Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Players are on a 20-minute break. Day 1 has hosted 1,183 entries thus far. A total of 808 players remain. Play will resume at the 300/500 level.
Play was already underway with Kathleen Mccaffrey all-in and Karen Buerki and Dyanna Lopez still in the hand.
The flop came 7♦10♠Q♦. Buerki checked action to Lopez, who fired 1,100. Buerki folded leaving Mccaffrey and Lopez to head to showdown.
Kathleen Mccaffrey: A♦7♣
Dyanna Lopez: A♥Q♥
Mccaffrey hit bottom pair which can't beat Lopez's top pair. The dealer peeled the A♠ turn which gave both players a two-pair. The board was completed with an 9♦. Mccaffrey bid everyone good luck and left as Lopez scooped the pot.
Kristin Dahl opened to 800 from early position before Michelle Ceglarek called from the hijack. Lily Lotfy came along with a call from the cutoff.
The 9♥Q♥4♣ flop led to a bet of 1,600 from Dahl. Ceglarek and Lotfy both called.
Dahl checked the 10♦ turn. Ceglarek went all in for 8,800, which led to folds from both opponents to take down the pot.
Action was picked up on the flop of 2♥A♣10♣, the pot was about 4,000. Karla Bazan was in the small blind for her last 1,400, Gili Simon called from the big blind, and Tanith Rothman folded from the hijack position.
Karla Bazan: 9♣8♣
Gili Simon: K♣Q♣
Bazan's flush draw was dominated by Simon's royal flush draw heading to the turn, which was 4♠, and the river Q♥ paired Simon for the win.
She stated, "I am yet to hit a royal flush."
Diana Zhao, Amanda Salter and Casey Lloyd in small blind and early positions, respectively had already built a pot of 7,000 on a board of 10♥6♠A♦J♥.
Zhao checked 8♠ river, prompting Salter to bet 6,000. Lloyd went beyond and made it 12,000 pushing Zhao out of the pot.
Salter didn't hesitate to fold her hand, leaving the pot for to Lloyd.
Kit Wan in late position opened to 1,000 and Methavee Taveekitvatee, to her left, reraised to 3,000. When action went back to her, Wan called.
The flop came 5♣9♣J♣. Wan check-called Taveekitvatee 1,800 bet.
On the 10♦ turn, Wan shoved all in for 6,200. Taveekitvatee thought for a few seconds before letting go of her hand and leaving the pot to Wan.
Shelly Vaughn opened to 1,000 from early position before Debora Brooke called from the cutoff.
Both players checked the Q♣6♦9♦ flop to bring the A♣ turn.
Vaughn put out a bet of 1,500, and that was good enough as Brooke folded to award the pot to Vaughn.
Saki Hayashi got her chips in the middle for 11,200 on the 7♦A♥7♥ flop and was called by Joan Short to be at risk.
Saki Hayashi: A♦Q♦
Joan Short: A♠8♠
Hayashi had the better kicker, and she held on the 6♦ turn and the 9♠ river to secure the double up.
Jazmin Gamoral limped in middle position and Marie Benedetto limped as well. Mikiyo Aoki on the button raised to 1,800. Chanda Davis in the big blind called while Gamoral and Benedetto folded their hand.
The flop came J♦Q♥6♦. After action was passed to her, Aoki fired 2,200. Davis called.
Both players checked the 3♦ turn. Davis shot out 2,300 on the 5♠ river and Aoki called.
Davis tabled 6♥6♠ for a set on the flop. Visibly frustrated, Aoki mucked her hand face up to show A♥Q♦.