Chris Hunichen Flips Better
Action was picked up pre-flop, with Chris Hunichen three-betting to 16,000 from the button. His unknown opponent had opened from early position and four-bet shoved for just over 70,000.
Hunichen called and a majority of his stack was at risk with [9c9s] against [AcQh]. The board ran out clean for the pocket pair and Hunichen won the next hand with another three-bet to move close to 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hunichen | 195,000 |
57,000  |
Thai Ha Takes From Alex Foxen
On a board of [Qh3h2d7h], Thai Ha checked and Alex Foxen bet 13,500.
Ha called and after the [2h] paired the board on the river, he led for 29,000.
Foxen went into the tank briefly and then called, only to see Ha table [AhQc]. The rivered flush was good and Ha is now up over 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Thai Ha | 220,000 |
35,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 85,000 |
-30,000  |
Updated Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Delvecchio | 230,000 |
130,000 |
| Thai Ha | 185,000 |
85,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | 150,000 |
50,000 |
| Byron Kaverman | 145,000 |
45,000 |
| Daniel Weinand | 145,000 |
45,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 138,000 |
38,000 |
| Tim Reilly | 135,000 |
35,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 130,000 |
30,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 125,000 |
25,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 115,000 |
15,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 90,000 |
-10,000 |
| Cary Katz | 70,000 |
-30,000 |
Dylan Linde Out-Kicks Ryan Leng
In a blind versus blind encounter, Dylan Linde check-called 3,500 from the small after Ryan Leng bet the turn on [Ts9c3s4s].
The [4d] paired the board and Linde checked again. Leng took some time to think before he bet 8,500 and Linde called after a few moments of deliberation.
Leng tabled [Qs9h], but his pair was out-kicked by Linde’s [Kh9s].
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Linde | 140,000 |
40,000 |
| Ryan Leng | 48,000 |
-52,000 |
Scott Blumstein Gets Even Against Randall Emmett
Action was picked up with Randall Emmett raising Scott Blumstein’s to 11,000. The board read [Jd9h2d] and the 2017 WSOP Main Event champion went into the tank. While Blumstein thought, Emmett tried to talk his opponent out of the pot.
After a few moments, Blumstein shoved for 48,500 after saying, “You talked me into it.”
It was Emmett’s turn to go into the tank and he burnt through three time extensions before he eventually called.
Emmett needed to hold to score the knockout, as he held [JcTc] to Blumstein’s [Qd9d].
The [8h] gave both players straight draws, but the [3d] completed Blumstein’s flush and gave him the double.
Shortly after the hand, Blumstein was moved to Table 5 between Sean Perry and Robert Mizrachi.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Blumstein | 125,000 |
25,000 |
| Sean Perry | 110,000 |
10,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 85,000 |
-15,000 |
| Randall Emmett | 55,000 |
-45,000 |
The Other Half
The following players are currently in action across Tables 5-8.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 100,000 | - |
| Ali Imsirovic | 100,000 | - |
| Kristina Holst | 100,000 | - |
| James Romero | 100,000 | - |
| Martin Zamani | 100,000 | - |
| Barry Hutter | 100,000 | - |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 100,000 | - |
| Manig Loeser | 100,000 | - |
| Byron Kaverman | 100,000 | - |
| Ricky Guan | 100,000 | - |
| Joseph Orsino | 100,000 | - |
| Ralph Wong | 100,000 | - |
| Sean Perry | 100,000 | - |
| Dylan Linde | 100,000 | - |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 100,000 | - |
| Robert Mizrachi | 100,000 | - |
| Jesse Sylvia | 100,000 | - |
One Half of the Room
The following players are currently in action across Tables 1-4.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Foxen | 100,000 | - |
| Ben Yu | 100,000 | - |
| Cary Katz | 100,000 | - |
| Dan Shak | 100,000 | - |
| Rodger Johnson | 100,000 | - |
| Tim Reilly | 100,000 | - |
| Chance Kornuth | 100,000 | - |
| Ryan Laplante | 100,000 | - |
| Erik Seidel | 100,000 | - |
| Chris Hunichen | 100,000 | - |
| Daniel Weinand | 100,000 | - |
| George Wolff | 100,000 | - |
| Ankush Mandavia | 100,000 | - |
| Randall Emmett | 100,000 | - |
| Aram Zobian | 100,000 | - |
| Thai Ha | 100,000 | - |
| Julien Martini | 100,000 | - |
| Yuri Dzivielevski | 100,000 | - |
Cards In the Air, 53 Entrants to Start
The first event of the 2019 Poker Masters is underway. Cards are in the air across eight nearly-full tables and with 53 entrants from the start, this could be the biggest High Roller Triple Crown event in history.
Poker Central’s live reporting team will follow Event #1’s growth over the next few hours of open registration and then track play to the final table.
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