Saturday, January 13, 2018 10:32 PM Local Time
Jonathan Hilton
Jonathan Hilton found himself all in from the hijack for his last 96,100 against the player on the button. According to another player at the table, the button five-bet all in against HIlton and Hilton tanked for a couple minutes before calling.
Hilton tables and is in great shape against the button's .
The board runs out and Hilton's pair holds up. The bracelet winner doubles up and vaults to the top of the chip counts.
Jonathan Hilton - 196,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 10:26 PM Local Time
On a flop of , it's a battle of the blinds between Justin Liberto in the small blind and the player in the big blind. Liberto checks and the big blind bets 2,000. Liberto calls.
Both players check the turn card and the comes on the river. Liberto bets 5,500 and the big blind calls. Liberto shows and his opponent mucks his hand.
Justin Liberto - 166,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 10:23 PM Local Time
Jay Merchant moves all in for 17,500 from under the gun, the player next to act reshoves for around 40,000, and the rest of the table folds.
Merchant tables and needs to improve against his opponent's . The flop comes and Merchant takes the lead. The turn and river change nothing and Merchant scores a double up.
Jay Merchant - 40,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 10:17 PM Local Time
With level 13 underway, registration is closed for the main event. Day 1B drew 777 entries, which combined with Day 1A brings the total field size to 1,249 with a prizepool of $1,873,500.
The staff is calculating the payouts and they will be released ASAP.
Saturday, January 13, 2018 10:10 PM Local Time
Six players put in 3,600 to see a flop. It comes out . Baptiste Chavaillaz checks from the small blind and Steven Stout bets 8,000 from the big blind.
It folds back around to Chavaillaz who thinks shortly before laying it down. Stout rakes in the pot and says "That was a nice size pot!"
Steven Stout - 45,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 9:52 PM Local Time
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Saturday, January 13, 2018 9:40 PM Local Time
The players are taking a 15-minute break. When they return, registration which will finalize the field size and prizepool.
Saturday, January 13, 2018 9:39 PM Local Time
Kim Schinco raises to 3,000 preflop and David Jackson three bets to 10,500 in position. The big blind goes all in for 4,400 and Schinco calls the 10,500 from Jackson.
Jackson and Schinco are heads up to the [as,jc,4c] flop and both players check. The turn is the and Schinco checks again. Jackson bets 12,300 and Schinco goes all in for her 63,000.
Jackson calls and and is behind, holding against the [kx,tx] of Schinco. She holds on and wins the pot with a flush.
Kim Schinco - 120,000
David Jackson - 113,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 9:32 PM Local Time
Blair Hinkle
Blair Hinkle opens to 3,000 from early position and the big blind calls. The flop comes , the big blind checks, and Hinkle bets 3,100.
The big blind lets it go and Hinkle takes the pot.
Blair Hinkle - 54,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:53 PM Local Time
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:53 PM Local Time
Mike Manis is in a three-way pot with the board reading and he leads for 3,200. One player calls before another player raises, making it 13,000 and Manis three-bets to make it 63,000 to go.
The player in the middle folds before the raiser shoves all in for around 90,000 and Manis calls. Mannis has and a made full house against the of his opponent.
Mike Manis - 205,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:50 PM Local Time
On the turn with the board reading , the player in the big blind gets all in for his last 35,000 against Mel Lyon in the cutoff.
Lyon shows , good for the nut flush draw and needs to hit a club against his opponent's . The river is the and Lyon loses the pot to trip deuces, but is still well above an average stack.
Mel Lyon - 86,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:31 PM Local Time
On a flop of with around 10,000 in the pot, Janet Howard bets 3,000 from early position. The button calls and Blair Hinkle folds from the big blind.
The turn brings the and Howard moves all in for around 12,000. Her opponent lays it down and she scoops the pot.
Janet Howard - 25,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:26 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Trudeau
Jeff Trudeau is all in in a three-way pot with against and .
The board runs out [kd,5c,2s,tc,8c] and Trudeau hangs on to eliminate both players and stack 54,000.
Jeff Trudeau - 54,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:25 PM Local Time
A player in early position raises and Andy Hwang moves all in from the hijack for 10,500. Action folds back to the original raiser, who calls.
Hwang is in the lead with his against his opponent's .
The flop is and Hwang is in bad shape to stay alive after his opponent hits a two-outer. The turn is the and the river is the to send Hwang to the rail.
Andy Hwang - Eliminated
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:20 PM Local Time
Craig Varnell
A player under the gun moves all in for 6,000 and Craig Varnell calls out of the big blind. Varnell tables and needs some help against his opponent's .
The board runs out and Varnell wins the pot with a pair of kings. The under the gun player is eliminated and Varnell moves back above a starting stack.
Craig Varnell - 26,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:13 PM Local Time
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:09 PM Local Time
Neil Patel moves all in for 4,500 from early position and gets four callers. The flop comes , the small blind checks, and Colton Thomas bets 8,000.
It folds around and its heads up with Patel holding against Thomas's . The turn brings the ending all hope of improvement for Patel. The on the river makes his elimination official.
Colton Thomas - 55,000
Neil Patel - Eliminated
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:05 PM Local Time
On the turn the board reads and Eric Bunch checks from the small blind. The player in the cutoff bets 3,500 3,500 and David Jackson raises to 11,500 on the button.
Bunch check-raises all in for 32,200 and the cutoff moves all in for 24,600. Jackson goes into the tank for a couple minutes and asks the dealer to pull in the dead money. Eventually, he pushes forward enough to call.
Jackson shows , good for a straight and flush draw, Bunch shows , giving him middle two pair and the cutoff tables , good for top pair.
The river is the and Jackson bricks everything. The cutoff is eliminated and Bunch nearly triples up with jacks and eights.
Eric Bunch - 93,000
David Jackson - 167,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 8:03 PM Local Time
Neil Patel opens to 2,100 from middle position, Everett Carlton raises to 5,600 from late position and Patel calls. The flop comes , Patel checks, and Carlton bets 7,000.
Patel moves all in and Carlton quickly calls. Patel turns up for top pair top kicker, but needs to improve against Carlton's . The and hit the turn and river, Patel does not improve as he doubles up Carlton's 24,400 stack.
Everett Carlton - 65,000
Neil Patel - 4,600