After an open from Venkat Chivukula, Matthew Liu moved all in for around 40,000, After some thought, Chivukula made the call to put him at risk.
Matthew Liu: A♥K♣
Venkat Chivukula: A♦10♣
The flop came out J♣9♥7♥ to make it a sweat as Chivukula picked up a gutter, but the runout of 6♠7♠ was good for Liu to pick up the pot for a double.
Left short, Chivukula busted soon after but has since re-entered the tournament.
On a heads-up flop of 10♥J♥6♠, Tai Vo moved all in and Bryan Broussard called to put him at risk.
Tai Vo: Q♠J♠
Bryan Broussard: A♦K♦
Broussard would need to hit an ace, king, or queen to win the pot, but the runout of 4♦J♠ did not do it and the pot was shipped over to Vo for the double.
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Short-stacked Thai Ha moved all in preflop and Collin Rountree called to put him at risk.
Thai Ha: A♣6♣
Collin Rountree: K♦3♣
Oh, you're dead," tablemate Mathew Liu said to Rountree as Ha flopped a pair and a flush draw. The board then ran out 2♥6♠ to further improve Ha to trip sixes to take the pot.
"You can't get rid of the guy!" Derek Normand joked, "You gotta wait another 3 and a half hours when registration closes to get rid of him."
Gary Horn opened to 3,500 and was called by Gabriel Andrade to see a flop of 6♦Q♣8♥.
Both players decided to check and they went straight to the 4♣ on the turn. Andrade led out for 3,000 but then Horn put in a big raise to 25,000.
"Alrighhht, take it," Andrade said as he folded and showed the Q♦.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
On a heads-up flop of Q♣5♣6♦, Derek Normand moved all in and Zhong Wilkerson made the call to put him at risk.
Derek Normand: 6♣7♣
Zhong Wilkerson: 2♥2♠
Wilkerson needed to spike a deuce to win, but the runout of A♠4♦ did not do it and Normand scored a double.
The very next hand, she got it all back when she doubled through Normand with aces versus his flopped top pair of kings.
On the following hand, they were heads-up on the flop of 9♦2♠4♠ when Wilkerson bet 12,000 and Normand check-jammed all in. Wilkerson called with K♠Q♥ while Normand held 5♣5♠ for the lead. The runout of J♣5♥ improved Normand to a set of fives and he took the pot for a double.
And finally, on the next hand, Normand shoved preflop and once again Wilkerson called to put him at risk.
Derek Normand: K♦Q♥
Zhong Wilkerson: J♠9♠
The board ran out 9♥8♦2♠Q♣5♦ to give Normand the win with his pair of queens and he is sitting at 120,000 while Wilkerson was left with 62,000.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The players in Day 1b of the Main Event are now on their second break of the day and will return to action shortly!
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