Bicknell Advances to Round 2 After Eliminating Ruivo
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
On a flop reading 
, Kristen Bicknell fired 8,500 from the big blind and Manuel Ruivo called on the button.
The turn was the 
and Bicknell fired another bet of 14,500 that Ruivo called once more.
The 
filled up the river and Bicknell moved all in for about 46,000. Ruivo snap-called tabling 
for a wheel but that wasn't good enough as Bicknell revealed 
for fours full of threes to win the pot, eliminating Ruivo and advancing to the next round.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | 112,000 |
|
Busted |
flop while he held 
. Jesse McGinty had 
for the flopped top pair but was behind against Del Vecchio's flush.
on the turn to give McGinty two pair but he bricked the river when the 
, James Romero bet 7,000 and Jesse Sylvia moved all in for about 50,000. Romero thought for a long while, but eventually let it go.
. Alexandru Papazian threw in a continuation bet that Loosli called.
and Papazian tabled 
for a pair of nines to eliminate Papazian and advance to Round 2.
and got no help from the board.
completed the board and Zamani checked. Song bet 1,000 and Zamani took a minute of reflection.
.
offsuit. He was kind enough to tell the PokerNews live reporting team that he had opened from the button and his opponent had called with around 20 big blinds behind. 
for his opponent to shove with 
