On one of the first hands of the day, Billy Chattaway just managed to secure himself a double-up. The hand was extraordinary, and the dealer's announcement, "All in and a call!" made a big crowd of people rush over to Table 374 in the Orange section.
The board showed while Chattaway's were tabled face up.
"He had ace-king," another player informed us.
Chattway was all in on the river for 27,025 and this huge hand puts him ahead of the entire field after just 25 minutes of play.
Simon Charette, also seated at this table, tweeted the following after this hand:
On the fourth hand of the day Daniel Negreanu just raked in a huge pot to put himself at the top of the chip counts.
Negreanu, seated at the secondary featured table, raised to 300 from the small blind and the player on his left three-bet to 800.
"Reraise?" Negreanu said with a smile before making the call.
The flop brought out and Negreanu checked to his opponent who bet 800. The Canadian pro check-raised to 2,800 and the player in the big blind made the call.
The turn was the and Negreanu bet another 3,500, which was quickly called. On the river the popped up and Negreanu casually tossed out two orange chips worth 10,000 total.
After quite a bit of tanking his opponent called, only to see that Negreanu had for a full house.
"I won two of the first three hands as well," Negreanu cheerfully added. "I had ace-king suited and nines."
We got to the table with Gaelle Baumann having made a 1,300 chip bet on the flop of and receiving a call from her lone opponent. The turn was the and Baumann's opponent checked. Baumann made a bet of 1,600, smiling as members of the media gathered around her table. Her opponent check-raised her to 4,000 and the French pro went into the tank.
She thought it through for about a minute before letting her hand go. Her opponent said "I like you. I'll show you one time" and turned over .
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A player in the hijack seat opened to 250, Jonathan Roy raised to 800, and the original raiser made the call. The flop was dealt and Roy's opponent check-called a bet of 1,100.
The came on the turn and once again there was a check-call, this time for 2,600. The on the river put four diamonds on the board and both players checked.
Roy would take down the pot after tabling against his opponent's .
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while Chattaway's 
were tabled face up.
and Negreanu checked to his opponent who bet 800. The Canadian pro check-raised to 2,800 and the player in the big blind made the call.
and Negreanu bet another 3,500, which was quickly called. On the river the 
popped up and Negreanu casually tossed out two orange chips worth 10,000 total.
and Baumann's opponent checked. Baumann made a bet of 1,600, smiling as members of the media gathered around her table. Her opponent check-raised her to 4,000 and the French pro went into the tank.
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and Roy's opponent check-called a bet of 1,100.
came on the turn and once again there was a check-call, this time for 2,600. The 
against his opponent's 
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