small blind.
Both players checked the 
flop. The small blind bet 6,000 on the 
turn, Spaulding min-raised to 12,000, and the small blind folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Players are on the last 10-minute break of the day. Late registration is open until the end of the break.
Adrianne Hall told PokerNews about a hand that left her with one of the biggest stacks in the room approaching the final break of Day 1a.
Three players got all-in preflop, including Hall on the big blind with pocket kings. Her opponents turned over pocket aces and 
, respectively.
The flop came 
, giving the player with a straight. The turn fell 
, but the river 
gave Hall a king-high straight.
Hall's stack appears to be right around 265,000 as Day 1a begins to winds down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
Dantram Huynh and Julian Gonzalez arrived at the river with a big pot already brewing. With the board showing 
, Gonzalez checked from the big blind, and Huynh went all in for 65,000.
Gonzalez, with the shorter stack, tanked for a bit, then called. Huynh showed 
for the flopped nuts, sending Gonzalez out of Day 1a action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Adrian Gonzalez told PokerNews the details of his elimination hand, which happened at the hands of Happy Spaulding.
Gonzalez opened to 5,500 in early position with 
, and got three callers. Gonzalez and Spaulding got all of the chips in on the 
flop, with Gonzalez covered.
Spaulding tabled for a flopped set, which improved to quads on the 
turn. An inconsequential 
fell on the river, and Gonzalez first bullet on Day 1a expired.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
155,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
87,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
72,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
70,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
68,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
68,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
|
60,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
57,000 | |
|
30,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
26,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
15,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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