Action folded around to Daniel Dvoress in the hijack and he raised to 1,000. PokerStars qualifier, Allan White, was on the button and called.
Adrian Mateos was in the big blind and moved all in for his remaining 9,700. Dvoress took a peek at White's stack and eventually moved all in over top for around 20,000. White thought about it and eventually open-folded . The entire table gasped, and the shock increased when Mateos tabled , and Dvoress showed .
The board ran out and Mateos was eliminated, sending the pot to Dvoress.
As he was stacking his chips, Dvoress flashed a smile at White and said, "Nice fold."
Stephen Chidwick was in the cutoff and facing a bet of 6,000 from a player on the button when we got to his table. The flop had come , and Chidwick fired in a raise to 13,500. His opponent called and then immediately called when Chidwick jammed the turn.
Chidwick:
Button:
Chidwick faded a bullet on the river and collected a double worth 10,975.
With 3,000 in the pot and a flop of , Jose Da Silva Paulo Demeyere checked from the big blind and UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz fired out 4,000 from the under-the-gun position. Martin Kus folded from early position and Demeyere woke up with a check-raise to 11,000.
Ortiz made the call, which left him just 7,550 behind. After the dealer burned and turned the , Demeyere moved all in and Ortiz opted to call off.
Ortiz:
Demeyere:
Demeyere was ahead with two pair, but you can guess what happened by the title of this post. The spiked on the river to give Ortiz a bigger two pair and new life! Demeyere was left with 8,500 after the hand.
There are a lot of tough players in the field, but Table 1 might be the toughest of them all. Dan Colman, Jason Koon, Nacho Barbero, Steve O'Dwyer, EPT Dublin runner-up Gilles Bernies, and Punta Cana Poker Classic 2016 champion Eduards Kudrjavcevs are all battling it out in the far corner of the room.
From middle position, Steve O'Dywer limped in and Dan Colman followed suit. Eduards Kudrjavcevs squeezed from the button to 1,800 and both blinds released. O'Dwyer called and action was back on Colman. He glanced at Kudrjavcevs' stack and then said: "Ok, I'm all in!"
Kudrjavcevs did some acting before he called for 11,100 total, O'Dywer folded.
Eduards Kudrjavcevs:
Dan Colman:
The board ran out and Colman parted ways with about half his stack.
Two more levels are in the books, and that means it's time for another 20-minute break. When they return, players will knockout two more levels before taking an 80-minute dinner break. After that, it'll be the final two levels of the night meaning things should wrap up on Day 1a right around 11:00 p.m.
With about 7,000 in the pot already, on a board reading , Kenny Hallaert led out for 3,300 from the big blind.
Marco Rave was in the hijack and called.
The river was the . Hallaert paused for a moment and checked. Rave wasted no time and checked back.
Hallaert tabled for a busted flush draw, but also had two pair, tens and threes. Rave looked back at his cards and mucked, sending the pot to Hallaert.
After Edward Mandel raised to 700 from the button and 2013 WSOP Main Event champ Ryan Riess three-bet to 2,600 from the small blind, Santiago Nadal cold four-bet to 5,800 from the big.
Mandel got out of the way and Riess, who had his opponent covered, paused for a few beats before moving all in. Nadal, who had 27,000 behind, quickly folded.
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. The entire table gasped, and the shock increased when Mateos tabled 
, and Dvoress showed 
.
and Mateos was eliminated, sending the pot to Dvoress. 
, Jose Da Silva Paulo Demeyere checked from the big blind and UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz fired out 4,000 from the under-the-gun position. Martin Kus folded from early position and Demeyere woke up with a check-raise to 11,000.
, Demeyere moved all in and Ortiz opted to call off.
spiked on the river to give Ortiz a bigger two pair and new life! Demeyere was left with 8,500 after the hand.
for top two pair, while his opponent showed 
, Colman led out for 6,000 from the small blind. 
for trip deuces and Kudrjavcevs mucked his hand. 
, Kenny Hallaert led out for 3,300 from the big blind. 
