Thomas Taylor raised from middle position to 500 and got two callers. The flop came and both players checked to Taylor who bet 700. His opponent in the small blind called and they went heads up to the turn.
The turn landed the and again his opponent checked. Taylor bet 1,600 and got called.
The river was the and his opponent checked for the third time. Taylor bet 2,500, sending his opponent into the tank. He finally called and Taylor gladly showed , rivering the nuts to take down the pot.
Last year's flight 1c saw 3,770 players compete. Right now, after just a couple of levels of play, the total for the day is 2,850. Registration is open for some more levels, and everyone is welcome to play Day 1d as well. Day 1d starts at 4 p.m. local time.
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Javier Bornat was involved in a big four-way all-in pot but, luckily for him, he was holding . His opponents all held strong hands as well. One opponent had , another had , and the other . The board ran out and Bornat's aces held up strong.
More familiar faces are popping up in the Amazon Room every level. Andy Frankenberger, Barny Boatman, Jeff Shulman, Kristen Bicknell, and Melanie Weisner are just to name a few.
Just moments after registering for Day 1c, Kristen Bicknell found a perfect spot to get her chips in the middle. One opponent shipped all in from middle position for 1,500 and another player raised to 3,000 from late position. Bicknell moved all in herself for 4,200. Her opponent called and she was ahead of both players.
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Bicknell's ace-king was able to hold up and now she has chips to play with as she looks for a deep run today. Bicknell is one of Canada's most decorated female players with two WSOP bracelets, one coming in the 2013 Ladies Championship and the other in the 2016 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty. Bicknell has had a run of recent success in the past couple years and has emerged from behind the computer to find wins on the live poker table. Bicknell is in search of some deep runs at the 2017 WSOP and ultimately some more jewelry that comes in the form of a gold bracelet.
and both players checked to Taylor who bet 700. His opponent in the small blind called and they went heads up to the turn.
and again his opponent checked. Taylor bet 1,600 and got called.
and his opponent checked for the third time. Taylor bet 2,500, sending his opponent into the tank. He finally called and Taylor gladly showed 
, rivering the nuts to take down the pot.
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