Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Allen Kessler was already all in from the cutoff against Jerry Wong, who was in the small blind, on the final draw.
Wong stood pat and Kessler drew one.
Allen Kessler: 6x5x4x2x
Jerry Wong: 8x5x4x3x2x
Kessler needed a seven and a seven only against Wong's eight-perfect, but he turned over an Ax — leaving him second best for the elimination.
Kessler announced his intention to enter the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event as he left the tournament area.
Robert Wells bet from the button after the first draw and Michael Moncek called under the gun.
Moncek drew two and Wells one. Wells then bet, Moncek raised, and Wells called.
Both players stood pat and Moncek led out with a bet. Wells called, and Moncek turned over 8x7x5x3x2x to win the pot.
Jennifer Harman was already all in and at risk from under the gun against Matt Glantz, who was in the small blind, on the final draw.
Glantz stood pat and Harman drew one.
Jennifer Harman: 5x4x3x2x
Matt Glantz: 10x7x6x5x3x
Harman was live, but she turned over a 3x — pairing her board to be eliminated early in Day 2.
Dan Shak was all in for 14,000 and both Jerry Wong and Pierre Lewandowski were involved as well. Wong and Elezra drew two cards and Lewandowski one. Wong checked, Lewandowski bet, and Wong called.
Wong drew two again, Shak and Lewandowski one. Wong check-folded to a bet from Lewandowski.
Shak drew one on the final draw and Lewandowski patted. Lewandowski showed 9x6x5x3x2x and Shak showed 7x6x5x2x.
"Eight, four.... trey," Shak correctly counted his outs. He then squeezed and revealed the 4x.
"Four." he chirped.
Jake Schwartz raised under the gun and Jennifer Harman called in the hijack. Nick Schulman then three-bet in the cutoff, and both Schwartz and Harman called.
Schwartz and Harman drew two, while Schulman took one and bet. Both opponents called.
All three players drew one on the second draw and Schulman bet again. Schwartz and Harman called and drew one, while Schulman stood pat.
Schwartz then led out with a bet and Harman, who had only one 1,000 chip behind, folded. Schulman called, then mucked when Schwartz showed 7x6x4x3x2x.
Mark Roland raised from the small blind and Michael Falk defended his big blind.
Roland drew one and Falk drew three on the first draw. Falk then called a bet from Roland.
On the second draw, Roland stood pat and Falk drew one. Falk called another bet from Roland.
Roland remained pat on the final draw and Falk drew one again. Both players checked and Roland fanned out 8x7x5x4x2x for an eight-seven. Falk sent his cards into the muck and Roland collected the pot.
Brian Rast raised in the hijack and Sean Yu three-bet in the big blind. Rast called and drew two, while Yu drew one and bet.
Rast then raised, Yu reraised, and Rast called all in. Yu patted the last two draws, while Rast took one.
Yu turned over 8x7x5x3x2x, and Rast held 8x6x4x2x as he peeled his last card. He flipped over a Jx, and Yu took the pot to send Rast to the rail.
Roy Thung and Andrew Kelsall both drew one on the second draw and Thung led out with a bet from the small blind. Kelsall called in the big blind.
Both players stood pat and Thung, using the flashlight on his phone as an assist to see his cards, bet again. Kelsall called, and Thung showed 8x7x5x4x3x to win the pot.
Ray Henson raised on the button and Joao Vieira called the big blind. Vieira drew three cards on the first draw and Henson two. Vieira check-called a bet from Henson, then drew one card. Henson drew two again.
Left with 12,000 in chips, Vieira bet 10,000 and Henson folded.