After a 200 limp from the player under the gun and a limp from under the gun plus one, Erik Seidel isolated to 900 from middle position. The player in the cut off made it 1,900 to go and everybody quickly folded to Seidel. Seidel was leaning back, his chair on just two legs, and made the call. Seidel checked on , and immediately released as his opponent bet 1,500. Seidel continues with a little over 5,000 in chips.
Kyle Bowker, on the button, called a raise to 600 from the cutoff, and both blinds folded.
The flop was , and the cutoff came out with a continuation-bet of 1,700. Bowker dropped a raising stack in, though we didn't catch the exact amount. The cutoff immediately put Bowker all in, and he folded right away.
Also spotted in the back of the Silver section: Matt Glantz, sporting a stack just north of 10,000.
The clock shows 1,736 for some time now, but that isn't the final number just yet. Late registration is closed though, so we expect official numbers and the exact pay out shortly.
Normally we don't update you on tables being broken but we are reporting on Kenny Hallaert's table being broken just. He was seated on Brasilia Gold table #2 and that's a table which under normal circumstances wouldn't get broken ever on day one. It's supposed to be the next to last table in the high to low breaking order. There was something wrong with one of the tables legs though so the Belgian and his table mates are being relocated. The table isn't broken, but it might just get broken earlier now that it's situated somewhere else. Hallaert brings 13,000 to his new table.
, and immediately released as his opponent bet 1,500. Seidel continues with a little over 5,000 in chips.
, and the cutoff came out with a continuation-bet of 1,700. Bowker dropped a raising stack in, though we didn't catch the exact amount. The cutoff immediately put Bowker all in, and he folded right away.
