HomeWhoa! On a board showing 2♠ 6♥ 9♣ 3♦, Sam Razavi bet 700 which was answered with a raise by Benjie Lim to 1,775. Razavi smooth-called. On the river of 5♦, the one card straight board did not deter Razavi who led for 2,100. This time it was Lim who smooth-called. Razavi revealed his 6♠ 6♣ set however it was not good enough against Lim’s 9♠ 9♦ higher set.
Rick Lera, Michael Falcon, and a player in the hijack seat engaged in a pot that we witnessed at the flop of 5♦ 9♠ 7♠. Lera began the round with a check to the hj who bet 35o. Falcon called from the cutoff seat, but when action moved back to Lera, he raised it up to a total of 1200. The hj player called, then now Faclcon got aggressive and re-raised to 2,850. Both players called. At the turn of 6♥, they all slowed down and checked to each other. Then on the river of J♦, Lera led out for 2,200, hj folded, and Falcon called. Lera won with his 7♥ 6♦ two pair against Falcon’s K♥ 9♥ pair.
Giving a little action gains Razavi some chips. It began with Razavi calling a raise by utg to 150 and both went to see a flop of J♣ 10♦ 4♣. Initial raiser then led out for 300 and Razavi called. At the turn of 8♣, Razavi again called the bettor’s 600 bet. Then on the river, both opted to check. Razavi won with his 10♥ 8♥ defeating A♠ 10♠.
Jon Costiniano kicked off the day ready for action. He raised to 250 and got two callers to join him for the flop which ran 6♦ 5♦ 3♦. Action checked to Costiniano who bet 400, got one player to fold but the bb check-called. At the turn of 10♦, bb check-called again Costiniano’s 650 bet. Then on the river of 9♣, alike previous, the bb player check-called Costiniano’s bet, this time for 1600. Costiniano won with his A♦ 10♠ for top pair.
Michael Falcon seized an early pot. It started with a limp by the cutoff man followed by a raise to 225 by the db, then a three-bet by bb Michael Falcon to 650. The cutoff called but the db opted otherwise and folded. At the flop of 4♣ 7♥ 2♥, Falcon jumped at the pot with a 1050 bet and with that he took down the pot after his opponent folded.
Day 1b of the Main Event has just begun! Seen at the felt with an early plan to chip up is APT Vietnam’s Main Event Champion, Kwan Kit Kwok and APT POY reigning champion 2012-2014, Samad Razavi. Other notables are Michael Falcon and Kenji Kurahshina who failed to qualify yesterday.