Mike Leah opened to 2,600 from under the gun and a player in late position called. The flop fell and Leah bet 3,000, his opponent called.
The turn was the and both players checked. The fell on the river and both players checked again. Leah opened up his hand and showed for a pair of sixes. His opponent mucked and Leah scooped in the pot.
Eli Hare had around 30,000 in the middle and Shane Sigsbee had around 40,000. Both players had their hands face up and Hare would be at risk.
Shane Sigsbee:
Eli Hare:
The flop came down and Hare was now in a commanding lead. The turn was the and Hair now had top two, Sigsbee was drawing slim. Sigsbee got there on the river as the fell on the felt, giving him trip jacks and eliminating Hare.
The board showed and Carlos Chang put out a bet. An opponent in late position raised to 9,800 and Chang quickly made the call.
The turn fell the , action checked to the opponent who bet 18,300 and Chang again made the call. The river was a and Chang checked to his opponent who snap-jammed all in for well over 60,000.
Chang thought for so long that a player at the table called the clock on him and now he would need to make a decision in a 30-second frame of time.
When the clock was about to run out on Chang he threw in three black chips to signify a call for his remaining 42,100. His opponent tabled for king high and Chand showed for nines up.
His nines took down the pot and Chang is now the chipleader of the tournament thanks to a that big call.
There has been a total of 1,703 entries of flight Day 1a, accumulating a prize pool of $1,361,037 and a min-cash of $1,332 will be guaranteed to anyone that places in the top 256.