On a board of 
with 2,900 in the middle, Joseph Weinberger checked from middle position to Alexander Do on the button, and he bet 1,400.
Weinberger called, and when the river landed the 
, he checked.
Do bet 8,000 and Weinberger quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,300
-2,700
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-2,700 |
Gregory Hubly raised to 500 from the third position, Abraham Faroni three-bet to 1,700 on his button, and Hubly fired back, four-betting to 4,000. Faroni matched the price.
The flop fell 
and Hubly bet 3,000. Faroni called.
The 
turn brought a second flush draw and Hubly flicked in a 5,000-chip. Faroni called again.
The 
completed the board and Hubly barrelled again, making it 6,000. Faroni called with 
and his flopped top pair was good as Hubly turned up only 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000 | |
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41,300 |
Oliver Ruesing raised to 500 from the cutoff and Mike Leah three-bet to 2,100 from the small blind.
Ruesing called, and when the flop landed 
, Leah continued for 1,400.
Ruesing called, and then both players checked the 
on the turn.
The river landed the 
, and Leah checked again. Ruesing bet 3,500, and Leah called.
Ruesing tabled his 
for runner-runner two pair, and Leah mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,600
-20,400
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-20,400 |
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Defending champion John Cynn is here at the start of play, sitting at the same table as PokerNews video hostess Sasha Salinger.
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60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
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60,000
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60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
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60,000
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60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Kamran Zarghouni made a river bet of 5,500 into a pot of about 14,000. His opponent Matthew Gloier considered the bet on a board that read 
. He thought it over for about thirty seconds before making the call. Zarghouni turned over the for trips which was enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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73,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
The player on the button raised to 600, Chino Rheem three-bet to 1,700 from the small blind and the button called.
The flop was 
, Rheem continued for 1,600 and his opponent folded.
"I was ready to get 60,000 in right now," Rheem commented after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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63,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Matt Affleck raised to 500 from middle position and Richard Lowe defended his big blind.
The flop landed 
and after Lowe checked, Affleck bet 400.
Lowe called, and when the turn fell the , he led for 700 and Affleck folded.
"Ace-ten good I think," stated Lowe as he dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow opened for 500 from the button and took down the blinds in one of the first hands of Day 1c. He did so in the midst of telling a story about losing a 2.5 million chip pot with 97 percent equity, at some other point of his two-decade-plus poker career.
Matusow was one of the "Poker Boom" characters that fueled the game's popularity in the mid-2000s, and the four-time bracelet winner is no stranger to Main Event success. His career accomplishments include two final tables in this event, coming in ninth in 2005 for a career-best $1,000,000 payday, and sixth in 2001 for $239,765.
The legendary character also finished 30th in 2008 ($193,000) and 87th in 2004 ($20,000). A deep run in the 2019 Main Event would no doubt be quite a story.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,500
500
|
500 |
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Sasha Salinger limped from early position and John Cynn checked his option in the big blind.
The flop was 
, Cynn checked, Salinger bet 300 and Cynn called.
The turn was the 
and both checked.
The river was the 
, Cynn bet 800 and Salinger open folded what appeared to be 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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61,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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59,800
-200
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-200 |
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Corey Wright opened in the second position with a raise to 600 and Boris Martin three-bet to 2,000 on his left. Action stopped at small blind Preston Lee who thought for a while and then announced a four-bet to 5,700. Both Wright and Martin quickly released their respective beholdings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000 | |
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59,000 | |
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58,000 | |
