Players were already on the river with Cary Katz in the cutoff and Chris Hunichen in the big blind. The pot stood at around 350,000 and Katz was all in for his remaining 260,000. Hunichen was looking at the 2♠K♥5♥2♦4♦ board, before he made the call.
Cary Katz: A♣A♦
Chris Hunichen: K♣9♥
Hunichen's two pair with kings didn't stand up against Katz aces, and he paid of Katz from his stack and leveled the counts.
Arriving on the 7♦9♥8♥5♦ turn with around 330,000 in the pot, Daniel Rezaei checked from middle position to Jason Koon in the cutoff. Koon bet 220,000, and Rezaei obliged with a call.
The 3♣ river saw Koon move in a bet of 420,000, leaving only a single 5,000 chip behind. Rezaei wasted little time in check-calling. Koon tabled Q♥Q♦ for an overpair, and Rezaei swiftly mucked his cards in defeat.
Level: 9
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
The field has been sent on a 15-minute break.
When they return, they will play two more levels of 60 minutes each before the survivors bag up for Day 2.
Ren Lin opened to 25,000 from the hijack and Jesse Lonis called from the cutoff. Daniel Negreanu defended the big blind and the players went three-ways to the flop.
The 6♦3♥J♥ board was bet by Negreanu for 36,000 and Lin raised to 160,000. Both Lonis and Negreanu called behind to see the 6♥ turn.
Action checked through to the 7♣ river and again to showdown. There was some hesitation before Negreanu showed his A♣J♠, and both other players went to muck. Lonis then flipped over his K♣J♦ to show he was just behind and Lin kept his cards face down.
Alex Foxen raised to 30,000 from the button and was called by Teun Mulder in the small blind. Danny Tang in the big blind moved all-in for 98,000, and Foxen four-bet to 161,000 to make Mulder fold.
Danny Tang: A♣9♠
Alex Foxen: 4♠4♦
"I knew you had fours," Tang said while standing up. He still managed to pair his nine on J♦9♥Q♠7♥5♠ to double up.
It folded to Thomas Boivin in the small blind, who open-jammed. Adrian Mateos sat in the big blind and quickly called off his stack of 126,000.
Adrian Mateos: K♠9♥
Thomas Boivin: K♣3♣
Boivon flopped a straight draw on 5♠4♦2♥, but Mateos remained safe on the 5♥ turn and 7♥ river to double up.
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