Jack Sinclair defended his big blind after Samuel Gillis raised to 2,000 in the small blind. The flop was and Gillis bet 2,500. Sinclair called.
The turn was the and Gillis checked. Sinclair bet 7,500 and called a shove from Gillis for over 20,000.
Samuel Gillis:
Jack Sinclair:
Gillis was drawing dead against Sinclair's turned flush, with the river sending him to the rail.
On the following hand, Sinclair three-bet after a raise and a call in front of him and three players saw the flop. They all checked and Sinclair bet 7,000 on the turn. Lukas Zaskodny was the only caller.
The river was the and Sinclair shoved. Zaskodny had around 22,000 behind and muttered something across the table before calling.
Sinclair showed for a flopped full house, with Zaskodny showing for a rivered nut straight.
"Is that two in two since you joined the table?" asked probable tournament chip leader Ian Drake.
"No, I folded one," replied Sinclair with a smile.
Samantha Abernathy opened to 1,600 in middle position and got three callers to see a flop of .
Abernathy continued for 3,000 on the flop and two players called, including Jack O'Neill on the button. Abernathy then checked on the turn and O'Neill bet 6,000. Only Abernathy called.
The river brought the and Abernathy again checked. O`Neil took a moment and set out a stack of blue chips worth 35,000, for yet another river overbet here on Day 1a. Abernathy laid it down.
One player opened and Dan Djorno three-bet all in for around 21,000. Alexis Laroche was in the big blind and four-bet all in for more, with the initial raiser folding.
In a three-bet pot between the blinds, Stefan Schillhabel checked on the flop of and Jack Sinclair checked back.
Schillhabel checked again on the turn and Sinclair again checked back. The river brought the to put a straight on the board and Schillhabel put out a big overbet worth 15,000, which was met with a snap-fold from Sinclair.