A player in early position raised to 450 and was called by John Nguyen to his left and Kevin Saul out of the big blind. The flop was which was checked by both Saul and the preflop raiser. Nguyen took this opportunity to bet 550 but was check-raised by Saul to 1,550. The third player got of the way and Nguyen made the call.
The turn was the , Saul continued for 2,350 and was called. The river was the and Saul bet again, this time 3,500. Saul tabled and Nguyen shipped the pot by flipping over .
Nguyen is now up to 21,000 while Saul falls to 19,000.
After the player first to act raised to 450 and received one caller, Peter Mavro three-bet to 2,225. Both the initial raiser and caller both flatted the three-bet to see the flop three-ways. However, all three players opted to check.
The turn was the and the player first to act bet 1,800. The next player folded before Mavro moved all in for 14,525. His opponent made the call and the hands were turned face up.
Mavro:
Opponent:
Mavro had to avoid the board pairing the river and did so when it fell the . He now has 37,000 while his opponent is left with just 3,500.
Bill Coyle, a 63-year old attorney, raised to 750 from the button after everyone in front of him had folded. The small blind made the call and the two saw a flop of heads up.
The opponent led into Coyle for 1,000 and was called. The turn was the which slowed down the player first to act and allowed Coyle to bet 2,500. He was called and the river came down the . Coyle's opponent checked again allowing him to bet 3,500 this time. Coyle was called and tabled . He had turned the straight and rivered the flush which were enough to ship him the pot.
"I'm a 63-year old attorney getting lucky in the early stages," joked Coyle. It's bad enough to be at the same table with someone who is lucky, but an attorney too? The other players at his table might want to watch out for him as they proceed into the middle stages of Day 1a.
Last years runner-up, Kevin Calenzo, is back in today's field to try and and improve on his finish last year. Of course, there's only one way to do that and so far he is off to a good start.
We caught Calenzo betting 1,325 from the button on a board of . One player called and the turn was the . This time it was his opponent who led the action with a bet of 2,000. Calenzo called. The river was the and again his opponent bet 2,000. Calenzo made the call again and his made a straight against the of his opponent.
We found this pot developing on the turn with a huge pot in the middle. The board read , Jason Schwartz checked and Danny Alvarez bet 9,000. Schwartz counted his stack and announced all in. Alvarez called and tabled , but Schwartz was ahead holding .
The river cemented Schwartz's lead when it fell and Alvarez was nearly felted.
Ben Kramer raised to 600 in middle position before the player immediately to his left moved all in for 3,325 total. Action folded back around and in one motion Kramer put in the chips to call and flipped over his . His opponent tabled and began to collect his things.
However, the flop slowed him down a bit. The turn and river weren't enough though and Kramer was shipped the pot. He now has 35,000 chips.
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which was checked by both Saul and the preflop raiser. Nguyen took this opportunity to bet 550 but was check-raised by Saul to 1,550. The third player got of the way and Nguyen made the call.
, Saul continued for 2,350 and was called. The river was the 
and Saul bet again, this time 3,500. Saul tabled 
and Nguyen shipped the pot by flipping over 
.
flop three-ways. However, all three players opted to check.
and the player first to act bet 1,800. The next player folded before Mavro moved all in for 14,525. His opponent made the call and the hands were turned face up.
. He now has 37,000 while his opponent is left with just 3,500.
heads up.
which slowed down the player first to act and allowed Coyle to bet 2,500. He was called and the river came down the 
and again his opponent bet 2,000. Calenzo made the call again and his 
made a straight against the 
of his opponent.
flop slowed him down a bit. The turn 
