The action folded to Fabio Freitas in middle position who opened with a raise to 700. Gianluca Speranza three-bet to 2,600 from the cutoff and the button and blinds folded. With the action back on Freitas, he made a four-bet to 7,100 and Speranza called.
The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Freitas led out for a small bet of just 3,000 and Speranza called to see the fall on the river. Freitas bet 6,000 this time and Speranza reluctantly folded.
The board read and the pot had just under 6,000 in the middle. The big blind checked and the cutoff bet 3,400. Harrison Gimbel was on the button and made the call, while the big blind got out of the way.
The fell on the river and the cutoff quickly checked this time. Gimbel tossed out a T5,000 chip and his opponent instantly send his hand to the muck.
Christopher Day has struggled out of the gate in his opening tournament of the 2018 PCA. He was sitting with just over 7,000 chips coming back from the second break of the day and pushed all in from middle position. He was called by the small blind and found himself in trouble holding against his opponent's .
However, The dealer spread the flop of and Day flopped quads to take a commanding lead in the hand. The on the turn sealed the double up for Day as he works his way back to a starting stack.
On his second bullet of the day, Michael Malm lost nearly half of his stack before disaster struck. Alexander Ziskin limped in from under the gun along with another player in early position. There was a raise to 2,700 from middle position and Michael Malm shoved all in for 10,500 on the button. With the action back on Ziskin, he re-raised to 27,000, forcing the other two players out of the pot.
Malm turned over and was left drawing to two out as Ziskin tabled . The board ran out and Malm was sent to the rail for the second and final time.
Joseph Cheong raised to 1,000 from under the gun and was called by an opponent in early position. The flop came and Cheong continued for 700. His opponent just called and the landed on the turn.
Cheong check-called a bet of 800 from his opponent and the double-paired the board and brought a potential flush. Both players checked and Cheong stared down at his opponent's for a full house before sending his cards to the muck.
In the next hand, the action folded around to the small blind who raised to 1,300. Cheong defended his big blind and the flop fell . The small blind led out for 1,200 and Cheong stuck around to see the on the turn.
Both players checked and the completed the board. The small blind fired another 3,800 which Cheong quickly called. His opponent rolled over for two pair and Cheong mucked his cards again.
After a raise to 1,000 from under the gun, there was a three-bet to 2,300 from early position. Harpreet Gill called from middle position, as did the initial raiser. The flop came and under-the-gun player checked. The player in early position continued for 2,500 and Gill made the call, while his other opponent folded.
The landed on the turn and Gill was faced with another bet of 4,000. This time, Gill raised to 22,000, enough to put his opponent at risk should he make the call. He thought for a couple moments before electing to fold. Gill kindly showed his opponent the goods with .
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Freitas led out for a small bet of just 3,000 and Speranza called to see the 
fall on the river. Freitas bet 6,000 this time and Speranza reluctantly folded.
and the pot had just under 6,000 in the middle. The big blind checked and the cutoff bet 3,400. Harrison Gimbel was on the button and made the call, while the big blind got out of the way. 
fell on the river and the cutoff quickly checked this time. Gimbel tossed out a T5,000 chip and his opponent instantly send his hand to the muck.
against his opponent's 
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and Day flopped quads to take a commanding lead in the hand. The 
. The board ran out 
landed on the turn. 
landed on the turn and Gill was faced with another bet of 4,000. This time, Gill raised to 22,000, enough to put his opponent at risk should he make the call. He thought for a couple moments before electing to fold. Gill kindly showed his opponent the goods with 
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