A player in early position opened to 1,700 and Sandra Bratton called in the cutoff. James Woods squeezed to 6,500 and only Bratton called.
The flop came 
and both players checked. Bratton jammed in her 15,300 stack on the 
turn and that made Woods lay down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,200 | -31,200 |
|
31,000 |
There was a raise to 2,100 and a three-bet to 5,000 when Rania Nasreddine four-bet shoved for 25,500. The original raiser jammed and the other player got out of the way to put Nasreddine at risk.
Rania Nasreddine: 
Original Raiser: 
The board came safe for Nasreddine as it completed 
and she is back near her starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 33,700 |
The board read 
on the river. Ayodesi Coker bet 13,000 and got a quick call from his opponent.
Coker tabled the 
for the boat and collected the pot as his opponent flashed a jack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000 | 155,000 |
With 4,500 in the pot and 
on the board, Scotter Clark bet 1,500 from early position and an opponent in the cutoff called.
The turn was 
and both players checked. The river was .
Clark fired 5,000 on the river and his opponent called.
"Set," the pirate-clad Iowa native said as he turned over 
. "Arrrrr, the pirate lives another day."
His opponent mucked and Clark took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,600 | 9,800 |
With around 26,000 chips in the middle, Avi Cohen checked to Billy Bailey on the 
board. Bailey put in a bet of 11,000. Cohen went deep in the tank, trying to decide what to do. Eventually, Cohen folded and Bailey tabled 
for king-high.
"I was honestly so close to calling you with pocket fives," Said Cohen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000 | |
|
55,500 |
The action was picked up on a board that read 
. Mark Wahba all in from the small blind for 12,500. He was called by an opponent in middle position and also by an opponent in the hijack.
The river was the 
. The action checked to the player in the hijack who bet 10,000 and was called by the player in middle position. All three players tabled their hands.
Mark Wahba: 
Middle Position: 
Hijack: 
Wahba flopped a set of sevens which remained the best hand by the river and he trippled up.
The player in middle position scooped a small side pot with a higher two pair than her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 |
On the tail end of a hand between Tyler Sigman and Daniel Reijmer, the former bet the 
river for 15,000. Reijmer called but mucked when Sigman tabled the 
for broadway.
Sigman then raised to 1,500 from under the gun and Fabian Quoss defended the big blind. The 
flop was checked by Quoss, who then faced a bet worth 2,000 and check-raised to 6,500. Sigman tossed in the additional chips and then let go on the 
turn when Quoss bet 14,000.
In the very next hand, Sigman three-bet to 3,500 in the big blind and the initial raiser pushed his short stack for 9,500 with the 
. Sigman snap-called with the 
and dealt the final blow on a 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
150,000 | 150,000 |
|
62,000 | 2,000 |
|
Busted |
Alex Livingston bet 11,000 on the turn with about 15,000 in the middle and he was met with an all in bet of 42,000 from an opponent.
"I've got a real hand," said Livingston hesitantly.
Livingston flipped in a call after a minute of thought.
Alex Livingston: 
Opponent:
The river was the 
and Livingston scored the knockout with his set of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
281,000 | 15,000 |
According to the broadcast crew, Fabian Quoss scored a big pot when he was at the better end of an aces versus kings cooler and the German has appeared among the big stacks towards the end of Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
244,000 | 83,000 |
|
|
206,000 | 126,000 |
|
|
164,000 | 36,000 |
|
122,000 | 17,000 |
|
115,000 | 14,200 |
|
107,000 | 61,400 |
|
76,000 | -37,100 |
|
75,000 | 38,900 |
|
65,000 | 3,000 |
|
65,000 | 5,000 |
|
63,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
60,000 | -40,000 |
|
28,000 | -29,000 |
|
13,000 | -14,200 |
Poker Hall of Famer Tom McEvoy posited a theory to table #454 in the Amazon Purple section.
"I think I have played in more Main Events than this entire table combined," the 1983 Main Event champion said.
McEvoy explained that he has played in 37 Main Events. One player polled the table to get an official answer.
One by one the players rattled off their Main Event tally.
10...8...6...1...2...8...2...7
The table seemed to come up with a consensus total of 44 Main Events among the other eight players.
More than McEvoy, but not by much.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,600 | -11,400 |
