With the board reading 
, Vinny Pahuja saw his river bet of 4,000 clicked back to 8,000. Pahuja quickly called and was shown a straight, 
, by his opponent.
Pahuja, though, tabled 
for a full house to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Aaron Massey was just involved in a hand at the end of the previous level with a single opponent. Post-hand conversation suggested he'd called a preflop raise, then the pair both checked after a 
flop. The turn brought the 
and a bet from Massey, called by his opponent.
The river was the 
. This time Massey bet 1,500 — about two-thirds the pot — and after a spell of contemplation his opponent called again. Massey quickly turned over his 
for a flopped set, and his opponent showed his 
for a second-best two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
We came on this hand involving Dean Schultz and a single opponent in which preflop betting had already built a pot of about 1,500 when the flop came 
. Playing from the big blind, Schultz checked, his opponent fired 1,100, and Schultz called. The turn brought the 
and another check-call from Schultz, this time for 3,100.
The river was the 
, and both players checked. Schultz flipped over his hand — (top pair, top kicker) — and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
Taking his seat during Level 3 is none other than "Miami" John Cernuto, fresh off wining his second ring last night. Cernuto topped a field 164 in Event 8: $365 Omaha Hi/Lo.
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 164 | $49,856 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Miami” John Cernuto | Las Vegas, NV | $13,461 |
| 2 | Ron Fast | Pompton Plains, NJ | $8,319 |
| 3 | Steven Toll | Medford, NJ | $5,988 |
| 4 | Michael Brottman | Hamilton Square, NJ | $4,389 |
| 5 | Eric Rivkin | Redondo Beach, CA | $3,274 |
| 6 | Robert Klein | Niskayuna, NY | $2,484 |
| 7 | Edward Kay | Farmington Hills, MI | $1,917 |
| 8 | Robert Reardon | Nantucket, MA | $1,504 |
| 9 | David Carvara | Westport, MA | $1,200 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
||
Jamie Kerstetter is here, and not long after her arrival managed to add considerably to her stack in short order, as she reported soon thereafter.
Heroed 3 streets with bottom pair within 2 minutes of sitting down. #aheadofschedule #mashmashmashbuttonsDecember 08 2012Follow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
As we move through the third 40-minute level and approach the first break of the day, the connected ballrooms in which the tournament is playing out here on the third floor of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City are filling up.
Right now the big board is showing that 333 players have already bought in for Day 1a. Late registration actually lasts all of the way to the start of Level 10 (i.e., the start of Day 2), so that number will likely climb as the Day 1a flight continues throughout the afternoon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
||
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
