Monday, October 19, 2015 8:50 PM Local Time
Back from dinner, Max Kindler moves all in from the button for just over 10 big blinds and Jeff Rossiter calls out of the small blind.
Kindler:
Rossiter:
The board was not kind to Kindler and he hits the rail only a few minutes into the new level.
Jeff Rossiter - 41,000
Max Kindler - Eliminated
Monday, October 19, 2015 8:45 PM Local Time
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Monday, October 19, 2015 8:41 PM Local Time
Monday, October 19, 2015 7:15 PM Local Time
The remaining Day 1B field is on a 90-minute dinner break.
Monday, October 19, 2015 7:06 PM Local Time
"How many chips do you have?" Andrew Leathem is asked as he fiddles with his towers of chips.
"I don't even know anymore," the Scotsman answers. He has a six-figure stack in front of him after taking a pot from John Racener.
Racener raises to 600 from the cutoff, and three players call. The flop comes , Leathem checks from the small blind, and Racener continues for 1,400. Only Leathem calls, and they're heads up to the turn. Leathem checks again, then calls Racener's second bet of 3,300. The river is the river and Leathem check-calls 5,200 to get to showdown.
Racener shows for a pair of fives, and Leathem tables to win the pot with two pair.
Andrew Leathem - 118,000
John Racener - 12,000
Monday, October 19, 2015 7:01 PM Local Time
Dominik Panka raises, and Kintson Kho three-bets from the button. Panka four-bets to 5,200, and Kho five-bets to 15,200. Panka sighs, considers his next move for a long time, and moves all in for about 21,000. Kho calls all in, putting himself at risk in the process.
Panka:
Kho:
The flop leaves Kho freerolling to backdoor clubs, and he picks up the flush draw on the turn. "Come on baby," he says towards the dealer, but the river chops the pot.
Dominik Panka - 26,000
Monday, October 19, 2015 7:01 PM Local Time
Three players are all in on an flop.
Brian Hastings:
Opponent 1:
Bryn Kenney:
All three players are on the same draw, though one opponent has three extra outs to the straight. The turn and river don't change anything. Hastings finishes with just ace-high, but it's good enough to eliminate two opponents and move him up the leaderboard.
Brian Hastings - 51,000
Bryn Kenney - Eliminated
Monday, October 19, 2015 6:50 PM Local Time
Chris "Big Huni" Hunchen calls a raise to 850, and he and his lone opponent take a flop. The raiser continues for 1,125, and Hunichen calls. The turn is the , and Hunichen faces a second bet of 2,300. He raises to 6,100, and his opponent calls. The river is the , and Hunichen bets 12,500. His opponent calls, and Hunichen shows for a missed straight-flush draw. His opponent tables , winning the pot with a pair of jacks.
One hand later, the same player opens the pot again, and both Andrew Lichtenberger and Hunichen call. Only Lichtenberger proceeds past the flop, and he folds to a second bullet after the turn.
Andrew Lichtenberger - 36,000
Chris Hunichen - 18,000
Monday, October 19, 2015 6:45 PM Local Time
Dan Smith is casually standing outside of the tournament area, and a quick inquiry confirms his elimination.
"I had pocket tens and lost to pocket kings," Smith says, adding that he will be back in two days for the High Roller event.
Dan Smith - Eliminated
Monday, October 19, 2015 6:42 PM Local Time
After an under-the-gun open to 700, Thomas Muehloecker calls from middle position, starting the hand with about 12,000 chips.
The flop comes . The raiser continues for 800, and Muehloecker calls. The turn is the on Mueloecker calls another 1,900 from his opponent. Both players check through the river.
The under-the-gun player shows for tens up. Muehloecker mucks, slipping back to less than one third of his starting stack.
Thomas Muehloecker - 9,500
Monday, October 19, 2015 6:31 PM Local Time
Frederik Jensen puts Davidi Kitai at risk for his last 17,200 chips, holding . Kitai has the dominating , and he doubles up after the board runs out .
Davidi Kitai - 35,000
Frederik Jensen - 34,000
Monday, October 19, 2015 6:30 PM Local Time
On the turn of an board, Charles Furey moves all in for 10,425, and David "ODB" Baker calls with for top pair. Furey is on a combo draw with , and the blank river sends him to the rail.
David Baker - 46,000
Charles Furey - Eliminated
Monday, October 19, 2015 6:28 PM Local Time
Christopher Frank has just suffered the same fate as Ronny Kaiser, eliminated a couple orbits after joining the Main Event as a late entry.
Christopher Frank - Eliminated
Monday, October 19, 2015 6:26 PM Local Time
After a cutoff raise to 700, Salman Behbehani calls from the button, and Will Failla defends his big blind. The flop comes . It's checked to Behbehani, and his bet of 1,200 wins the small pot.
Behbehani is a new addition to the field, joining a tough table that also includes Liv Boeree.
Salman Behbehani - 40,000
Will Failla - 43,000
Monday, October 19, 2015 6:15 PM Local Time
The board reads and Alexios Zervos is already all in for the main pot of about 15,000 chips. In side action, Nicolau Villa Lobos checks, Christoph Vogelsang moves all in, and Villa Lobos calls all in for 19,025 chips, putting himself at risk.
"You might have jacks," Villa Lobos says, tabling . The aces are good; Vogelsang can only show for ace-high, and Zervos' pocket eights signal the end of his day.
Nicolau Villa Lobos - 55,000
Christoph Vogelsang - 30,000
Alexios Zervos - Eliminated
Monday, October 19, 2015 6:12 PM Local Time
Adrien Allain opens to 700 under the gun, the hijack calls, Yorane Kerignard calls on the button, and both blinds call, as well.
The flop comes . The blinds check, and Allain continues for 1,700. The hijack is the only caller. The turn is the , and both players check. The river is the . Allain checks again, and the hijack bets 8,650. Allain thinks for several minutes, then folds.
Adrien Allain - 52,600
Monday, October 19, 2015 6:01 PM Local Time
On the turn of a board, Stefan Huber checks from the small blind, and Manig Loeser bets 3,200 from the cutoff. Huber calls, then leads for 5,000 on the river for 5,000. Loeser raises all in with the covering stack, and Huber folds.
Manig Loeser - 60,000
Stefan Huber - 18,200
Monday, October 19, 2015 5:54 PM Local Time
Max Silver moves all-in for 5,000, and he's heads up for his tournament life.
Silver:
Opponent:
Silver's opponent flops a full house, earning the knockout on the board.
Max Silver - Eliminated
Monday, October 19, 2015 5:49 PM Local Time
Scott Davies has been traveling to play poker for the past few years, and he's found some good success. Davies reached the semifinals of the $10,000 Heads-Up event at the 2014 WSOP, and last October, he won the WSOP-APAC Main Event in Melbourne.
Davies has joined the Day 1B field, sharing a table with Doug Lee, Thomas Muehloecker, Vitaly Lunkin, and Event #8 winner Georgios Sotiropoulos.
Scott Davies - 30,200
Monday, October 19, 2015 5:43 PM Local Time
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25