Sitting on the big blind, Sammy Bolung and two other players watched a board run, 4♣ 2♠ 4♥. Action was checked to the utg player who bet 225 which Bolung check-called. At the turn of 10♥ and river of 10♣ both players opted to check and Bolung won the hand with his 5♥ 5♦.
We are just in the first twenty minutes of play and Michael Falcon has claimed a fairly decent-sized pot to get him excited. Starting with a raise to 200 by a mid-position player, two players made the call, however when action landed on big blind Falcon, he three-bet to 1100. Everyone called. At the flop of 4♣ 8♣ 8♥, Falcon bet 2,000 and got himself one caller as the others folded. At the turn of Q♣ and river of 2♣, both players checked and Falcon won with his 10♣ 10♥.
Shuffle up and deal! Cards are now flying at Day 1A of the Main Event. Already we see some notables such as Sam Razavi, Rey Concepcion, Michael Falcon, Trifie Montebon, Akira Onyama, Gerard Bringley, and Hideki Takafuji getting an early start.