Alex Keating had a brief stop at Valentin Vornicu's table before they split as the table broke. Keating sat down to his new table, next to Will Failla. Kathy Liebert sits on Table 601, too.
Henry Hung Tu Wang moved all in and Shawn Silber moved all in too. No other callers so the cards were on their backs.
Henry Hung Tu Wang:
Shawn Silber:
“Again?” Wand said to Silber.
The board ran out
The stacks were counted down and Silber had shoved for 65,500. Wang was left with a single 500 ante and busted the next hand despite the “Chip and a chair.” encouragement of another player.
The biggest pot of the day so far emerged on Table 610 where Raminder "Raminator" Singh clashed with another player on the river.
What Singh heard was a music to his ears as his opponent announced all-in. "I call," snapped Singh, turning over his for a flopped full house. There was only one hand that could beat him, aces. His rival, however, had only and they cost him a fortune. Singh had 174,000 behind on the river and while the other player had a bigger stack, he had to surrender most of it.
Singh is now playing a giant 428,000. He's currently second to none in the room.
All players are now seated in the Miranda Room, and the increasing big blinds cause some fast-paced action. Every minute is featured by several "Seat open" announcements from the dealers, and the tournament staff is constantly breaking tables.
The successful players will make the money tonight as the bubble is set to burst during Day 1b, with the top 15% of the field reaching rewards. The prize pool information will be announced shortly.