It took Chris Staats a little time to get going today in Day 1c, but after this recent hand he will head to dinner break with just over 70,000.
He got all in preflop with jacks against 
and held to eliminate his opponent just minutes before the remaining field is set to head to the one-hour dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 56,600 |
Matthew Lapossie shoved all in from middle position for his last 4,500, and Marvin Rettenmaier called him from the big blind.
Lapossie: 
Rettenmaier: 
The board ran out 
, pairing Lapossie for a small double. Rettenmaier, meanwhile has chipped up considerably since we last checked on him. The two-time WPT champ is certainly one to watch going forward here on Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,000 | 78,000 |
|
10,500 | -8,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000 | 101,000 |
|
121,000 | 44,000 |
|
118,900 | 4,900 |
|
88,400 | -3,600 |
|
78,500 | -2,500 |
|
63,000 | 37,800 |
|
46,000 | 14,000 |
|
40,500 | 31,000 |
|
22,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
15,300 | -11,700 |
|
9,000 | -15,400 |
Ray Qartomy opened to 2,500 and got two callers. Bob Greathouse was in the small blind and checked the 
flop.
Qartomy and the other player checked. The turn was the 
and Greathouse checked again. Qartomy bet 4,000 and Greathouse was the lone caller.
The river was the 
and Greathouse led for 6,000. Qartomy looked up to the sky.
"Please don't have a three," he said as he called.
"I got two of 'em," said Greathouse flinging into the center of the table face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000 | |
|
73,000 | -11,000 |
A player opened in middle position to 2,500 and Marvin Rettenmaier raised from the small blind to 6,700. The raiser went all in for about 14,000 and Rettenmaier called with 
.
He was up against the 
of his opponent. The board ran out 
and Rettenmaier won the pot with a better full house than his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | 27,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Two players checked to the cutoff on a 
flop, and the player there shoved all in for about 27,000, well over the size of the pot, which contained around 8,000. Sam Panzica dropped in calling chips from the big blind, and the third player mucked.
Panzica: 
Opponent: 
Panzica was fading a lot of cards, but the turn and river were bricks and he swept up the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,700 | 76,100 |
We found Johanssy Joseph collecting a double worth just a hair over 37,000 with in front of him. An opponent was showing down an unpaired , and they appeared to have gotten it in preflop as a dead jack-high board sat on the felt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | 23,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000 | -10,000 |
|
94,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
84,000 | 26,000 |
|
|
81,000 | 47,000 |
|
76,000 | -9,800 |
|
39,000 | 16,000 |
|
35,000 | |
|
34,000 | -7,000 |
|
|
25,000 | -7,000 |
|
|
24,400 | -10,600 |
|
23,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
19,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
18,400 | 8,400 |
