Galen Hall recently sat down, and looks like deuce-to-seven fever has hit him with an audacious play early in Level 1.
First event, the warm up deuce. Immediately get 88832, draw to 83222, get lead into, blast it off and get the fold… https://t.co/2867wgYmiN
— Galen Hall (@galenhall)
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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8,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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The button opened to 200 and Samuel Rubin and Jameson Painter called from the small and big blind respectively. Rubin drew two, while Painter and the player on the button drew one.
Rubin checked and Painter bet 500. The button folded and Rubin called.
Painter showed 
but Rubin had him beat with 
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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8,500 | |
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6,500
1,000
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1,000 |
Bernard Lee opened to 200 under the gun and was called by the player in the big blind. After seeing his opponent draw two, Lee drew one and took down the pot with a bet of 550.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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7,100
375
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375 |
Brandon Nicholson opened to 225 and Frank Kassela three-bet to 600. Ryan Riess four-bet to 2,000. Nicholson folded and Kassela called.
The defending champion drew one while Riess stood pat. Riess moved all in and Kassela called for his last 3,500.
Riess showed 
and Kassela mucked, handing over his chips to Riess.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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15,500
6,000
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6,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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A player opened to 150 and David Matthews three-bet to 625. Erik Seidel was in the big blind and four-bet to 2,000. The initial raiser folded and Matthews wasted no time in moving all in. Seidel contemplated his options for a minute or so and eventually released his hand into the muck.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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10,000 | |
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5,000 | |
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Ryan Riess raised to 200 from under the gun. The small blind called and defending champion Frank Kassela three-bet to 750 from the big blind. Riess and the other player in the hand both called.
The small blind drew two, Kassela stood pat, and Riess drew one.
The small blind then checked and Kassela put out a bet of 1,500. Riess called and the other player folded.
Kassela showed 
but Riess won with .
"I thought I had all your outs!" said Kassela as he took an early knock on his way to defending his title.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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9,500
2,000
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2,000 |
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5,000
2,500
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2,500 |
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The defending champion has taken his seat on Day 1 along with the majority of the players at the final table in 2017. Benny Glaser, Larry Berg, and Ryan Riess are just a few of the other notable arrivals.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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A whole host of names from last year's event are in action early today, including runner-up Bernard Lee, third-place finisher Tim McGuigan, and sixth-place finisher Stuart Rutter.
2016 champion in this event, Ryan D'Angelo, has also taken his seat early in Level 1.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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