Day 1D
Raymond Gomez cant push out Alexis Cruz
Raymond Gomez opens 2,000, button calls, small blind Alexis Cruz three-bets 8,500, Gomez four-bets jams 24,000, button folds, Cruz calls.
Raymond Gomez 6♥ 6♦ Alexis Cruz A♥ T♦
The board A♠ 8♠ 8♦ 3♠ 4♥ sends Cruz on top to rail Gomez.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
67,000(84 BB) | -247,000 | |
busted |
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 |
Day 1C
Pax gets some action with aces
Under the gun Pax raises 600, utg+1 Raymond Gomez re-raises 1,500, Pax 3-bets to 4,000, and Gomez calls. Both players check the flop J♣ 9♦ K♦ , turn 6♠ sees Pax bet 1,500 and Gomez calls. Another bet by aggressor Pax on the river 4♣ , Gomez calls the 2,700. Pax reveals A♠ A♥ , Gomez mucks.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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P | 40,700(204 BB) | 40,700 |
22,000(110 BB) | 3,100 |
Day 1B
Jun Jun Ametan wins the flip
Jun Jun Ametan on hijack opens with a shove (9,400) and Raymond Gomez defends his small blind. At the showdown, Ametan has Q♥ J♥ and Gomez 7♠ 7♥ . The board runs out 8♠ T♠ T♥ Q♠ 6♦ . Ametan spikes the higher two pair.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
19,800(33 BB) | 10,400 | |
18,900(32 BB) | -9,400 |
Eric Alcantara survives with a flush

Raymond Gomez from under the gun raises 1,200 and Eric Alcantara on hijack three-bets all-in for 14,000. Gomez calls and flips over A♦ J♣ , Alcantara behind A♥ 9♥ . The board runs 5♦ 7♥ 8♣ 8♥ K♥ . Alcantara improves to a flush and takes the pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
29,300(59 BB) | 15,200 | |
28,300(57 BB) | -58,400 |
Day 1A
Raymond Gomez spikes the two-outer

Utg+1 Raymond Gomez opens 5,000, small blind three-bet jams 39,700, Gomez calls and shows J♠ J♣ which is behind small blind’s Q♣ Q♠ . The board runs 4♦ 5♠ 3♥ 9♣ J♥ . Gomez spikes the two-outer to ship it and boot one.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
86,700(108 BB) | 49,700 |
Raymond Gomez rivers the bad beat
Cutoff opens and finds two callers to the flop T♥ 9♣ K♠ . Both check to head to the turn 5♥ . No checking this time, instead button Raymond Gomez bets 3,000, small blind check-raises all in for 5,300, easy call for Gomez as cutoff gets out of the way. Small blind opens K♦ Q♦ top pair, Gomez with A♥ 5♠ bottom pair. The river 5♣ comes down for Gomez to improve on a bad beat.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
37,000(93 BB) | 37,000 |