Nelson Robinson raised to 1,600, and Christina Lindley pushed all-in for 15,000. Robinson called and turned over . Lindley held , and the players were in a coin flip. The board came , giving no help to either player, and Robinson won with his pocket eights.
Lindley has been eliminated and Robinson will advance to round two tomorrow.
Doc Sands limped in from the button, and Cherish Andrews raised to 2,300 from the small blind. Sands called and the players saw of flop of . Andrews continued for 3,500, and Sands again called. The fell on the turn, and Andrews led again, this time for 6,000. After thinking for a minute, Sands moved all-in. Andrews eventually folded, and Sands took the pot. He now holds a slight chip lead.
We missed the betting action, but Jesse Sylvia and his opponent were all-in, and Sylvia won with on a board that read . Last year's main even runner-up now has 30,000 in front of him.
'Doc' Sands and Cherish Andrews were back and forth all match, but Andrews was finally able to close it out, eliminating Sands.
Andrews continuously put pressure on Sands, taking small pot after small pot until Sands was down to just near 6,000 chips. Finally Sands moved all in before the flop and was snap called by Andrews.
Sands:
Andrews:
The board came out and Andrews shipped the pot and a min cash so far. She will return tomorrow with the rest of our winners in an attempt to reach the final table.
Jesse Sylvia 3-bet to 2,500 after his opponent had raised to 1,200. His opponent called, and the two players saw a flop of . Action checked to Sylvia, who bet 2,200. His opponent called, and the fell on the turn. Both players checked. The dealer rolled off the for the river. Sylvia called his opponent's bet of 4,200, and the bettor immediately mucked his cards. Sylvia turned over for the winner.