Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Level: 14
Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Matt Grapenthien completed with the A♣ and Shaun Deeb defended his bring in with the 4♥.
Matt Grapenthien: A♦6♠6♦ / A♣2♥Q♣6♣
Shaun Deeb: XxXxXx / 4♥7♥9♥10♠
Grapenthien led on fourth and Deeb called.
On fifth, Grapenthien slowed down and check-called a bet from Deeb. Another bet went in from both players on sixth street.
Grapenthien led on seventh and Deeb put in the call. He got the bad news immediately as Grapenthien rolled over his full house to drag a sizeable pot late on Day 1 as the field size ticked down below 250 players remaining.
A player completed with a 4♦ up and Lawrence Brandt raised with an A♠ which saw the bring in 3♣ defend and the initial completor call.
Lawrence Brandt: XxXx/A♠8♠7♦10♣/Xx
Opponent: XxXx/4♦6♥A♠9♦/Xx
Bring In: XxXx/3♣K♦9♣ (Folded on fifth)
Brandt bet on fourth street and both players called.
On fifth street, Brandt bet again and only one player called.
Sixth and seventh street saw Brandt bet each time and get a call.
"Aces up," said Brandt as he turned over A♦10♠8♣ for aces and tens, which was good for the pot and the WSOP bracelet winner raked in a late night pot.
Action was picked up with cards on their back on fifth street with Jon Turner all in for his last bets against Dylan Smith.
Jon Turner: A♣6♣/5♣J♣8♥7♥/5♠
Dylan Smith: 3♦2♦/A♦K♠J♠3♠/4♣
Turner ended up making a low on sixth street while Smith ended up pairing his threes for high.
On seventh Turner sweat out his last card and made a pair of fives to scoop the entire pot for the double up.
Level: 13
Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Action was picked up on fifth street between three players.
Brian Hastings: XxXx/3♣K♦3♥4♦/Xx
Anne Bui: XxXx/6♣A♣9♣9♦/Xx
Opponent 1: XxXx/7♥10♦8♣6♥/Xx
Opponent 2: XxXx/K♦J♥9♣ (Folded on fifth street)
Action checked around to Bui on fifth street who bet and Hastings and one other player called.
Sixth street saw the action check around to Bui again and both players called.
Bui bet on seventh street when the action checked around to her, prompting Hastings to raise and both players called.
Bui turned over 9♥5♣4♣ for a flush, but Hastings held K♣5♠3♠ for threes full of kings which was good for the high. The other player turned over 8♣5♥2♠ for an eight-seven low for the other half of the pot.
Sean Yu completed with a A♠ and another player called with a 7♦.
Sean Yu: XxXx/4♠5♠A♠
Opponent: XxXx/7♣9♦J♠
Yu bet on fourth street and his opponent called.
On fifth street Yu bet again and his opponent shrugged and folded his hand.
Yu flashed an 8♠ while the pot was being pushed toward him.
At another table, Matt Vengrin was eliminated.