Going three ways to a J♥10♥K♣ flop, with 2,100 in the pot, Georgios Karakousis bet 1,000 in the hijack, which Catalin Stoenescu check-called in the small blind before the under-the-gun player check-folded.
Stoenescu checked again on the 10♦ turn, but this time folded when Karakousis continued with another bet, this time for 1,200.
Andrew Nichols raised from the hijack before Arthur Dore three-bet to 1,800 from the cutoff. Nichols called, and the dealer spread the K♣5♥3♣ flop.
Nichols checked to Dore, who fired a continuation-bet of 1,200. Nichols continued with a call.
The J♠ arrived on the turn, and both players checked to see the 2♦ river. Nichols checked once more, but folded after Dore bet 3,300.
Nicholas Davidson opened to 500 from early position before Peter Valenti three-bet to 1,200 from the hijack.
Davidson called to bring the flop of K♥9♦A♥ before he checked. Valenti continued for 900, and Davidson came along with a call.
Both players put no more chips in the pot on the 10♣ turn or the 3♥ river to get to a showdown.
Davidson showed A♣K♦ for top two pair to drag in the small pot.
With 4,000 in the pot, Manh Nguyen checked the K♠3♠6♠ pot from middle position to Omri Mechetner in the hijack. Mechetner added 1,100 to the pot, and Nguyen called.
Nguyen check-called again on the 10♥ turn, this time to the tune of 3,400. Mechetner sized up to 10,000 on the A♦ river, but Nguyen quickly check-folded to concede the pot.
Dewitt Newkirk and Stephen Graner went head-to-head in a hand after just 20 minutes of Day 1c action. Newkirk was on the button, and Graner was sitting under the gun.
The pair were on the river, and the pot stood at around 6,000. The board had run out 10♦10♣9♥ on the flop, A♥ on the turn, and action was caught from the J♣ river.
Newkirk already had a 20,000 bet in front of him, and Graner had jammed for his remaining stack, covering Newkirk's last 26,100 chips that he hadn't already committed to the pot.
Newkirk went into a tank and said, "I have to call," before he picked up his stack and moved it into the pot and said, "I call."
Another player at the table said, "Really?!" just as the cards were turned.
Dewitt Newkirk: Q♥8♥
Stephen Graner: A♦A♠
Newkirk let out a "Damn!" and stood up from the table after he saw Graner flip over his pocket aces, as he was behind to his boat. Newkirk's rivered straight wasn't enough to keep him in the main event, and he was the first to walk away from the tables shortly after the start of Day 1c.
Bobby Simons raised from the cutoff before Daniel Klodowski three-bet to 1,400 on the button. Petros Triantafylidis cold-called from the big blind, and Simons came back with a four-bet to 6,000. Klodowski wasn't done yet, as he put in a five-bet to 15,000. Triantafylidis got out of the way, but Simons called.
With over 30,000 in the middle, Simons checked the 3♣Q♣J♠ flop, and Klodowski fired a continuation-bet of 6,000. Simons stuck around with a call.
Simons checked again when the A♦ arrived on the turn, and Klodowski continued for 12,000. Simons quickly folded, and Klodowski dragged in the pot.
Seeing a raise ahead of him to 500, Michael Ciccarelli called in the cutoff. Trevor Jackson then called in the small blind, which prompted the big blind to call as well.
The action checked to Ciccarelli on a 2♣Q♣3♠ flop, who bet 1,200. Jackson called, but the other two players folded.
The Q♠ turn checked through, and the A♥ completed the board. Jackson led out for 3,000, and Ciccarelli smooth-called.
It turned out to be a wise decision by Ciccarelli, who tabled Q♦10♦ for trip queens but was behind to the full house of Jackson, who flipped over A♣Q♥.
In a single-raised pot to the 8♥10♣7♠ flop, Duncan Horst bet 600 from middle position. Schahin Ghiai called in the cutoff and called again when Horst sized up to 2,100 on the K♦ turn.
The J♥ river saw Horst pile in 5,100. Ghiai snap-called for Horst to reveal A♥9♦ for a straight. Ghiai added his cards to the muck, admitting defeat.
Meanwhile, Shawn Sullivan had emerged as one of the early chipleaders on the cluster stage.
There were roughly 10,000 chips in the pot on a board of 5♦10♦8♦10♠.
Akshat Bajaj in the small blind bet 3,600, and the only caller was Jeffery Griffiths on the button.
Bajaj fired out another bet of 7,500 on the 2♠ river, which was quickly called. Bajaj tabled A♣J♣ for ace-high and was visibly in disbelief when Griffiths tabled 8♣6♥ for a pair of eights to scoop the pot.
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