We join the action with Andrey Pateychuk betting out 90,000 on a flop into a pot of around 150,000. The player on the button made the call, with Maria Ho ducking out of the way from the big blind.
Pateychuk continued his aggression on the turn, betting another 90,000. He was called again, and promptly moved all-in for his last 277,000 on the river. His opponent went into the tank for a long time, before eventually finding a fold, with Pateychuk picking up some more loose change.
Niall Farrell, last year's WPT Caribbean Main Event winner, opened to 30,000 with partypoker sponsored pro Jan-Peter Jachtmann putting in the three-bet to 75,000.
Action folded back to Farrell, who announced 182,000, while popping in two blue 100,000-value chips. In response, Jachtmann reached for his entire stack and slid it over the line, announcing a five-bet "all-in." Farrell called immediately and whipped over while Jachtmann tabled his .
"It's pretty hard for kings to win against ace queen," grumbled Farrell, as the dealer spread a flop. He managed to fade the ace on the turn and the river to double up right before the break.
Facing a raise of 40,000, Shaun Deeb promptly put in a 3-bet before his opponent put Deeb to a decision for his entire 902,000-chip stack.
It wasn't a tough call for Deeb as he tabled , although it was tough luck for his opponent, who was drawing to just two outs with . Unfortunately for Deeb, one of those outs appeared in the window, but there was instant redemption as the dealer spread a flop.
The turn brought the offering chop outs, but the river bricked the and Deeb scooped up a big pot, just in time to tell his son all about it over a video call.
After satellite qualifier Anthony Clancy opened from middle position to 37,000, action folded around to Kenny Hallaert in the big blind who made the call. The two players took a flop, which Hallaert check-called facing a 26,000 continuation bet.
The turn brought the , which Hallaert check-called again, this time to the tune of 56,000. The landed on the river, with both players opting to check.
Hallaert tabled and dragged in the modest pot, while Clancy sighed and mucked his hand one card at a time.
We join the action on a with a huge chunk of change in the middle, that looks to total around 700,000, with Johnny Lodden having set his opponent all-in for an effective stack of 450,000.
After a few minutes, it was clear that some players at the table were becoming somewhat impatient, but this was a huge pot with someone's tournament life at risk, deep into Day 1, so the table remained respectful and no clock was called.
Eventually, with a sigh, the chips cascaded over the line, prompting Lodden to whip over for the flopped straight.
"Can we see what you had?" came a curious enquiry from across the table. The dealer revealed the for trips, and a few whinces were seen around the table as Lodden dragged in a huge pot.
flop into a pot of around 150,000. The player on the button made the call, with Maria Ho ducking out of the way from the big blind.
turn, betting another 90,000. He was called again, and promptly moved all-in for his last 277,000 on the 
river. His opponent went into the tank for a long time, before eventually finding a fold, with Pateychuk picking up some more loose change.
while Jachtmann tabled his 
.
flop. He managed to fade the ace on the 
turn and the 
river to double up right before the break.
, although it was tough luck for his opponent, who was drawing to just two outs with 
. Unfortunately for Deeb, one of those outs appeared in the window, but there was instant redemption as the dealer spread a 
offering chop outs, but the river bricked the 
and Deeb scooped up a big pot, just in time to tell his son all about it over a video call.
flop, which Hallaert check-called facing a 26,000 continuation bet.
landed on the river, with both players opting to check.
and dragged in the modest pot, while Clancy sighed and mucked his hand one card at a time.
with a huge chunk of change in the middle, that looks to total around 700,000, with Johnny Lodden having set his opponent all-in for an effective stack of 450,000.
