On a paired flop 
, Mike Comisso check-called from the big blind a bet worth 1,200 from his opponent.
Both checked on the 
turn and a 
fell on the river. This time, Comisso tanked and check-called another bet from his opponent for 7,000, but send his cards into the muck when the latter showed 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
127,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
129,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
128,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
105,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
92,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
82,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
79,000
4,600
|
4,600 |
|
||
|
73,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
72,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
||
|
72,000
6,900
|
6,900 |
|
66,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
||
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
57,000
4,900
|
4,900 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
||
|
51,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
47,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
38,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
32,500
31,500
|
31,500 |
|
16,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
14,000
50,900
|
50,900 |
|
||
|
12,300
32,700
|
32,700 |
Magnus Carlsen and Ben Sarnoff were heads up and looking at a board of 
.
With about 18,000 in the pot, Carlsen checked from the small blind to see Ben Sarnoff bet 3,200 from the cutoff. Carlsen knows how to put his opponent in "check," and he sprung to life with a "discovered attack" by check-raising to 8,200. Sarnoff made the call.
The river 
hit the felt and completed the board. Carlsen led for 15,000. Sarnoff thought for about 90 seconds before eventually tossing in the call.
"Good call," said Carlsen, showing 
.
Sarnoff showed 
for flopped two pair and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
36,200
21,800
|
21,800 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
94,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
92,000
7,800
|
7,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
84,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
73,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
73,000
17,900
|
17,900 |
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
17,000 | |
With 2,100 on the middle on the 
flop, Erkut Yilmaz checked in the big blind before Justin Young bet 1,000 from middle position. Yilmaz called.
Young fired again for 2,000 on the 
turn and Yilmaz quickly gave it up.
As the hand progressed Mike Matusow was spotted in the room with a fresh starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
60,000 | |
|
|
||
Benjamin Francisco was on the button and called a re-raise to 3,500 before the flop from the big blind, as did a player under the gun. The flop came 
and everyone checked.
The big blind bet out 5,000 on the 
turn and only Francisco called. Both players checked the 
river and Francisco took the pot with 
.
Francisco is sandwiched between two Frenchmen, Quentin Roussey and Cyril Henneveux, who each have amassed more than 120,000 so far on Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | |
|
|
125,000 | |
|
38,000 |
The action was picked up on the river in a pot of roughly 25,000 on a board showing 
. Anthony "Slime" Bruno, a popular gamer and Twitch streamer, checked from the small blind.
His opponent on the button bet 15,500 and Bruno took a moment before announcing all in for 52,000, just barely covering the button. The button went well into the tank but eventually let his hand go and Bruno was shipped the large pot.
Back in May Bruno was on the highly watched live stream on Hustler Live for Ludwig's Million Dollar Cash Game where he and the "Poker Brat" Phil Hellmuth got tangled in many pots and was even allegedly angled by the 16-time bracelet winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
89,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
Catherine Dever was heads-up on a flop of 
when she got her last 15,700 in the middle. Her opponent thought about the decision for a few moments before calling.
Catherine Dever:
Opponent: 
The board ran out and Dever doubled up her short stack.
A few hands earlier, Dever had lost most of her chips to Troy Lombardo when Lombardo flopped a set of fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000 | |
|
35,000 |
YouTube poker vlogger Wes Cutshall was seen taking in the last of Corel Theuma's chips and he recapped the hand to PokerNews.
Theuma opened to 900 with from early position and Cutshall called in the big blind with .
On the 
flop, Cutshall check-called a bet of 1,400 and did the same for 5,100 on the turn.
Cutshall check-jammed for 35,000 after Theuma bet 10,000 on the 
river. Theuma, who was calling for his tournament life, put in the last of his chips and was shown the bad news that his opponent had rivered a bigger flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
Busted |
Martin Kabrhel was already talking with his table as the board read 
. He bet 6,600 from the cutoff and his opponent called under the gun.
The river was the . Both players checked it.
His opponent showed the 
which Kabrhel had defeated with the , which led him to go on a spiel about betting a lot with small cards, which it seemed like the table tuned out as he received little to no replies to his banter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
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