Steven Rinaldi raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Ryan Smith called from the cutoff. Ricky Guan was in the small blind and pushed all in for 26,600 which Rinaldi quickly called. That sparked an all in move from Ryan Smith, having both players covered and that forced Rinaldi out of the pot.
Ryan Smith:
Ricky Gyan:
The board ran out and Smith's overpair to the board was good enough to eliminate Guan.
On a board reading with around 24,000 in the middle, Yang Zhang checked from the small blind to Katie Lindsay in the hijack. Lindsay bet 12,000 and Zhang made the call.
The river brought the and Zhang checked again. Lindsay thought for a moment and then announced all in for 43,900. Zhang asked for a count and went into the tank for a couple of minutes before eventually calling. Lindsay turned over for a flush and Zhang could only muster two pair with .
That left Zhang fairly short with just 18,000 remaining and pushed all on the very next hand. It was Lindsay who made the call holding against Zhang's .
The was right in the window but was quickly followed by the and . Both players flopped a set with Lindsay holding the stronger one. The and were not one of the outs Zhang needed and he was eliminated early on Day 2.
A big day at the PokerStars Championship Bahamas today, as no fewer than four events are reported on PokerNews.com today. It's Day 1a of the Main Event but there's much more to keep an eye on as well. There's the massive $50,000 High Roller Day 1, which isn't even the biggest event here this festival as the $100,000 Super High Roller is down to a final table as well. Last, but certainly not least, the $1,650 National Championship is on to Day 2 today, with 61 players remaining out of a field of 290.
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When the action resumes on Day 2 of the $1,650 PCA National, there will be 61 players returning to their seat. After battling for nearly 14 hours on Day 1, the money bubbles is just on the horizon. Among those returning, triple crown winner and former PCA Main Event winner, Harrison Gimbel (189,000), sits among the leaders.
Gimbel won the PCA Main Event back in 2010 for a whopping $2.2 million. He completed his triple crown this past summer by capturing his first WSOP gold bracelet in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'Em event. Gimbel has over $4.6 million in career tournament earnings and is looking to add to that here in the Bahamas in 2018.
Gimbel will be chasing the likes of Aleksandr Nemtcov who bagged the chip lead with 297,800 chips. Damien Steel (257,500) and Sharman Olshan (225,300) round out the top three with impressive opening days as well.
The money bubble is not far away with 39 players making the money and a min-cash worth $2,900. However, everyone will have their sights set on the first-place prize of $84,600. The winner will also be awarded a Platinum Pass for the $25,000 PSPC being held in 2019.
The action is scheduled to resume at 12:00 P.M. EST with the blinds continuing at 1,000/2,000 and a running ante of 300. There are another 11 levels on tap for the day, which will be 60-minutes in length. There will be a 20-minute break after every two levels and an 80-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day. The tournament will wrap up on Day 3 where a winner will be crowned.
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