The screens in the Brasilia room show 859 players registered and that means we are only 40 entries short of beating the attendance from last year when 898 played this event.
With registration open for another two-and-a-half levels, we may get close to that number again. But keep in mind that players enter with 30 big blinds only at 50-100 if they join the action right now.
We joined the action as the board was almost rushed away, but could still see the 
spread and 
in front of Jason Boucher. His opponent shook hands with Boucher and left the table, having gotten it in with 
on the flop for top pair, top kicker. There was no runner-runner miracle, and Boucher is up to almost three times the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,500 | 8,500 |
In a hijack-versus-cutoff battle, the opponent of Neil Krajewski was all in for his last 725 chips with 
and Krajewski made the call with 
.
The 
board provided Krajewski the nut flush while eliminating his opponent. Krajewski has doubled up his starting stack already and is up to 6,000 in chips.
UK PokerNews Editor Matthew Pitt is holding steady so far. According to him no one else has had a hand when he has raised, although he did get some value from a flopped set of threes when his opponent folded to a turn bet. He also folded to a three-bet in one hand telling PokerNews, “I don’t like folding. I generally don’t make a habit of folding.”
Pitt also informed this reporter that he is in desperate need of bathroom break but is determined to hang on until the first break which is in an hour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400 | -175 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
While walking through the massive tournament area in the Brasilia room, we noticed a very familiar face to the PokerNews family. At Table 34, Kristy Arnett has taken a seat here in the Casino Employees Event and is already off to a good start. In a recent hand one of her opponents tried to bluff her on all three streets, but Arnett didn't go anywhere and scooped a pot worth about two-thirds the starting stack.
Soon after that hand, the gentleman whose chips Arnett had claimed was reraising all in from the small blind for less than 1,000 chips. Linda Cao in the cutoff made the call with 
and it was the godfather of coin flips versus 
. The 
flop delivered one of the overcards to pair Cao, and after the 
turn and the 
river we've had another early elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
On the turn with the board reading 
, Peter Alba faced a bet of 400 from the woman seated to his left. He popped it up to 1,600, she made the call, and they saw the river bring the .
Alba announced he was all in and his opponent quickly made the call. Alba turned over 
for a full house, and it took a few seconds to see his opponent's 
for a losing straight. Having fewer chips than Alba to start the hand, she was eliminated just before the end of the first level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000 | 6,000 |
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Defending champ Chad Holloway raised to 125 from middle position and only the big blind called. The flop was and the big blind bet 125. Holloway called. The turn was the and the big blind fired again with a bet of 500. Holloway quickly tossed in raising chips, making it 3,000.
His opponent thought for a moment before mucking is hand. Whether it is pushing his stack all in or pushing players around, Holloway has been aggressive early.
We arrived at Table 24 to see seat 1, Cameron Tullis, four-bet the player to his left to 550. After some deep thought seat 2 called.
They saw a flop of 
. Tullis bet out 600 and after a few minutes his opponent made the call.
The turn card was the 
and Tullis announced he was all in and slid his stack forward. His opponent took a good while to make his decision and in the end he flicked his cards away. Pot to Tullis.
On the next hand, Tullis flicked in some calling chips from early position. No raise and four players saw a flop of 
. Tullis called a bet of 125 as did one other player, then the three of them checked the turn.
The river was the and when the big blind bet 425, Tullis checked his cards and raised him to 1,100. The button folded and while the big blind shook his head, he too released his cards.
Two in a row for Tullis who sure looks like he has brought his aggressive game today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
