"Setup hand," Michael Tchong joked after he had just doubled for 16,100 with against the of Piotr Leszczynski. The board came and Leszczynski failed to catch a jack or possible split pot with a straight on the board to drop to half the starting stack.
Andrew Kelsall raised to 600 under the gun and he found a caller directly to his left. They went heads up to where Kelsall continued for 700. He got called again and the landed on the turn. Kelsall checked and his opponent bet 1,500. Kelsall grabbed his cards and showed that he had been dealt before he sent his hand into the muck.
On the river of a board, Dale Chapman checked from the big blind and Sam Grafton fired 5,100 into 3,700. Chapman tanked for a while and then called. Grafton showed but his flopped set wasn't strong enough as Chapman turned up for a straight.
Bruno Portaro and Randy Lew have started well into Day 1c and the latter was just involved in a bigger pot with Joseph Hayek. The completed board showed and Hayek made it 6,000 to go out of the blinds. Lew raised all-in and Hayek muttered over his decision for a while before sending the cards into the muck.
In a heads-up single-raised pot, Kahle Burns was on the button, competing against a player in early position. They both checked the flop but Burns called 700 on the turn and 1,700 on the river. His opponent revealed and Burns mucked his hand.
On a table that also includes Joey Weissman, Huy Thai raised to 300 from under the gun and Anthony March reraised to 1,000 on the button. Thai made it 5,500 to go and March came along to see a flop of . Thai bet 5,000 and March sent his cards into the muck.