On a multi-way flop of 
, Prasad Dobbins ended up all in with the 
for top pair and top kicker, however, Raymond Brady had him dominated with the 
for two pair. The 
turn gave Dobbins some counter fit outs, but the 
river further improved Brady to a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | |
|
Busted |
After the stack of Hideki Izutsu had been halved soon after sitting down, the Japanese moved back up to starting stack and just took a hit again when he put a shorter stack at risk with 
versus . The board came 
and Izutsu was sent back to the drawing board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Daniel Negreanu has been spotted in line to join the event. The six-time bracelet winner is the latest big name to take a seat and get in on the action in the inaugural event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Anatolii Zyrin has hit the rail after getting it all in with the best hand in the first hand of the level. Zyrin had opened 4,000 on the cutoff and Steve Cho three-bet to 13,200 on the button. The blinds folded and with the action back on Zyrin, the Russian upped it again, four-betting to 25,000. Cho asked Zyrin how much he was playing behind and he confirmed he had another 38,000. Cho put the rest of it in and Zyrin made the call.
Steve Cho: 
Anatolii Zyrin: 
The first card out was an ace on the 
flop. With only the case king out there, Zyrin was drawing extremely thin and he found no help on the 
turn or the 
river. As Zyrin headed towards the door, Cho told PokerNews "the fish gets there".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
137,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
Aladin Reskallah is on the up despite losing a recent pot. Reskallah had defended his big blind with 
in the big blind in a multi-way pot and called an 8,000 bet on the 
flop with overs and a flush draw. There was no more betting on either the 
turn or the 
river and his opponent won the hand with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,500
37,800
|
37,800 |
|
||
Assorted counts from the Pavilion Yellow section can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
115,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
110,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
97,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
||
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
72,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
58,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
57,000
2,600
|
2,600 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
43,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
33,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
26,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
25,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
20,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
16,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
5,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
Ari Engel opened the hijack to 3,800 and only Chakib Bennani called, defending his big blind. On the 
flop, Bennani checked-called a 4,000 continuation.
The turn brought a and Engel barreled, with Bennani check-calling the 8,000 bet. The river was the and Bennani changed tack, leading for 16,000. Engel counted out the chips and thought about it for 20 seconds or so before calling but he mucked when Bennani turned over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
77,300
11,800
|
11,800 |
|
||
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
