Joshua Hillock moved all-in from the cutoff for 295,000, and Robert Stevens called from the big blind with the superior stack.
Joshua Hillock: Q♣7♣
Robert Stevens: 8♠7♠
The board went 2♣5♣10♠8♥4♠, and Stevens caught the pair of eights for the win.
Joshua Hillock moved all-in from the cutoff for 295,000, and Robert Stevens called from the big blind with the superior stack.
Joshua Hillock: Q♣7♣
Robert Stevens: 8♠7♠
The board went 2♣5♣10♠8♥4♠, and Stevens caught the pair of eights for the win.
Beth Hall was all in blind from the big blind for 85,000, and Alexander Keating shoved from early position with 905,000. Everyone else quickly folded,
Beth Hall: Q♥8♦
Alexander Keating: 8♣8♥
The board brought Hall her queen to survive K♠7♣Q♣4♦J♦, and her tournament life was saved.
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/10,000
Ante: 100,000
It was a battle of the blinds between Michael Bailey in the small blind and Sebastian Stefanski in the big blind. A series of raises saw Bailey get his remaining 1,160,000 in the middle and was at risk against Stefanski.
Michael Bailey: 10♥10♦
Sebastian Stefanski: A♠Q♠
Bailey needed to fade the overcards. The coast was clear on the flop when it came 7♦5♣2♠ to keep Bailey ahead.
The 3♣ turn changed nothing, and the 9♠ river was safe for Bailey as he dragged in the chips.
Andrew Wall raised from the button to 550,000 leaving himself 90,000 behind and action folded to Robert Macri in the big blind who three-bet enough to put Wall all in who made the call.
Andrew Wall: A♥2♠
Robert Macri: A♣Q♠
No help for Wall on the 6♠4♦3♣K♥J♠ run out and he was sent packing.
Beth Hall moved all in from under the gun for 950,000, and Brett Kennedy also moved all in for his last 865,000 from middle position. Everyone else folded. The race was imminent.
Brett Kennedy: A♦K♣
Beth Hall: J♦J♠
The board ran out with 9♠K♠3♣8♥8♦, and two pair would decimate Hall's stack and give a massive boost to Kennedy.
Poker Hall of Famer Jennifer Harman was a mainstay and fan favorite on televised poker shows during the 2000s. She's stepped away from the limelight in recent years, but high-stakes poker remains a regular part of her life.
The two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner is back at the WSOP this summer with a "positive" mindset, hoping to win her first bracelet since the pre-Moneymaker era. Harman, a Las Vegas local, spoke to PokerNews on a Day 1 break in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, her first event of the summer.
Kelly Andrews opened to 180,000 from the cutoff and Caleb Bolander called on the button. Jimmy Stovall defended the big blind, taking the players three-ways to the 10♠5♥8♥ flop.
Andrews bet 300,000 after Stoval checked, and Bolander moved all in for around 2,350,000. Stoval folded and Andrews quickly called, putting his remaining ~1,800,000 stack at risk.
Kelly Andrews: J♠J♦
Caleb Bolander: K♥Q♥
Bolander was behind, and the 3♠ turn didn't change much. It was the end of the road for Andrews after Bolander picked up a king on the K♦ river, taking down his opponent.
Simon Britton opened to 160,000 from the cutoff before Veselin Petrov shoved for 780,000 from the small blind.
The shove put Britton into the tank. He asked for a count before he reluctantly put his chips in the pot to put Petrov at risk.
Veselin Petrov: 10♥10♠
Simon Britton: A♦6♠
Britton increased his outs on the 3♣6♠2♣ flop after he hit his six, but the 8♣ turn was a blank.
The river was brutal for Petrov as the A♣ peeled to give Britton two pair and sent Petrov to the payout desk.