We heard the sound of a celebratory clap punctuate the murmur of chip riffling and table talk, and after heading over to catch the aftermath of an all-in clash, we discovered Remi Subair was the exuberant winner.
Subair got his stack into the middle holding , and when the board ran out , his rockets held up over an opponent's inferior .
With the win, Subair moved his chip count above the current average, and he is now in prime position to make a deep run here on Day 2 of this $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament.
Action began on Phillippe Ktorza who who opened to 7,000 from early middle position. Michael Katz called on the button along with the player in the big blind.
The flop came down and the big blind checked to Ktorza who put out a bet of 11,500. Katz asked for a count, then tossed chips in for the call. The big blind player folded.
The turn came the and Ktorza moved all in. Katz snap called and turned up for quads. Ktorza tried to muck his hand. He placed it face down in front of him and went to receive his payout ticket as Katz could not be beaten. The dealer put out the on the river for customary purposes but it didn't matter as Katz already had a lock on the hand.
After pestering from some players at the table, mostly Warwick Mirzikinian, the dealer turned up Ktorza's hand to reveal for a flush draw. Mirzikinian claimed that he wanted to play that hand next time it was dealt to him.
Either way, Ktorza is out and Katz is rolling in his chips.
Jacob Bazeley (Seen Here at the Final Table Stage) is Looking to Return to the Mothership
With the board reading by the river, Jacob Bazeley slid a stack forward for a bet of just over 22,000.
His opponent sized up the wager for a moment, before sliding two stacks into the middle and declaring himself all in.
Bazeley shot a look across the table, and after a brief moment to realize he was in the dream spot, Bazeley made the call with his for a full house on the turn. His opponent could not produce a superior holding, and with that he was eliminated in abrupt fashion.
When French pro Phillippe Ktorza looked down to find the , he moved his last 52,000 into the middle before the flop.
The action folded around to his countryman Gabriel Nassif, and the online grinder tanked for a few minutes while pondering a decision for his tournament life.
Eventually, Nassif mucked his hand, and Ktorza was kind enough to show his suited big slick before dragging the pot. Nassif responded by telling the table that he laid down a pair of nines, a revelation that prompted Aussie pro Warwick Mirzikinian to declare the move a "banana fold."
Action folded to Orjan Skommo who opened to 6,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Warwick Mirzikinian in the small blind who popped it up to 15,500 to play. Action folded back to Skommo who made the call.
The flop came down and Mirzikinian led out with a bet to 17,000. Skommo just flat called.
On the turn, Mirzikinian slowed down and checked. Skommo wouldn't check back though, instead, he put out a bet of 22,500 that Mirzikinian called.
The river came the and Mirzikinian found his bet button again because he led for 35,000. Skommo quickly called. Mirzikinian tabled for ace high, but Skommo had him crushed with . With that, Skommo took down the first battle between the two played, and healthily increased his chip stack.
Kelly Slay just left the field with one less female competitor, after she won a coin flip holding . Slay's unfortunate opponent got it all in holding , and the board ran out nine-high to send her to the rail.
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, and when the board ran out 
, his rockets held up over an opponent's inferior 
.
and Ktorza moved all in. Katz snap called and turned up 
on the river for customary purposes but it didn't matter as Katz already had a lock on the hand.
for a flush draw. Mirzikinian claimed that he wanted to play that hand next time it was dealt to him.
and Mirzikinian led out with a bet to 17,000. Skommo just flat called.
turn, Mirzikinian slowed down and checked. Skommo wouldn't check back though, instead, he put out a bet of 22,500 that Mirzikinian called.
for ace high, but Skommo had him crushed with 
. With that, Skommo took down the first battle between the two played, and healthily increased his chip stack.
, and the board ran out nine-high to send her to the rail.