The action was picked up on the 
board. Douglas Lafreniere bet 2,700 and before calling Christopher Gu 7,200 three-bet.
The 
completed the run out and both players checked. The pot was sent to Gu who held 
for a pair of nines, besting Lafreniere's 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
With around 1,600 in the pot and 
on the board, 2021 Ladies Championship third-place finisher Mikiyo Aoki check-called a 1,000 bet from the player on the button.
The turn was and both players checked. The river was the 
.
Aoki checked once more and the button fired 1,600. Aoki called and her opponent reluctantly turned over 
. Aoki had 
to take the pot with ace high.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Christopher Ballard was seen scooping a huge pot, leaving his opponent with just 600 chips.
The board read 
with Ballard's 
being the winner.
His opponent had and after all the chips got in on the turn it was Ballard who came out on top with the straight.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
114,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
Colby Hartje was put in a tough spot in Level 1, he as he had bet 15,500 preflop, in what appeared to be a four-bet from the big blind.
The player on the button, John Bolton five-bet jammed all in. Hartje leaned back and said "I'm gonna need a minute" but ended up folding 
face up fairly quickly, deciding not to commit all of his chips in the first hour of the day.
"Good fold?" he enquired, Bolton gave away no information as he raked in the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
||
With the board reading 
, Theirry Veilleux check-raised the 400 bet from Tawab Hessam to 1,500. Hessam made the call.
The 
hit the river and Veilleux continued for 3,300. Hessam made the call and was shown the bad news when Veilleux tabled 
for tens full, which beat his 
.
Veilleux won three tournaments to freeroll his way to the Main Event and has aspirations of replicating fellow countryman and 2010 Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,500
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
|
45,200
45,200
|
45,200 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
62,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
||
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
24,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
|
||
Bryce Yockey raised to 1,800 from the cutoff and the big blind called.
The flop was 
and the big blind checked. Yockey bet 1,600 and his opponent raised to 4,500. After tanking for a few brief moments, Yockey got away from it.
Yockey has had a decent start to the day and has a stack over 75,000
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
|
||
Action was picked up on the river on a board that read 
. Takahiro Kidokoro bet 11,000 into a pot of about 9,000.
His opponent thought for about 20 seconds before pitching his cards back to the dealer; sending the pot to Kidokoro.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
