Maurice Hawkins raised to 2,600 from middle position and it folded to the player in the big blind who thought it over for about 20 seconds. Eventually his opponent slid her hand into the muck and Hawkins flashed his 
.
"I only had aces" this time he said as he pulled in the pot and stacked his chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 23,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 80,000 |
|
90,000 | 62,500 |
|
73,000 | 54,500 |
|
70,000 | 48,000 |
|
46,000 | 10,000 |
|
33,000 | -12,000 |
|
23,000 | -7,500 |
|
19,000 | -48,500 |
|
17,000 | -11,000 |
|
13,000 | -22,000 |
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
In a hand that played out across all the streets, it was Alexander Lakhov who kicked off the betting with an open to 2,100. Only Stephen Foutty decided he wanted to get involved, calling behind.
The flop came a dry 
and Lakhov continued for 2,400. The turn was a 
and this time Lakhov opted to check. Foutty made it 6,000 and Lakhov came along.
Finally, the 
completed the river. Lakhov checked again and Foutty thought for a minute before setting the price at 19,700. It was an instant call from Lakhov but he mucked when he saw the Foutty's rivered trips with 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | 115,000 |
|
25,500 | 2,675 |
Just hours ago Dylan Linde was on the stage here in the BRASILIA room at the Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout final table. Linde was eventually eliminated in 4th place for $76,829 when he ran his 
into the 
of Corey Dodd.
Linde jumped straight from the stage right into the Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em field. He wasted no time putting his starting stack to work and has continued to climb the chip counts.
Linde is now sitting behind one of the largest stacks in the room with 95,000 and will look to finish strong as we approach the last level of Day 1 play.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
It began with a min-raise to 1,600 by Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson in middle position. It folded round to the button, who moved all in. After everyone else moved aside, Ferguson asked for a count, then called 18,900 total.
Chris Ferguson
Opponent 
It was a classic flip as the pair headed into the flop. The board was good for the jacks and Ferguson needed an ace or a king to win the hand.
The turn was an 
, which gave Ferguson the lead and the 
river locked up the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 |
There was 
already out and Jeff Gross checked to his opponent, who made it 11,000 to get to showdown.
"I'm probably gonna call", said Gross "as I think you have a hand like eights". He didn't keep the table waiting, calling soon after and the players turned over their cards.
Jeff Gross 
Opponent 
It was the right call and Gross took the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 | 22,200 |
The under the gun player moved all in for 9,200 and it folded to Harlon Schmedeke in the big blind. Schmedeke called and they turned over the hands.
Harlon Schmedeke:
Under the Gun: 
The dealer spread the 
flop and it was no help to Schmedeke. The turn was the 
and Schhmedeke picked up a flush draw to go along with his over cards. The hit the river and Schmedeke paired his king on the river to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 |
We have lost well over half the field now and as a result, many notable names have made their departure from the card room.
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The Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em have returned from break and the cards are back in the air. Tournament registration is now closed and there are 1,248 total entries creating a final prize pool of more than $2,800,000.
