Level: 5
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level: 5
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
The players are going on another 15-minute break midway through Day 1.
After losing a good chunk of his stack recently, Ben Heath was back in the saddle from the big blind when faced with a raise to 25,000 by Barak Wisbrod on the button. Heath just defended his big blind and the dealer fanned the flop of Q♦6♣2♠.
Heath checked to Wisbrod who continued with a bet of 20,000 and Heath called. The turn was the 9♣ and both players checked to the 8♦ on the river. Heath led out with a bet of 125,000 this time and Wisbrod wasted little time before folding.
A completed board of K♥J♥7♠Q♣4♣ was spread across the felt with a little over 200,000 in the middle. Leon Sturm checked from the big blind and Matthias Eibinger dropped in a bet of 150,000 on the button.
Sturm check-raised all in for 368,000 and Eibinger eventually called. Eibinger turned over K♣J♦ for two pair but Sturm had A♥10♣ for Broadway to earn a double up.
Matthew Belcher opened to 20,000 and Aram Oganyan put out a raise to 62,000 before verbally announcing 80,000. A floor ruling determined that the raise would stay at 62,000. Belcher called.
Belcher checked on the J♥6♣3♣ flop and Oganyan checked back. Both players checked again on the Q♣ turn and Belcher then bet 60,000 on the 8♠ turn. Oganyan quickly called, leading Belcher to muck without showing.
Around the same time, Alex Kulev became the first player eliminated from the tournament before buying back in on a second and final bullet.
Chris Hunichen opened the button and Ben Tollerene three-bet to 150,000 in the big blind. Hunichen called.
Tollerene checked on the flop of 5♦6♥A♣ and Hunichen checked back. Tollerene checked again on the 4♠ turn and Hunichen bet 115,000. Tollerene called.
Tollerene checked once more on the 9♣ river and Hunichen bet 225,000. Tollerene used a time extension before raising to 1,107,000 with just a few chips behind. Hunichen went deep into the tank and used three time banks before folding to hang onto slightly less.
"Must just have aces," Hunichen remarked.
Brandon Steven and Alex Kulev were heads-up in a pot with around 250,000 in the middle and the board reading 8♣7♥5♦7♠. Steven checked to Kulev on his left who bet 155,000. Steven just called and the 5♣ rolled off on the river.
Steven checked again and Kulev gave it some thought but checked it back. Steven flipped over 8♥8♦ for a full house and Kulev was not going to beat that one.
Jesse Lonis opened to 22,000 from under the gun and picked up three callers along the way including Chris Hunichen in the big blind. The flop came J♣9♠5♦ and Lonis continued with a bet of 44,000. Hunichen was the only player to call and the 5♠ paired the board on the turn.
Both players checked this time and the 7♦ landed on the river. Hunichen led out with a large bet of 225,000 and Lonis was forced to send his cards to the muck.
Level: 4
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Adrian Mateos opened from the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick defended in the big blind.
Chidwick checked on the flop of 6♦K♦J♣ and Mateos continued for 22,000. Chidwick called. Chidwick checked again on the 4♥ turn and Mateos sized up to 160,000. Chidwick laid it down.