In a headsup pot with about 10,000 in the middle the dealer fanned the river on the board. After the first player to act checked, Aleem Kanji shoved his last 12,000. His opponent thought for about 30 seconds before he released his hand, which sent the pot to Kanji and got him back closer to his starting stack.
On a flop, the player in the big blind bet 5,000 and the player on his left called before Steven Jones, who was last to act in middle position, upped it to 5,000. Both players called and they saw a turn. The big blind checked again and under the gun lead for 10,000, which was most of his remaining stack, with the action on Jones, he went all in for a total of 16,000 and after the big blind folded, the bettor called the difference.
Steven Jones:
Opponent:
The river bricked the and Jones couldn't believe his luck to get a double so early in the competition.
Action picked up on a flop of , three-handed with a sizable pot in the middle. One player is all in and there is a side pot of 6,000.
After Stanislav Barshak and his opponent both checked the turn Barshak shoved all in on the river for 16,500, which covered his opponent. That move sent his opponent into the tank for over a minute before he released his cards and the two remaining player tabled their hands.
Stanislav Barshak:
All-In Player:
Barshak had the better flush draw, which both players missed, but he turned the Broadway straight and eliminated the all-in player.
The players have just been seen on their first 20-minute break of the day. There are currently 701 entries so far, but with registration open for another eight levels, Day 1c will easily be the biggest of the three starting flights.