Jeff Gross had been on the short stack for a while before raising to 7,000 from the hijack. The small blind called and the two saw a flop of 
. The player checked and Gross shipped his remaining 2,800 and was called. The board ran out 
with Gross showing 
yielding him a long-awaited double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
19,600
14,100
|
14,100 |
|
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Niveau: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 0
Two players have recently crossed the 200,000 chip threshold in Seth Zimmerman and Mircea Ionescu
A few more notable chip counts below as well.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
200,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
152,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
||
|
47,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
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With the field under 100 players now of the 1,193 that began the day, only 8% of the field remains in this flight. Everyone still left has secured a cash of at least $1,001.
Play is now paused for the final break of the day with just three more levels remaining before players will bag for Day 2.
Niveau: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Ryan Laplante, champion of this event two years ago, is among some other healthy stacks as we enter the home stretch of Day 1.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
293,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
215,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
150,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
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Some names to secure a cash but unable to survive the day to this point include Barry Greenstein, Dan Heimiller, Ben Ponzio, and Chris Ferguson.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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Christopher Trang opened from the hijack to 6,000. John Gordon called on the button with Ryan Laplante flatting the small blind as well. Mircea Ionescu then bet the pot out of the big blind, getting folds from Trang and Gordon. Laplante pondered for a few seconds before calling the 36,000.
The two saw a flop of 
and Laplante bet the remaining 30,000 or so of Ionescu's stack.
"I can't believe this. OK, I call," Ionescu said, putting the rest of his chips in the middle.
Laplante tabled 
for two pair and a straight draw to Ionescu's 
for an inferior one pair but an open-ended straight draw. The turn brought a making Ionescu's straight, but the river fell an 
, filling up Laplante as he eliminated Ionescu, who not long ago held over 200,000
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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|
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Eliminé | |
Niveau: 18
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 0
