Derek Lapan raised to 1,500 from the hijack and was called by the cutoff. Gal Yifrach then squeezed to 5,000 on the button and action folded back to Lapan, who four-bet to 17,000 total. It was folded back to Yifrach, who flatted after a lengthy tank.
The flop came and Lapan bet enough to put Yifrach in for his remaining chips. Yifrach called.
Gal Yifrach:
Derek Lapan:
The turn and river kept Lapan out in front with his kings and Yifrach was eliminated.
The three feature tables remain active and the two outer tables were swapped. Matt Berkey has boosted his stack significantly and is the chip leader at his table while Tuan Mai leads the main feature table, which also features Maria Ho.
Benjamin Mccoy told PokerNews that he eliminated Eric "Barstool Nate" Nathan in a hand where Nathan opened to 1,300 and Mccoy three-bet to 4,300. Nathan responded with a four-bet to 12,600 and Mccoy called.
Nathan bet 10,600 on the flop reading and Mccoy called. The turn brought the and Nathan moved all-in for 47,000. Mccoy thought it over before calling.
Mccoy had for a pair of kings and Nathan had a flush draw and pair of fours with . "Barstool Nate" couldn't get there and was eliminated when the peeled off on the river.
"F***. Good call," Nathan said after the hand, according to someone at the table.
Steven Kirton and Gregory Robbins had clashed very early into Day 1d and now did so again but the outcome was entirely different. On a flop, Kirton check-raised to 75,000 and Robbins called all-in.
Gregory Robbins:
Steven Kirton:
The turn and river kept the overpair in the lead and Robbins doubled for 59,900.
On the flop, the player first to act bet 1,300 and Tristan Wade raised to 3,500. The player in position made the call and the original bettor folded.
The turn was the and Wade continued for a bet of 8,000 and his opponent called.
The hit the river and Wade quickly fired out a bet of 25,000 and his opponent wasted no time calling. Wade tabled , which was a straight on the turn and improved to a flush on the river. His opponent tabled for two pair before the dealer shipped the pot to Wade.
Day 1A of the Main gets underway on Friday, December 3. The second starting flight takes place the day after and the survivors from both Day 1's will combine for Day 2 on Sunday, December 5.
Days 3 and 4 will play out on December 6 and 7 respectively before the final day of action will be on December 8. Each day of the Main Event will begin at 12 p.m. CET.
A player raised to 1,200 and the button called before Cosmin Joldis three-bet to 4,800 in the small blind. Only the initial raiser called and both checked on the flop.
The turn revealed a and Joldis check-called for 6,000.
A came on the river and Joldis checked again. His opponent sent a 25,000 chip in the middle and Joldis considered it for some time before folding.