Noah Bronstein was all in against John Monnette when action picked up on third draw. Monnette had already tabled 7-6-5-3-2 and Bronstein had one draw that he began to squeeze before tossing it down and getting up from the table. His tablemate Mike Noori flipped it over and in the end his hand was J-7-5-4-3.
James Woods bet on the second draw and Mike Lancaster called.
Woods then stood pat while Lancaster took one. Woods then bet to put Lancaster all in.
"If I die, I die," Lancaster said as he received his last card. He eventually called and Woods showed 7-6-5-3-2.
"Caught a nine on the end. I can't fold that," Lancaster said as he shook Woods' hand. "I got destroyed but it couldn't have gone to a better place," he added before heading to the exit.
James Williams was all in from the cutoff when action picked up on third draw. He drew one card and both the button and the small blind patted and checked to showdown.
James Williams showed 7-6-5-3-2, the button showed 8-7-5-4-3, and the small blind held up 8-7-6-4-2.
David "Bakes" Baker raised in the hijack, Mike Krescanko reraised on the button, and Baker called.
Baker drew two and Krescanko took one and bet. Baker then raised and Krescanko called.
Both players patted the last two draws, with Baker leading out with a bet each time. Krescanko called and Baker showed 8-7-4-3-2 to win the pot.
Yuri Dzivielevski, Carol Fuchs, Lynda Tran, and PokerNews' Frank Visser are also at this table.
Niveau: 13
Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000
Players are on the last 15-minute break of the day. They will play three more 40-minute levels tonight before bagging up for Day 2.
The tournament clock currently shows 276 players remaining out of 574 entries.
In a blind versus blind battle, James Woods bet on the first draw and Amir Nematinia called.
Nematinia took two while Woods drew one and bet. Nematinia called and both players drew one.
Nematinia then led out with a bet and Woods called. "Wheel," Nematinia said, showing 7-5-4-3-2.
"No good," Woods joked as he mucked.
Brian Yoon drew three from the big blind and his opponent under the gun drew two. Yoon then bet and his opponent called.
Yoon then took one and his opponent two. Yoon bet and was called as he took one more and the under-the-gun player took one.
Yoon bet again and his opponent called. Yoon then showed 7-6-5-3-2. His opponent also flashed a seven as he mucked.
"I don't know what to tell you, man. I'm God-running," Yoon said.
"This is why you're the most underrated poker player," tablemate Ben Yu told him.
Mark Dickstein was on the button when a player in late position raised. Dickstein then placed a fourth bet and both Jon Kyte in the big blind and the player in late position made the call.
Kyte drew two, the late position player drew one, and Dickstein drew one. Kyte then bet and both players made the call. Kyte then drew one, the late position player drew one, and Dickstein stood pat. Kyte then placed a bet and both the late position player and Dickstein called. On the last street Kyte and the late position player drew one and again Dickstein patted. After all three players checked Dickstein tabled 8-7-5-3-2 and Kyte showed only 8-7-5-2 while the third player mucked her hand entirely.
David Avina was all in and up against two opponents heading to the first draw. The small blind stood pat, Avina took two under the gun, while Matt McDonald drew one in the hijack.
The small blind then bet and McDonald called. The players took the same number of cards on the second draw and the small blind bet again. McDonald called.
The small blind and Avina stood pat while McDonald took one. Action checked to McDonald and he bet, while the small blind called.
McDonald showed 7-6-5-4-2, Avina had 7-6-5-3-2 to win the main pot, and the small blind angrily slammed his cards into the muck.
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