No Gamble No Future favorite Jimmy D'Ambrosio was running on fumes after his feature table experience earlier in the day. With just five big blinds left he got the chips in good and his Ax9x held against his opponents Jx9x. He doubled to keep the dream alive on Day 1 of the Main Event.
Alessio Di Cesaro raised under the gun to 1,200 and one player flatted before Kenny Hallaert raised to 4,500. The action folded back to Di Cesaro and he made the call.
When the 9♥8♣5♣ flop hit the felt, the action checked to Hallaert and he continued for 5,000. Di Cesaro check-folded and the player in the middle made the call.
The 4♠ turn was checked through to see the 2♣ river. Hallaert's opponent led for 5,000 before he tossed a raise to 15,000 into the middle. His opponent tanked for about 30 seconds before pitching his cards into the muck.
On a heads-up completed board of 8♦5♣4♣2♣4♥, Clint Naito checked to his opponent, Ramzi Karam, who thought for a few moments before sliding out a bet of 20,300.
Naito then went into the tank to weigh his options and eventually decided to make the call but was then shown A♣6♣ by Karam for the ace-high flush and Naito instantly mucked.
Left short, Naito then moved all in the very next hand with king-seve suited but ran into the pocket aces of Brian Schaffer and was sent to the rail.
Jeff Lisandro was heads-up from early position against the player on the button on a J♦4♠6♠ flop. Lisandro check-called a 2,800 bet from his opponent and then both players checked on the 5♦ turn.
The 3♠ completed the board and Lisandro bet 4,500, which sent his opponent deep into the tank.
Eventually, she let her hand go and Lisandro collected the pot without a showdown.
A player in early position raised to 1,200 and Louis Duvischar three-bet to 4,200 from middle position, getting called by the original raiser.
The two players would see a board of 4♣Q♦7♥ and Duvischar would get called after betting all three streets, tossing out 2,600 on the flop, 9,000 on the turn, and 25,000 on the river, then showing down A♠Q♠, with his opponent mucking.
Dinesh Alt was heads-up in a three-bet pot with around 9,000 in the middle. The flop came 9♥6♠4♦ and Alt check-called a bet of 3,000 from his opponent.
The turn was the Q♦ and both players checked to the K♦ on the river. Alt checked again and his opponent flicked in a bet of 10,000. Alt check-raised to 37,000 and got his opponent to fold.
Four players saw a flop of 3♠7♠2♠. Edward Pak in early position, opened the betting for 2,500. Action folded round to the cutoff, who raised to 6,500. Pak called.
An A♥ on the turn was checked by both players.
When the river came the 3♣, Pak put out a bet of 17,500 and his opponent went into the tank. It took around 2 minutes but eventually he found the fold.
Four players headed to a flop of 6♠6♣3♦ and the action checked to Rhonda DiMartino in middle position who bet 5,000. Jacqueline Burkhart called from the big blind as did Reiji Kono.
The turn was the J♠ and DiMartino fired out another bet of 15,000. Burkhart still called and Kono got out of the way. The 10♦ completed the board and Burkhart checked for the third time. DiMartino put in a bet of 30,000, enough to cover Burkhart's stack just shy of that.
Burkhart thought for over a minute before announcing a call. DiMartino turned over A♦6♦ which had Burkhart out-kicked with 6♥2♠.
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