After an early position raise from Andrei Gurev and a call from a player in middle position, Stephen Chidwick raised, making it 1,025 from the small blind. Both of the other players called.
The flop came down and Chidwick continued betting 800 as the first player to act. Gurev decided to raise, making it 2,000 total. The middle position player folded, but Chidwick called the raise.
The turn was the and this time Chidwick checked. Gurev put out a bet of 2,700 and that's when Chidwick decided to give up and let his hand go. That allowed Gurev to take down the pot while Chidwick slipped to under the starting stack.
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With around 1,500 in the pot and a board reading , PokerStars qualifier Povilas Astasauskas, who hails from Lithuania, checked from middle position and Victor Ramdin bet 1,350 from the button.
Astasauskas made the call and then both players checked the river. Astasauskas hesitantly showed the for nut no pair, and then Ramdin rolled over the for a pair of nines and the win.
2017 GPI Player of the Year and three-time WSOP bracelet winner Adrian Mateos raised to 250 from the button and Austria's Stefan Lehner three-bet to 1,050 from the small blind.
Mateos made the call and the two saw a flop of . Lehner led out for 550 and then called when Mateos popped him to 1,700.
Both players then checked the turn as well as the river.
Lehner revealed the for aces and deuces with top kicker, and it was good as Mateos chucked his hand to the muck.
Back in December, on the final day of the BSOP Millions, PokerStars held a Mega Freeroll contest in which all players needed to do was sign up and the wear a yellow BSOP shirt to the tournament. Those who did would be eligible to win a randomly-selected package to the PCA.
The freeroll saw 313 players sign up, and it was recreational player Guilherme Furlan who won the opportunity to play the PCA. Today marks the first time he's ever played poker outside of Brazil.
"My goodness, I do not know how it's going to be, I'm very happy," Furlan said after winning the BSOP Mega Freeroll. "Let's go, see what happens there. I'm going to join friends who I know have been playing for a long time to give me advice, to try to evolve my game, to study hard and to do my best there. "
He continued: "Playing against these guys will be an unimaginable sensation for me. It is the dream of any recreational player, one day to play against the pros, in a big tournament like this, back in the Bahamas. The feeling at this moment is wonderful, I can not even believe that this is happening."
While Furlan will contend with poker pro Danny Noseworthy today over at Table 2, the good news is the rest of the table is full of PokerStars qualifiers. Only time will tell if Furlan can follow in the footsteps of fellow Brazilian Affif Prado, who bagged up the Day 1A chip lead.
The player in the small blind opened with a raise before Ricky Guan three-bet to 900 from the big blind. The player called and the two headed to a flop.
The flop came down and the small blind checked over to Guan who bet 700. The small blind player then raised, making it 1,700. Guan called.
On the turn, the small blind continued with a bet of 2,000. Guan called once more.
The river was the and the small blind player slowed down and checked. Guan fired off a bet of 6,300 and the small blind player didn't take too long to call. Guan showed for trips. The player in the small blind flashed his but mucked his other card, and that allowed Guan to take down the big pot early here on Day 1b.
"I'm going to have... 108,575 by the end of the day," Daniel Negreanu said as we walked by his table. "Do you believe me?"
One player at the table nodded in agreement before another player at the table piped up.
"I'd bet you," the player says.
"You don't think so?" Negreanu responded.
"The 25s don't play," the player said laughing, referring to the end of the night color of up of the green T25 chips.
"Damn it!" Negreanu said laughing as well.
"I'll give you whatever odds you want," the player said.
After their banter, a different player opened from the cutoff with a raise to 225. Negreanu was in the small blind and he cut out a raise.
"I'll make it however much this is," he said, three-betting to 1,025. The other player folded and that allowed Negreanu to take down the pot. It was a small one for Negreanu and he'll have to do a lot more work to reach his end of night prediction of 108,575.
and Chidwick continued betting 800 as the first player to act. Gurev decided to raise, making it 2,000 total. The middle position player folded, but Chidwick called the raise. 
and this time Chidwick checked. Gurev put out a bet of 2,700 and that's when Chidwick decided to give up and let his hand go. That allowed Gurev to take down the pot while Chidwick slipped to under the starting stack.
, PokerStars qualifier Povilas Astasauskas, who hails from Lithuania, checked from middle position and Victor Ramdin bet 1,350 from the button. 
river. Astasauskas hesitantly showed the 
for nut no pair, and then Ramdin rolled over the 
for a pair of nines and the win.
. Lehner led out for 550 and then called when Mateos popped him to 1,700.
river.
for aces and deuces with top kicker, and it was good as Mateos chucked his hand to the muck.
and the small blind checked over to Guan who bet 700. The small blind player then raised, making it 1,700. Guan called. 
turn, the small blind continued with a bet of 2,000. Guan called once more. 
for trips. The player in the small blind flashed his 
but mucked his other card, and that allowed Guan to take down the big pot early here on Day 1b.
