Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Ali Ait Obram open-jammed from early position for less than 10 big blinds with . Thierry Oldak three-bet most of his stack for about 50,000 from late position with and the remaining players folded.
The flop gave Oldak a set and Obram was drawing dead after the came on the turn. Obram was already out of his seat and walking away from the table as the completed the board on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thierry Oldak | 80,000 | |
Ali Ait Obram
|
Busted |
Phillip Huxley was around a starting stack or less most of the day including going into dinner break with 29,000. He built up his stack to over 50,000 before recently growing his stack to around 100,000.
Most of Huxley's surge came in the following hand. Huxley opened from under the gun for 3,300 before Stefan Bittger jammed for about 47,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to Huxley who made the call.
Stefan Bittger:
Phillip Huxley,
Huxley was ahead before the flop and kept the lead throughout the hand with the running out on the board.
After the hand, the dealer counted both players' stacks and Bittger was eliminated after it was deemed Huxley had him covered.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phillip Huxley
|
100,000 | 70,000 |
Stefan Bittger
|
Busted |
A player with the nickname Willy Wonka bet 13,500 into a pot of around 25,000 with the on the board and got a call from Ben Masbah.
Willy Wonka then jammed after the completed the board on the river and Masbah quickly called off his remaining stack of around 30,000. Willy Wonka turned over and Masbah began to walk away from the table. Since it was an all-in situation, the dealer turned over his cards to show he had .
Willy Wonka has had the chip lead most of the day. Also with a big stack at another table is Yohai Cohen with about 260,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Willy Wonka | 325,000 | 95,000 |
Yohai Cohen
|
260,000 | 260,000 |
Ben Masbah
|
Busted |
Blinds have gone up to 800/1,600 with a big blind ante of 1,600. This is the second to last blind level of the day.
At the start of the level, there were 88 players remaining out of the 227 entrants to enter Day 1a.
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Sonny Franco has nearly $2 million in live tournament cashes tracked by The Hendon Mob but will need to re-enter during tomorrow's Day 1b in order to add to this total.
A player opened from early position before a player nicknamed Igna Poker three-bet to 11,000. Franco four-bet jammed for 38,800.
The original opener tanked for a couple of minutes before he folded and Igna Poker opted to quickly call.
Sonny Franco:
Igna Poker:
The race was on and Franco's tens were ahead after the appeared on the flop. The on the turn paired up Igna Poker and Franco was eliminated from Day 1a after the on the river was unable to provide a last second save.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Igna Poker
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
Sonny Franco | Busted |
Christophe Colantoni jammed for about 10 big blinds with and was called by a player just known as AA with .
The ran out on the board and Colantoni's Day 1a was over. Colantoni can still get back into the action during tomorrow's Day 1b if he so chooses.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
AA
|
50,000 | |
Christophe Colantoni
|
Busted |
Andre Angella four-bet jammed for 28,000 and was called by a player just known as PMR.
Andre Angella:
PMR:
Angella appeared to be upset to be as far behind as he was but he screamed in joy after he nailed a straight on the rainbow flop.
The came on the turn followed by the on the river and Angella cracked aces to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
PMR | 65,000 | |
Andre Angella
|
58,500 | -1,500 |
Bernard Guigon limped from early position before Pierre Quignard jammed for about 6,000 from one seat over. Pierre Sinnig came in over the top for 40,000 and Guigon folded.
Pierre Quignard:
Pierre Sinnig:
Quignard was rooting for cards in hopes of staying alive or even doubling after the came on the flop. He didn't get a chop or a win and instead hit the rail after the came on the turn followed by the on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pierre Sinnig | 50,000 | 22,000 |
Pierre Quignard
|
Busted |