Four Ways to Win
Four ways to the flop for 4,500 chips apiece, the flop of [2c7cKc] was actually a deal that missed everyone, with Darren Elias [3c3d] a favorite to win the hand thanks to the club in his hand, with no-one else holding one.
Everyone – Elias, Sam Greenwood with pocket fours, Stephen Chidwick with [AdJd] and David Peters with [6d5d] – checked the flop and the [Jc] turn, but on the [8s] river, it was Sam Greenwood who led out, betting 7,500 into the 22,500 pot.
Greenwood had just a pair of fours, and no club to speak of, but three folds later, he had added more to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Greenwood | 283,000 |
23,000  |
Flush-Over-Flush Goes to Christoph Vogelsang
Timothy Adams limped the small blind and Christoph Vogelsang checked the big blind.
The flop landed [3cTcAc] and Adams bet 7,500 and Vogelsang called.
The turn fell the [4c] and Adams now checked. Vogelsang bet 9,000, and Adams check-raised to 26,000.
Vogelsang called as the [4s] completed the board on the river.
Adams bet 13,000 and Vogelsang called. Adams tabled his [Qc7c] for a flush, but it would be Vogelsang’s [Kc2c] that would earn him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Christoph Vogelsang | 300,000 |
27,000 |
| Timothy Adams | 160,000 |
-45,000  |
Greenwood Doubles Up Through Elias
Sam Greenwood made it 5,000 to see a flop with [AhKh] and Darren Elias raised to 16,000 with [JhJs].
Greenwood saw everyone else fold and made it 38,000 with a four-bet and the heat – and the cameras – were back on the four-time WPT Main Event winner Elias. After sliding in a time extension card, Elias then moved all-in, getting the call from Greenwood, who was at risk.
The flop of [7dKc2s] gave Greenwood the lead, and the [4c] turn and [8s] saw his pair of kings ride the board to a double-up at Elias’s expense, leapfrogging his opponent in the hand.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Greenwood | 260,000 |
153,000 |
| Darren Elias | 204,000 |
-128,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang vs. Matthias Eibinger
Matthias Eibinger raised to 5,000 from the cutoff and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 21,500 from the small blind. Eibinger called, and on the [KhAc3d] flop, he called a Vogelsang continuation-bet of 14,000.
The turn of the [Tc] saw both players check, and when the turn landed the [5s], Vogelsang announced a bet of 52,000 and Eibinger called.
Vogelsang tabled his [AsQs] for top pair, and Eibinger mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Christoph Vogelsang | 273,000 |
83,000 |
| Matthias Eibinger | 150,000 |
-65,000 |
Feature Table Chip Counts
With six players at the feature table, the man in control is Bosnian player Ali Imsirovic, though he is followed in the counts by Darren Elias.
After Stephen Chidwick’s recent hand against Sam Greenwood, each player has lost a few chips, but it’s Greenwood who is most affected by that, and although this is only Day 1, he really could do with some substantive pots to battle his way back into contention.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 349,000 |
63,000 |
| Darren Elias | 332,000 |
-114,000 |
| Mikita Badziakouski | 322,500 |
92,500 |
| David Peters | 200,500 |
-19,500 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 189,000 |
-8,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 107,000 |
-18,000 |
Sam Greenwood Bluffs the River
On a full board of[KcAc6s5s3c], Sam Greenwood bet into a pot of 32,000 with [QcTh].
It was Stephen Chidwick with the big decision to make with [Ah3h] and the British player used a time extension chip to give himself another 60 seconds to act on top of the regulation 30.
Eventually, Chidwick made the call and he now has 197,000, something of a recovery for him after a tricky start. Sam Greenwood is the shortest stack in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Chidwick | 197,000 |
41,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 125,000 |
-37,000 |
Cary Katz Four-Bet Rips Turn Against Bryn Kenney
Cary Katz limped under the gun and Timothy Adams called on the button. Christoph Vogelsang completed the small blind, and Bryn Kenney raised to 14,000 from the big blind.
Only Katz called, and when the flop landed [4c4sTh], Kenney continued for 15,000 and Katz called.
The turn fell the [3s] and Kenney bet 42,000. Katz cut out a raise to 100,000, and in response, Kenney used a time extension chip.
With his time about to expire, Kenney reached with both hands and put forward a three-bet amounting to 175,000 total.
Immediately Katz entered the tank and threw in a time extension chip. Only 15 seconds would expire before he threw an additional one in to give him the full 150 seconds to deliberate.
With Katz’s time now ticking down, he announced he was all in for roughly 520,000. Kenney snap-folded and Katz shows his [JhJd].
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 759,000 |
214,000 |
| Bryn Kenney | 147,000 |
-203,000 |
Set for Cary Katz
Matthias Eibinger raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Timothy Adams called in the cutoff, as did Cary Katz in the big blind.
The [3h8hQs] flop checked through to reveal the [Th] on the turn. Katz led out for 15,000 and Eibinger called as Adams folded.
The river fell the [2s] and Katz bet 37,500 and Eibinger called by tossing a chip into the middle.
Katz tabled his [3d3s] for a flopped set, and Eibinger mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Cary Katz | 545,000 |
63,500
|
| Bryn Kenney | 350,000 |
5,000 |
| Matthias Eibinger | 215,000 |
-70,000 |
| Timothy Adams | 205,000 |
17,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 190,000 |
-20,000 |
Badziakouski Chips Up Through Peters
David Peters raised to 4,500 before the flop with [AsKs] and Mikita Badziakousk three-bet to 15,000 with [AcJc]. Peters made it 42,000 to go and after some deliberation, Badziakouski called.
The flop brought out [QcJh8d] and Peters checked and Badziakouski checked behind.
The turn brought the [9h] and Peters checked against after which Badziakouski bet 37,000. Peters folded and Badziaksouki raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mikita Badziakouski | 230,000 |
56,000 |
| David Peters | 220,000 |
-86,000 |
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