The button raised to 25,000 and Kevin Cronin moved all in from the small blind. The small blind called for 90,000 total and both players revealed their holdings.

Button:
Kevin Cronin

The board ran out for Cronin's cowboys to take the pot.

Kevin Cronin

290,000

222,000

Under the gun raised to 6,000 and middle position raised to 15,000. Matthew Lemmel raised to 30,000 and was called by only the middle position player.

The flop came and the middle position player checked. Lemmel fired for 15,000 and received a call.

While the turn peeled the , the middle position player checked to Lemmel. He moved all in for 52,000 and received a call from his opponent. Both players revealed their hands.

Matthew Lemmel:
Middle Position:

The board changed nothing as it came the .

Matthew Lemmel

194,000

29,000

Action was caught after the flop of and under the gun moved all in for 43,000. Joseph Cid made the call and announced that he had his favourite hand. Both players revealed their holdings.

Under the Gun:
Joseph Cid:

The board completed with the for Cid to take the pot. When asked about jacks being his favourite hand, Cid responded that his "son's name is Joe Jr and with that many J's between both their names they must be lucky."

Joseph Cid

162,000

124,000

Players are headed on a 15 minute break.

Action was caught after the board ran out .

The small blind moved all in 80,000. Brandon Strickland took his time before the found the call. Both players revealed their hands.

Small Blind:
Brandon Strickland:

Strickland shared with PokerNews that he is related to professional pool player Earl Strickland.

Brandon Strickland

295,000

265,000

Action was caught after the flop of and Kenny Goff checked from the cutoff.

The button fired for 40,000 and Goff moved all in putting his opponents tournament life of 200,000 on the line.

His opponent took their time before they found the fold.

Goff currently sits at over double the average stack.

With the first flight having registration closed, the portion of the prize pool from Saturday comes to a total of $76,500. Along with the Day 1b flight, the combined prize pool will burst the $100,000 threshold. First place will walk away with at least $30,000 for their efforts.

Under the gun, middle position, and the small blind called. Kandace Knichel checked her option from the big blind.

The flop came and the small blind took little time to check.

Knichel fired for 6,000 and took down the pot to add to her expanding stack.

Kandace Knichel

240,000

51,000

Under the gun raised to 6,000 and middle position raised to 15,000. Matthew Lemmel raised to 30,000 and was called by only the middle position player.

The flop came and the middle position player checked. Lemmel fired for 15,000 and received a call.

While the turn peeled the , the middle position player checked to Lemmel. He moved all in for 52,000 and received a call from his opponent. Both players revealed their hands.

Matthew Lemmel:
Middle Position:

The board changed nothing as it came the .

Matthew Lemmel

194,000

29,000

Action was caught after the flop of and Matthew Lemmel checked from the small blind. His opponent in middle position moved all in and Lemmel made the call. Both players revealed their hands.

Middle Position:
Matthew Lemmel:

The board completed with the for Lammel to send his opponent to the rail. Lemmel mentioned how he "recently moved to south Florida and became ingrained into the poker scene." For him he enjoyed making friends through shared passion for the game which also led him to become a poker dealer.

Matthew Lemmel

165,000

135,000

Action was caught after the flop of and under the gun moved all in for 43,000. Joseph Cid made the call and announced that he had his favourite hand. Both players revealed their holdings.

Under the Gun:
Joseph Cid:

The board completed with the for Cid to take the pot. When asked about jacks being his favourite hand, Cid responded that his "son's name is Joe Jr and with that many J's between both their names they must be lucky."

Joseph Cid

162,000

124,000

Action was caught after the board ran out .

The small blind moved all in 80,000. Brandon Strickland took his time before the found the call. Both players revealed their hands.

Small Blind:
Brandon Strickland:

Strickland shared with PokerNews that he is related to professional pool player Earl Strickland.

Brandon Strickland

295,000

265,000

Players are headed on a 15 minute break as a colour up occurs.