David Grandieri raised from under the gun to 600. The big blind defended as both players headed to a flop.
The flop came 9♠J♣5♥, and the big blind quickly checked to Grandieri. He led out for 800 and was quickly called.
While the Q♠ peeled off on the turn, the big blind checked again. Grandieri fired for 1,400 and his opponent folded for him to scoop the pot.
Melissa Schubert was in early position and facing a bet of 3,500 on a flop of 9♠6♥3♦. She called to see the 6♣ turn and checked over to her opponent again.
He fired out another 7,000 from middle position and Schubert again called. The river came the 10♦ and Schubert checked once more. Her opponent slowed down and checked this time, turning over K♥9♥ for two pair.
Schubert, though, had 10♣10♥ for the rivered full house. "I didn't need it," she said as she raked in the pot.
Benjamin Underwood, who has made five final tables at the WSOP since 2019, is also seated at this table.
In a three-way pot with 11,000 in the middle, the flop showed 10♣K♥9♥ when John Lavotaro checked in the big blind, followed a player in middle position and Cary Katz on the button.
The turn fell the A♣ and Lavotaro led out for 5,000. It was enough to make his opponents fold and grab the pot.
Andre Butler raised to 700 first-to-act and was called by the player on the button and Tsugunari Toma in the small blind.
Toma checked to Butler on the 10♣K♣Q♦ flop and he bet 1,000. The button called and Toma folded.
Butler check-called a 3,200 bet from his opponent on the 4♠ turn and then both players checked down on the A♣ river.
Butler turned over A♦10♦ for two pair and his opponent mucked — awarding the pot to Butler.
The player in early position opened to 700 and was called by Sofia Lovgren in the hijack and Steven Veneziano in the small blind. The big blind also decided to come along and the four of them went to the flop of 4♦7♣3♣ which checked around.
On the turn Q♥, Veneziano led out for 1,600 and only received one call from Lovgren so the two went heads-up to the river 10♣.
Veneziano thought for a second before placing out a bet of 4,200 and Lovgren promptly folded to award him the pot.
Patrick Tardif opened to 1,000 from early position and it folded to Steve Yagudaev in the hijack who three-bet to 3,100. The rest of the table got out of the way and Tardif made the call.
The flop came A♣Q♦4♥ and Tardif checked to Yagudaev who continued for 3,200. Tardif tossed in chips for the call and the pair saw the 7♣ turn.
Tardif checked a second time and Yagudaev sized up to 7,100. Tardif quickly mucked his hand and the pot was sent to Yagudaev.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Players have been sent on their first break of the day and will return to blinds of 200/300 with a 300 big blind ante. Day 1d is in full swing, though, and the energy in the room is truly tangible!
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