Yukako Hiroi opened to 400 from the cutoff and then called after Jose Delaguardia three-bet to 1,600 out of the small blind.
Delaguardia continued for 800 on the 10?10?3? flop and that bet alone was enough to take a small pot off of Hiroi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | |
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53,000 |
Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 500. The hijack player called before the cutoff three-bet to 2,200. Kinesh Pather four-bet to 9,000 from the button before the hijack five-bet to 26,000. Pather moved all in for his last 36,400 and his opponent snap called.
Kinesh Pather: 10?10? 
Cutoff: A?A?
The board ran out 6?4?10?3?2? and Pather found a little help from the deck to double up and extend his tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,400 |
Bob Mather opened to 500 from the hijack and was called by Thomas Chiodetti in the big blind.
The flop came 10?2?8? and Chiodetti check-called a 1,000 bet from Mather.
Chiodetti check-called another bet from Mather on the Q? turn, this time for 2,000.
Both players checked the 7? river. Chiodetti announced that he only had a two before showing K?2?. Mather tabled Q?10? for two pair and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 | |
|
55,600 |
After he finished 32nd of the Main Event last year, Mark Teltscher is in Day 1b and defended from the big blind to find a flop of 10?Q?A? where the button bet 1,000. The small blind folded, but Teltscher check-called.
Both players checked the J? turn, but on the 6? river, Teltscher led out for 1,500.
The button called with Q?10? for two pair, but saw the pot go in Teltscher's direction as he had Q?J?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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69,500
9,500
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9,500 |
Small blind called and Jose Anochea raised to 800 from the big blind. Small blind made the call.
The flop came 10?2?9? and the small blind was quick to check. Anochea continued for 900 and received a call from the small blind.
While the turn came the 9? both players were quick to check.
The river was the 10? and the small blind fired for 2,000. Anochea raised to 12,000 and the small blind was quick to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,800 |
Gabriel Schroeder raised to 600 on the button and David Einhorn called in the small blind.
The flop rolled out 8?3?2?, prompting a check from Einhorn over to Schroeder who bet 900 which Einhorn called.
On the turn 7?, both players checked and the river 5? saw Einhorn bet out to the tune of 2,100, eliciting a quick fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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61,300
61,300
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61,300 |
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58,700
58,700
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58,700 |
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In a blind versus blind battle, Nicholas Marchington bet 2,700 on a board of A?6?K?3? and Bryan Wutke called.
The river was the 10? and Marchington bet 6,000. Wutke quickly called and Marchington showed A?10? for two pair. Wutke tossed A?3? into the muck as the 2019 Main Event finalist took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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67,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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42,000
42,000
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42,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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