Level 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
With about 2,000 in the pot on a board reading 
, the players in the small and big blinds checked. Steven van Zadelhoff was in middle position and bet 1,300. The small blind called and the big blind paused for a moment before check-raising to 3,800. Van Zadelhoff called and the small blind folded.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. The big blind checked again, and van Zadelhoff bet 3,600. His opponent tanked for a while before eventually releasing his hand.
Van Zadelhoff is now sitting on triple the starting stack midway through Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
on a board of 
. His opponent's hand was already in the muck and the dealer shipped Tsoukernik 3,125 from his opponent for a full double.
on an 
flop. One player with 
called, and Partipilo raised to 3,500 with 
. Nguyen came back with another raise to 10,000, driving out the ace-four, but Partipilo with the straight shoved all in and forced Nguyen to fold.
with around 12,000 in the pot, Austin Buchanan bet 7,600 from the small blind. His opponent called from the cutoff, and the 
fell on the river. Buchanan bet 21,500, and his opponent made no hesitation calling. Buchanan tabled 
for a full house and scooped a healthy pot.
river. Leung fired 15,000, and Geller called, tabling 
, and Spinella checked. The hijack moved all in for about 6,500, and Spinella folded.
turn, the big blind bet 2,000, and the limper caller. Eldridge fired in a sizable raise to 10,200. That chased away the big blind but not the under-the-gun player, who called. The 
for a pair on the river, but Eldridge had that beat with 
flop, Todd Bareika and a third player checked to Jessica Dawley, who bet 1,700 on the button. Bareika called, and the other player folded. Both players checked the 
