Late registration for the Lucky 7's will close once the break finishes at the end of Level 12, which will be approximately 5:15 p.m.
As it stands 3,124 players have entered Day 1c, but the line to get into the action is still significant.
“Hey pokernews! This is the fun table!”
“Every level is beer level!” shouted Erick Argote as the round of drinks were delivered to a group of players who were thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Toshimasa Sakato was already all in under the gun with 71,000, and after some time and a few jokes around the table, John Vale stood up and said, “f*** it, I call!”
Toshimasa Sakato: J♦J♥
John Vale: A♦K♠
The board revealed 4♦5♦2♥J♠10♠, and Sakato doubled up with a set. Vale sportingly responded to the cards with, “That was so awesome!”.
A couple of hands later, Argote, who was under the gun, exclaimed, “I have an announcement to make!” before shoving his remaining 46,000 chips into the middle.
“Whatever happens, happens boys!” said Vale as the table raised their glasses in a toast. Vale folded in the small blind before Dennis Wallace in the big blind took up the all-in call.
Erick Argote: A♥J♥
Dennis Wallace: 10♣10♠
“Hearts! Hearts!” screamed Argote, but the board favored Wallace with 9♥5♣2♥3♠5♦, giving him the pot with two pairs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000 | |
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109,500 | |
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35,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The middle position player moved all in for 23,500 and was called by John Burch in the big blind who covered their opponent.
Middle Position: J♠J♦
John Burch: K♦K♣
An easy call for Burch and there was no help for middle position as the board ran A♣9♠2♣9♣6♦ and Burch chipped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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81,000
81,000
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81,000 |
Action caught up with Kali Shuali in early position on the river in a hand against a player in the big blind. The big blind had check-called a bet on the 2♥J♠5♣ flop and both players checked the 5♠ turn.
The player in the big blind would check the 6♥ river, too, and then quickly call a bet of 10,000 put out by Shuali.
Shuali showed Q♣J♦ and the player in the big blind mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000
85,000
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85,000 |
The player under the gun raised to 5,500 and Daniel Cosner three-bet all in for 40,000 before the player in the hijack four-bet jammed for about 80,000 and the player under the gun folded.
Hijack: 7♦7♠
Daniel Cosner: A♣5♣
The player in the hijack called them "unlucky sevens."
Two of the other players claimed to have folded an ace.
The board came out A♥4♥Q♠K♥9♠ and if the other players were being truthful Cosner hit the case ace to win with top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
A player in the small blind moved all in and was called by Alexane Najchaus in the big blind.
Alexane Najchaus: J♠J♣
Small Blind: 9♥7♣
Although Najchaus' opponent would flop a pair on the 3♠A♠7♥ board, he would still need to play catch-up to survive.
However, Najchaus was able to score the elimination on the clean runout after the Q♥ fell on the turn and the 4♦ on the river, sending her opponent to the rail.
"Finally, an easy call for once," Najchaus said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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81,000
41,000
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41,000 |
The player under the gun raised to 5,000 and the middle position player and the big blind, Christopher Garman, both came along for the ride.
The flop showed 8♥10♦6♦ and that's when everything went wild.
Garman checked, under-the-gun bet 8,000, the middle position player shoved all of his chips in for about 33,000 and Garman re-shoved with the bigger stack, getting the player under-the-gun player to fold.
Middle position: A♦5♦ for a nut-flush draw.
Christopher Garman: 10♠9♥ for top pair with a gutshot possibility.
Garman beckoned "no diamonds!" The dealer did not oblige and delivered the 8♦ on the turn. But that card did pair the board, and when the river came the 10♥, Garman was back on top with a pot-scooping full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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205,000
205,000
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205,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Thanks to tables breaking more quickly for the Main Event and bust-outs happening more frequently, the line to get into the action is moving faster than it has all day.
Currently, 2,824 have registered for Day 1c, but this number is escalating rather sharply.
