Craig Varnell has crossed the million chip mark with just over 400 players remaining.
Craig Varnell has crossed the million chip mark with just over 400 players remaining.
Thomas Boivin raised in early position then the player in the small blind went all in for about 100,000 chips, Boivin called.
Early Position Player: ![]()
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Thomas Boivin: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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. Bovin won the pot with two pair queens and tens to send his opponent to the rail.
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, Francois Pirault led out for 36,000 from the big blind and was called by Daman Orestad on the button.
On the
turn, Pirault moved all-in for Orestad's remaining 130,000 chips.
Orestad tanked for almost 3 minutes before opting to call.
Daman Orestad: ![]()
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Francois Pirault: ![]()
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Pirault had the best of it with two pair versus Orestad's turned top pair until the
fell on the river, giving the huge pot to Orestad.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Brian Altman 's table was quick to tell us about a hand.
Altman had flopped a set with ![]()
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A player had flopped top two pair with ![]()
The turn was a
and they got it all in.
Altman had to fade a king or ten to double, but unfortunately his opponent spiked a king on the river to felt Altman.
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, Scott Baumstein check-raised Craig Varnell's bet of 16,000 up to 36,000 from the big blind.
Varnell called, and the duo checked through the
turn.
With approximately 100,000 in the pot on the river
, Baumstein checked to Varnell, who bet 83,000.
Baumstein thought briefly, then proclaimed "well, if you've got it, you've got it" and called.
Varnell turned over ![]()
for a failed bluff, and Baumstein flipped up ![]()
for a runner-runner full house.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The two Day 1 chip leaders are both healthy as we hit the second break of the day. Both Stephen Song and Yiming Li have 100+ big blind stacks.
Players are on a 15 minute break.