As we arrived to the table, there was a flop of on the felt and Jonathan Roy was calling a bet from Marc-Etienne McLaughlin. The turn came and McLaughlin bet again, this time for 6,000. Roy made the call.
The river was the and after a lot of thought, McLaughlin bet once more. He tossed out three blue chips for a bet of 15,000. Roy went in the tank for at least a minute, but eventually threw away his cards.
Igor Kurganov was the first to put in chips preflop when he made a raise to 1,800. The player in the big blind called and the two of them went to a flop of .
The player in the big blind led out with a bet of 2,500 and Kurganov called.
The turn was the and Kurganov's opponent led out again, this time for 4,500. Kurganov called.
The river came down and the other player kept firing. He bet 8,000 this time and Kurganov only thought for a quick moment before pushing all in. His opponent quickly folded.
The player on the button raised to 1,800 preflop and Jason Mann made the call from the small blind. Mike Vesia was in the big blind and three-bet to 4,500 which Mann called.
The flop came and Mann checked. Vesia continued with a bet of 5,000 and Mann called.
The turn was the and Mann checked again. Vesia kept firing, making it 6,000 to go this time. Mann had enough and gave up his cards.
Out of the 335 players who bought a seat today, the 203 who currently remain are now on their final 15-minute break of the day. They'll return for two more one-hour levels before bagging chips for Day 2.
There were chips all over one half of the table as a result of a raising battle that ended with Darryll Fish deciding if he would call an all-in bet from his opponent.
Fish was in the small blind and his last raise was still in front of him, coming to 10,400 chips. The all-in bet had come from the player on the button and Fish was in the tank. Eventually, he gave up his cards and the big pot.
Francis Trudeau opened preflop with a large raise to 2,100 and faced a three-bet from Mark Leslie to 6,300. Trudeau responded by pushing all in and Leslie made the call for his tournament life.
Trudeau:
Leslie:
Leslie groaned as Trudeau slapped his aces on the table. The dealer fanned a flop of to give Leslie outs to a straight. But the turn was the , and the river was the , giving all the chips to Trudeau and his aces.
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on the felt and Jonathan Roy was calling a bet from Marc-Etienne McLaughlin. The turn came 
and McLaughlin bet again, this time for 6,000. Roy made the call.
and after a lot of thought, McLaughlin bet once more. He tossed out three blue chips for a bet of 15,000. Roy went in the tank for at least a minute, but eventually threw away his cards.
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and Kurganov's opponent led out again, this time for 4,500. Kurganov called.
and the other player kept firing. He bet 8,000 this time and Kurganov only thought for a quick moment before pushing all in. His opponent quickly folded.
and Mann checked. Vesia continued with a bet of 5,000 and Mann called.
and Mann checked again. Vesia kept firing, making it 6,000 to go this time. Mann had enough and gave up his cards.
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for a big bluff. He had flopped the world but didn't get there, but took down the pot anyway.
to give Leslie outs to a straight. But the turn was the 
, and the river was the 