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Day 1A Chip Leader Matthew Pilat
The tournament will crown a champion on Sunday, May 22 and you can check back at the conclusion of the tournament for a recap of the final table on CardPlayer.com. Last year there was a field of 287 players in action on the Gold Coast in Australia and the eventual champion was Nauv Kashyap who was awarded $182,965. Here is a look at the full schedule for the tournament:
Tuesday, May 17: Day 1A
Wednesday, May 18: Day 1B
Thursday, May 19: Day 1C
Friday, May 20: Day 2
Saturday, May 21: Day 3
Sunday, May 22: Final Day
The overnight chip leader is Matthew Pilat; he bagged up 112,800 and is the only player to finish the day over 100,000. Other notable stacks include that of PokerStars Qualifier Ricky Kroesen, last year’s Gold Coast runner-up with 79,250, and Mike Ivin with 74,575.
Hand of the Day:
Ferenc Riech Eliminated by a Runner-Runner Bad Beat
One player under the gun limped and Zoe Chakley raised to 1,200 preflop from the cutoff and Joe Courtney made the call on the button. Ferenc Riech also made the call from the big blind. UTG made the call as well and the flop rolled out Q 8
6
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Courtney was the first player to toss in any chips and he made it 3,600 to go. Riech went into the tank and then he decided to raise all in for 12,575. The two other players got out of the way and Courtney made the call. Their cards:
Courtney: A Q
Riech: 8 8
Turn and River: 6 and Q
Courtney grew his chip stack to 75,000 after the hand while Riech hit the rail thanks to his opponent hitting runner-runner to make a higher full house.