Though still in the first level, pots seem to be growing. In one such hand, action began with a raise to 150 by the utg+1 player. To his immediate left was Erik Billgren who made the call followed by the player in the cutoff seat. Acting next, the button player three-bet to make it 450 to go. Action continued and utg+1, Billgren, and the cutoff all made the call. At the flop of 10♣ K♠ 9♠, it was checked to Billgren who bet 650 which found two callers, the cutoff and the button. At the turn of 4♦, Billgrean was relentless and sent out 1250 which was good enough to take the pot after his opponents opted to fold.
Kwan Kit Kwok and Samad Razavi tangled in a pot late in the first level. It kicked off with a raised pot to 1000 already in the middle and a flop showing 10♦ 2♥ 4♠. Acting first, Kwok bet 600 to which Razavi responded with a raise to 2200. At the turn of 6♦, action reversed. Kwok checked to Razavi who laid out 4400 only to hear the words “raise” from Kwok. Razavi quickly folded and Kwok won a good pot.
Here we go! The last day 1 flight has just taken off here at the Ho Tram Resort Casino! Early notables are Khac Trung Tran, Samad Razavi, Sim Jae Kyung, and Bryan Huang. Good luck to all the players!