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Jeff Daubs opened the pot with a raise from the button. That prompted big blind Lee Adams to move all in for another 4,700 on top. Daubs went into the tank for a minute before calling, putting Adams at risk of elimination.
Showdown:
Daubs:
Adams:
Right in the door came the , making a flop of . With nothing changed, the turn card brought a big reaction as the ripped off, vaulting Adams into the lead. He wasn't happy with trips though; the dealer gave him the on fifth street, making him the winning quad kings. He earns a double-up and then some, sitting now with just about 15,000.
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Watkins on Day 1
Nursing the short stack patiently, Va Shon "Julian Verse" Watkins saw action fold to him on the button. Watkins moved all in for slightly under 20,000 and the player in the big blind, John McDonald, made the call.
Showdown:
Watkins:
McDonald:
The board ran out to give McDonald a straight and send Watkins out of the tournament area quickly.
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John McDonald made a raise to 3,200 from middle position before Scott Rosenquist reraised on the button to 20,000. Everyone folded and McDonald made the call.
The flop came down and McDonald checked. Rosenquist fired all in for approximately 14,000. "I have to call," said McDonald as he tossed in the chips.
McDonald turned up and was surprised to be ahead of Rosenquist's .
The turn came the and then the river the , busting Rosenquist from the tournament.
After beginning the day with only 30,000 chips, McDonald has now amassed over 100,000 in his stack.
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Drazen Ilich opened the action with a raise from under the gun. Action came around to the blinds where both Tom Galusha and Evan Panesis made the call.
Three handed to the flop then, the dealer spread out . The blinds checked to the raiser, and Ilich continued out with a bet of 7,200. Galusha thought for a minute or two before calling, and Panesis thought even longer. He eyed up the chip stacks of his two opponents, then eyed up his own. After two or three more minutes, he announced, "All in."
Ilich ducked out of the way, but Galusha went deep into the tank. It was an additional 27,400 to call, and he seemed troubled by the decision. After a good five-minute soak in the think tank, Galusha grabbed a big stack of calling chips and plunked them down into the middle of the table.
Showdown:
Galusha:
Panesis:
All in and ahead for his tournament life, Panesis needed to dodge a seven, a queen, and a few backdoor outs. The turn and the river failed to improve Galusha, and he sends a double-up over to Panesis. After that pot, the young pro has moved up to 85,000.
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After some preflop action, Scott Erickson checked the flop of to Mark Eddleman. Eddleman fired out a bet of 10,000 and Erickson went into the tank. Harold Kruger felt Erickson was taking too long and called the clock on him. The floor responded and Erickson had a minute more to act on his hand. After about 30 more seconds went by, he made the call.
Before the turn came down, Erickson checked dark. The hit the felt on the turn and Eddleman then announced he was all in. Erickson went back into the tank. He then stood from his chair and stared at the board for another minute or so. Eddleman was standing as well and after a little while, pulled the earphones from his ears and called the clock again.
The floor once again put another one-minute clock on Erickson for a deicison. After about 20 seconds passed, Erickson picked up his hand and tossed it in. Eddleman showed as he sat back down and raked in the pot.
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We pick up a three-way pot between John McDonald, Phil Mader, and David Hiers. On the flop, the board shows . Mader checks from the small blind, and Hiers leads out with a bet of 3,700 from the big. McDonald calls, and Mader releases his hand.
Fourth street brings the . Hiers grabs 8,000 chips and flips them into the betting area, matched quickly by McDonald.
The last card off the deck is the . Hiers bets 5,000, and McDonald instantly calls. He turns over the , having made his flush. Hiers throws out an expletive and then open-slams his cards onto the felt, revealing his .
David Hiers' two pair had turned sour, and he is down to his last 16,000 chips.
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Ilich on Day 1
Action folded around to Drazen Ilich in the hijack seat. He moved all in for 19,000 total. Jeff Bryan tanked for a minute before folding in the cutoff seat. The button, Jeff Banghart, made a raise and tossed in a hefty amount of chips. Both blinds quickly folded as Banghart successfully isolated against Ilich.
Showdown:
Ilich:
Banghart:
The board ran out , unable to improve Ilich's hand. "You're the last person I want to eliminate," commented Banghart as he shook Ilich's hand.
Ilich had a very solid run throughout the entire series here in Iowa. He netted a first-place finish, a second-place finish, and another cash in preliminary events.
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We pick up a three-handed pot between Ari Engel, Tom Galusha, and Jeffrey Bryan. On the flop, the board read . Engel checked, and Galusha bet 15,000, nearly half of his stack. Bryan made the call after a few moments, and "BodogAri" let his hand go.
Heads up now, the turn brought the . Galusha checked, and Bryan put him all in with a bet of 21,000. Galusha thought for a minute, flipping his cards back and forth between his fingers on the felt. Finally, he spoke.
"Well, I'm not gonna second guess. If you were lucky enough to catch a deuce..." With that, he made the call, all in for his tournament life.
"You got me," lamented Bryan, tabling . Galusha turned over , and he was one card away from a double-up. The blank hit the river, and Bryan sends a big chunk of chips across the table to Tom Galusha.
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, making a flop of 
. With nothing changed, the turn card brought a big reaction as the 
ripped off, vaulting Adams into the lead. He wasn't happy with trips though; the dealer gave him the 
on fifth street, making him the winning quad kings. He earns a double-up and then some, sitting now with just about 15,000.
to give McDonald a straight and send Watkins out of the tournament area quickly.
and McDonald checked. Rosenquist fired all in for approximately 14,000. "I have to call," said McDonald as he tossed in the chips.
and then the river the 
, busting Rosenquist from the tournament.
. The blinds checked to the raiser, and Ilich continued out with a bet of 7,200. Galusha thought for a minute or two before calling, and Panesis thought even longer. He eyed up the chip stacks of his two opponents, then eyed up his own. After two or three more minutes, he announced, "All in."
and the river 
failed to improve Galusha, and he sends a double-up over to Panesis. After that pot, the young pro has moved up to 85,000.
hit the felt on the turn and Eddleman then announced he was all in. Erickson went back into the tank. He then stood from his chair and stared at the board for another minute or so. Eddleman was standing as well and after a little while, pulled the earphones from his ears and called the clock again.
. Engel checked, and Galusha bet 15,000, nearly half of his stack. Bryan made the call after a few moments, and "BodogAri" let his hand go.
hit the river, and Bryan sends a big chunk of chips across the table to Tom Galusha.
