Day 1D
Joven Huerto wins the flip to double up
Joven Huerto open shoves 13,200 with A♠ K♣ , Graham Colin calls with T♣ T♠ . Huerto connects on the river 9♦ 3♦ 7♦ 4♥ K♠ to survive.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
65,300(65 BB) | 21,500 | |
28,400(28 BB) | -145,600 |
Graham Colin loses some chips
Utg Graham Colin opens and is called by big blind Richard Tolentino. Colin c-bets the flop T♥ J♣ Q♣ , and is called again. However, on the turn 9♥ , Colin’s 2,300 bet sees a check-raise of 6,000, Colin folds.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
46,000(115 BB) | 46,000 | |
43,800(110 BB) | -29,100 |
Graham Colin burns Raymond Gomez
Under the gun Raymond Gomez raises 1,500, small blind Graham Colin calls, both proceed to check the flop 7♠ 2♠ K♦ . Heavy bets on the turn Q♦ , Colin bets 1,600, Gomez raises 6,000, Colin three-bets 30,000, Gomez calls with less than half of that bet.
Raymond Gomez K♠ J♠ top pair Graham Colin Q♠ 6♠ second pair and draw
The river Q♥ improves Colin to trips to dust Gomez.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
72,900(243 BB) | 25,700 | |
busted | -22,000 |
Graham Colin check-raise uncalled again

Hijack Graham Colin opens 600, cutoff three-bets 2,300, big blind and Colin call. At the flop 2♥ K♠ 9♥ , it is checked to cutoff who c-bets 3,000, big blind folds, Colin check-raises 10,000 and wins the pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
47,200(157 BB) | -5,800 |
Hard hitter Graham Colin
From utg Graham Colin opens 700, two spots over a player three-bets 2,000, hijack and Colin call. At the flop Q♠ 5♠ 6♣ , action is checked to hijack who lays out 2,800, Colin raises 10,000, no takers.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
53,000(265 BB) | 10,900 |
Graham Colin rails Noel Llamedo early
Just past the halfway mark of level 1 and already a casualty with Noel Llamedo taking the early fall. Hand opens with 1,800 by utg that find three callers to see the flop K♦ J♣ 8♠ . Action is checked to the button Llamedo who bets 3,500, two players fold, hijack Graham Colin calls. Firewors on the turn 7♣ with Colin shoving 24,000 and Lllamedo risking his tournament life.
Graham Colin A♠ K♣ Noel Llamedo A♦ 8♣
The river 2♦ finishes off Llamedo.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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42,100(211 BB) | 42,100 |
Day 1C
Chris Boys delivers a double KO

Under-the-gun+1 Zack Elan raises 1,200 and is joined by three callers to the flop 7♠ 2♠ T♥ . Elan c-bets all-in for 12,900, hijack Chris Boys joins in for 30,300, and big blind Graham Colin calls with less for a three-way.
Zack Elan 4♠ 5♦ bluff Chris Boys J♥ T♠ top pair Graham Colin 8♠ 9♣ open ended
The turn and river Q♠ 9♠ , Zack and Colin are eliminated.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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136,000(340 BB) | 136,000 | |
busted | -12,600 | |
busted | -24,900 |
Jeff Ballester fires double barrels on the big blind
From utg+1 Graham Colin raises 1,200, hijack Zack Elan and big blind Jeff Ballester call. Flop Q♠ 5♣ 6♦ sees Ballester bet 5,000 and both players call. Ballester bets 8,500 on the turn 3♦ , this time both players fold.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
48,100(120 BB) | 48,100 | |
24,900(62 BB) | -3,700 | |
15,000(38 BB) | 15,000 |
Graham Colin doubles up

From under the gun, Graham Colin raises 13,900 all-in and Robert Chracciola calls from hijack. Colin J♥ J♦ dominates Chracciola’s 9♦ 9♥ . Thoe board runs J♠ T♦ 2♥ 3♠ 8♣ , awarding Colin the pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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28,600(72 BB) | 17,500 | |
RC | 26,600(67 BB) | 26,600 |
Elan Zack stops Graham Colin on the river
Graham Colin on the button raises to 1,100 and Elan Zack on the big blind calls. Flop runs A♦ Q♦ 4♦ , Colin c-bets 1,100, Zack check-calls. Turn 9♦ Zack does another check-call on Colin’s 2,500 bet. On the river 5♠ , Zack goes all in for 7,000, Colin folds.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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31,200(104 BB) | 31,200 | |
11,100(37 BB) | 11,100 |