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Josh Arieh
Josh Arieh has mountains of the highest chip denominations, purple and orange. He's got 65,000, followed closely by Andy Philachack with 63,000.
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The tournament director has ruled that if a player is all in, one side pot player may not say "Let's check it down" to the other. Influencing the action in this way can lead to a strict penalty.
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Dave Fox
Dave Fox limps in under the gun and gets one caller - and the big blind checks. The flop is . It's checked to Fox who bets 300 and takes it. He's up to 5,900 in chips.
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The chip counts are updated, and Josh Arieh holds a commanding lead late in Day 1. He's got 75,000 in chips, and the next-closest player, Andy Philachack, only has 58,500.
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Louie Esposito
Defending champ Louie Esposito is all in with another player. Esposito holds and the other player has . Esposito's opponent catches up on a board of and doubles through.