A few players who didn't take the optional dinner break are now on a 20 minutes break while the other players are still playing in Level 14.
A few players who didn't take the optional dinner break are now on a 20 minutes break while the other players are still playing in Level 14.
On the first hand, the board read A♠3♦Q♦A♦ when Jared Passanante bet 4,000. Andrew White took a minute and raised it to 14,000. Passanante didn't take long to fold.
The hand after, Passanante raised to 9,000 and White announced all in. Passanante quickly folded.
Jared Passanante limped the button followed by a check from Andrew White in the big blind.
The 7♦6♣2♣ flop landed and White check-called a 5,000 bet from Passanante. The turn brought an A♥ and White checked again.
Passanante took his time and landed on a bet sizing of 12,500. White thought it over for a moment and eventually put his cards in the muck.
Passanante scooped a much needed pot to keep him in the drivers seat.
In a limped pot, the flop was K♠5♥9♠ and Jiacong Zhang check-called a bet worth 8,000 from Bud Lavassani.
Both checked on the 7♣ turn and J♥ river and Zhang flipped over 9♣2♣ for a pair of nines. It was good enough for Lavassani who mucked his cards.
Action was opened by Tanupat Punjarojanakul on the button and the big blind called.
The flop landed 9♥5♥2♦ and action checked to Punjarojanakul who continued for a small bet. The big blind only took a moment before ripping it in for their tournament life. Punjarojanakul snap called.
Opponent: Kx9x
Tanupat Punjarojanakul: J♣J♠
The turn and river rolled off clean and Tanupat Punjarojanakul will advance to Day 2 to battle down to a final table.
In a raised pot, the flop read 2♦A♣3♦ when Arin Youssefian bet 6,000 and received a call from Jason Rich.
The 5♥ showed up on the turn and this time Youssefian checked. Rich tanked and shoved, putting Youssefian at risk. The latter snap folded.
According to the table, Peter Sannebald limped to 4,000 and Faraz Jaka shoved. Sannebald made the call for his last 70,000.
Peter Sannebald: Ax10x
Faraz Jaka: 5x5x
Sannebald couldn't find any help throughout the board 4♥9♦2♣8♦K♥ to bust from the event while Jaka will be back on Day 2 tomorrow.
A few moments before, Richard Alsup also won his heads-up and bagged 249,000 for Day 2.
Hong Tran completed and Kristen Nyman raised to 12,000. Tran made the call.
The dealer showed a flop 9♥J♥7♦ and Nyman continued for 12,000, which Tran called.
When the 9♠ paired the board on the turn, Nyman shoved for 58,000 and Tran went deep into the tank before folding, showing a 7♠. Nyman revealed A♦A♥ before grabbing the pot.
The flop was 7♣Q♠J♣ when both Sergio Fernandez and Milad Oghabian checked to see a K♥ on the turn. Fernandez bet 16,000 and Oghabian quickly folded.
Action was on Peter Sannebald on the button who opened to 8,000. Faraz Jaka called and they were off to a flop.
The 6♣A♣3♥ flop landed and action checked through. The turn brought a 7♥ and action checked to Sannebald who bet 25,000. Jaka thought it over and called.
The river brought a 3♦ and Jaka checked to Sannebald who moved all in. Jaka snap called and got the bad news when Sannebald announced "full house" and tabled 3♣7♠.
Jaka mucked and they were off to the next hand.