| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
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Limit Hold'em
Four bets went in preflop, with Dan Smith (middle position), Gus Hansen (cutoff), and Leon Tsoukernik (button) involved.
All three players checked the 
flop. On the 
turn, Smith bet, Hansen called, Tsoukernik raised, Smith three-bet, Hansen folded, Tsoukernik put in a fourth bet, and Smith called. The river was the 
, and Smith bet. Tsoukernik raised, and Smith called.
Tsoukernik showed 
for trip deuces, and Smith slid his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
280,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
||
The first half of Day 1 is in the books, and players are now leaving the tournament area for 15 minutes before coming back for Level 4.
Level: 4
Stud Games: Ante 300 - Bring-In 500 - Completion 1,500
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: Ante 200 - SB 400 - BB 800
Seven Card Stud
Rast: 
/ 
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De Smidt: / 
/
Picking up the action on sixth street, Mattias De Smidt checked with the on-board lead, and Brian Rast bet. De Smidt check-raised, Rast called, and De Smidt bet on seventh street. This time, Rast raised, and De Smidt called.
Rast fanned 
for trip aces, De Smidt mucked, and Rast won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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|
200,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
No-Limit Hold'em
Daniel Negreanu was in a pot against Dan Shak, with Negreanu sitting in the big blind and Shak directly to his left. They were on the 
flop, where Negreanu check-called Shak's bet of 5,000. The 
turn checked through, and Negreanu led out for 20,000 when the river landed.
Shak couldn't press the call button, leaving himself with 110,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
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|
110,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Seven Card Stud
Turner: / 
/
Rast: / 
/
On fourth street, Jon Turner checked, Brian Rast bet, Anthony Zinno folded, and Turner called. Rast bet fifth street, and Turner called again. Rast bet sixth street, Turner raised with three hearts showing, and Rast called. Rast checked the river to Turner, who bet. Rast check-raised, which sent Turner into deep thought. After a minute, he flicked in the extra chips for a call.
Rast rolled over 
for a full house, and Turner mucked with disgust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
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|
240,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
Razz
Sexton: / 
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Cates: / 
/
Picking up the action on fourth street, Mike Sexton bet with the better board, and Daniel Cates called. Sexton bet again on fifth street, Cates raised, and Sexton called. Sexton bet on sixth street, Cares called, and both players checked seventh.
Sexton showed 
for a nine-seven, Cates mucked, and Sexton won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
308,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
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|
245,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
No-Limit Hold'em
Nearly 200 big blinds filled the pot as small blind Esther Taylor and big blind Paul Volpe approched the river of the 
board. Taylor checked, and Volpe fired a bet worth just under the half of the pot, making it 65,000 to call.
Taylor was agonized. She apologized to the table for taking her time to make the decision, analyzing the previous streets while holding calling chips in her hands. She had around 125,000 left, and a call with a worse hand would wound her stack tremendously.
Taylor, however, couldn't give up her monster, calling.
Volpe rolled over , and Taylor briefly opened her 
, proving a hardly avoidable cooler.
Volpe, meanwhile, soared among the top stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
|
60,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
Seven Card Stud
Daher: / 
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Obst: / 
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Owen: / 
/
Albert Daher completed on third street, James Obst raised, Adam Owen made it three bets, Daher called, and Obst called. Owen bet fourth, fifth and sixth streets, receiving calls from both players each time. All players checked the river.
Owen showed 
for just a pair of aces. It was good, though, as both Daher and Obst mucked their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
225,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
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|
180,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
