Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Phil Truong fired a bet of 7,000 on the 5♠J♠9♣6♠Q♦ river, and Andrew Freer slid in a call on his left. Jackson Oldham took some time as next to act, using most of his time clock before letting his hand go.
Truong tabled K♥Q♣ for a pair of queens, while Freer showed K♦Q♥ for the same hand to chop the pot.
"You could have sent both of us to the bin," said Freer eliciting a smirk from Oldham.
Qiang Sun was all in and at risk against Rayan Zare on the K♦6♥3♣J♣ turn.
Qiang Sun: K♣8♣
Rayan Zare: K♥3♥
Zare revealed two pair, but the J♦ river saw Sun make a better two pair with his eight kicker to secure the unlikely double-up.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Domenico Zappia checked the 9♥J♦7♣4♠ turn from early position, and Otto Pickermann fired a bet of 25,000 from the cutoff. Zappia called and led out for 75,000 on the Q♠ river, asking for all of Pickermann's remaining stack.
Pickermann did not take long to announce a call, and the hands were turned up.
Otto Pickermann: K♥K♦
Domenico Zappia: Q♣Q♦
Pickermann saw the bad news, as Zappia hit a set on the river to score the elimination.
Four-way action to the 4♠9♣5♠ flop saw action check around, and the dealer flipped over the K♣ turn. Another round of checks led to the 5♥ river, and Otto Pickermann tossed out a bet of 5,000.
That was enough to claim the pot, as all three opponents sent their cards into the muck.
Akram Marcus opened to 5,000 from under the gun, and Shouzheng Hu made the call in the hijack. Van Mai then three-bet to 20,000 in the cutoff, and only Marcus continued to see the 4♠3♣8♣ flop.
Marcus checked to Mai, who announced a bet of 14,000. The call was made, and Marcus checked again on the 9♦ turn. Mai slid a bet of 35,000 into the middle, and Marcus opted to let his hand go.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The tournament clock shows 86 entries, as players have reached the final 15-minute break of the opening flight. Three more levels are scheduled to be completed tonight before bagging up for Day 2.