Facing a hijack open to 1,200, Dan Bunce three-bet to 3,000, the big blind cold called, and the hijack called.
Action checked to Bunce on the 
flop, Bunce continued for 5,000, and both opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
Michael VanderWoude opened to 1,200 on the button, the small blind called, and Kevin Saul called in the big blind.
All three players checked the 
flop.
Action checked to VanderWoude on the 
turn, he bet 1,200, and both opponents called.
All three players checked the 
river, and VanderWoude's 
was the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
27,000 | |
Dan Bunce opened to 1,200 on the button, Tim Capretta three-bet to 3,000 in the small blind, the big blind cold called, and Bunce folded.
Capretta continued for 5,000 on the 
flop, and got the fold.
In the aftermath of that pot, Capretta currently sits on one of the biggest stacks in the room at 124,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Sam Cosby opened to 1,200 from the hijack, the small blind called, and Michael VanderWoude called in the big blind.
Action checked to Cosby, who bet 1,500 on the 
flop. Only VanerWoude called.
Both remaining players checked the 
turn.
VanderWoude bet 2,100 on the 
river, and Cosby folded. VanderWoude, down to 2,300 at one point, is now back up to over starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
With 5,500 in the pot and 
on the board, George Pappas checked from the big blind, and Chad Holloway checked back from the hijack.
Pappas bet 3,800 on the 
river, and Holloway made the call. Pappas showed down , Holloway mucked, and Pappas took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
47,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
The under-the-gun player opened to 1,300, and Todd Sladek called in the hijack.
Both players checked the 
flop.
The turn came 
, the under-the-gun player checked, Sladek bet 2,000, his opponent jammed for 9,000, and Sladek made the call.
Under the Gun:
Todd Sladek: 
Sladek's nut straight held up through an inconsequential river, sending the opponent to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Jim Calkins got his 36,000 stack preflop from the cutoff, against Sam Cosby in the big blind.
Cosby's 45,000 stack had Calkins covered.
Jim Calkins: 
Sam Cosby: 
Board: 
Cosby's pocket kings held up, and Calkins Day 1 run came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
146,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
118,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
93,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
70,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
66,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
65,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
58,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
50,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
37,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
34,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
|
30,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
26,500
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
26,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
23,000 | |
|
12,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
|
Busted | |