The action was picked up preflop with Katie Kopp all in against a player in middle position, who had her covered.
Katie Kopp: Q♥Q♠
Middle Position: 7♦7♥
Kopp was ahead on the 4♥3♦A♥ flop and the Q♦ on the turn left her opponent drawing dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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Daniel Vo raised to 2,500 from early position and action folded around to the small blind, who three-bet to 12,300. After taking a moment to consider his options, Vo announced all in and his opponent quickly made the call.
Early Position: A♦K♣
Daniel Vo: A♠J♠
Vo was out-kicked by his opponent's ace-king, but was drawing very live on the 10♠6♠6♦ flop. The Q♠ turn was exactly what he was looking for and his opponent was left drawing dead. The 4♥ river changed nothing and Vo scooped in a massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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118,000
118,000
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118,000 |
It was small blind versus big blind on a flop of A♠3♦8♦. The small blind Danny Nguyen made a small bet and the big blind called.
The turn brought 9♥ and Nguyen continued the aggression with another bet which was quickly called by the big blind.
The river was the 9♦ and Nguyen bet again and was quickly called.
Nguyen showed 10♦Q♦ and the big blind turned over 5♦6♦ for the lower flush.
Nguyen raked in a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
A short stack went all in from under the gun and faced a quick reshove for 72,000. Action folded to Jason Vaughn, who also went all in, covering the other two players.
First Position: K♥10♥
Mid Position A♠K♦
Jason Vaughn JxJx
The board ran out 4♦9♣Q♦Q♣5♠ and Vaughn's jacks held. These weren't his first victims. Rachel Gardner sitting immediately to his left said, "Just call him Freddy Krueger, because he's killing everbody!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
160,000
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160,000 |
Players have reached the second 20-minute break of the day.
A small delay to color up the 100 chips has ended and the tournament will resume momentarily.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The Day 1a field is nearing 1,900 entries late in Level 9.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
A player in early position went all in for his remaining 18,500 chips and found calls from a player in middle position and Bassel Zebib in the big blind.
Both players checked the 10♦6♦J♦ flop. Zebib bet 18,000 on the J♥ turn. The player in middle position folded and action was heads up between Zebib and the early position player at risk.
Early Position: A♦Q♣
Bassel Zebib: 6♥6♣
The river was the K♣ giving the all-in player a straight. Zebib had flopped a set and turned a full house leaving his opponent drawing dead on the river. As a result Zebib was left with one of the largest stacks in the room at 170,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
170,000
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170,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
