On a flop of 2♦7♦9♦, Jeff Whittle bet and got a single caller. A 5♥ on the turn was checked by both players. Whittle bet 10,000 when the river came 10x and was called again. Whittle showed 8♦4♦ for a flopped flush and his opponent flashed A♣K♦ before throwing them in the muck.
"The Legend!", shouted Jamie Gold, getting laughs from the whole table — after Whittle had correctly called him down earlier with Jack high, not once but twice.
The action was picked up preflop with an all-in confrontation between Jonathan Ingalls and a player in the big blind who was all-in at risk.
Big Blind: 7♦7♣
Jonathan Ingalls: A♥A♠
The board ran out 10♥K♠K♣J♠Q♠ which offered no help to the at risk player and catapulted Ingalls to a healthy 180,000 chip stack.
As recapped by the players at the table, Gabe Ramos opened to 4500 from early position and received calls from a player in middle position and Maria Konnikova in the big blind.
Action checked around on the 2♠2♦8♦ flop. The turn came the K♠ and both Ramos and Konnikova checked again. The middle position player went all-in, Konnikova folded and Ramos made the call to put his opponent at risk.
Middle Position: QxJx
Ramos: 2♣2♥
Ramos had flopped quads and his opponent was promptly sent to the rail. After the hand Konnikova mentioned she had folded 8x6x for a flopped top pair.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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.
The Day 1a field is nearing 1,900 entries late in Level 9.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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Players have reached the second 20-minute break of the day.
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