$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries Remaining: 98 of 112

Ian O’Hara raised to 500 from the hijack and Samuel Kim (pictured) called from the button.

They checked to the turn of a board where O’Hara bet 1,500. Kim called.

The river was the , O’Hara checked, Kim bet 3,100 and O’Hara called.

Kim tabled for sixes and fours, O’Hara mucked and Kim collected the pot.

Samuel Kim – 29,000
Ian O’Hara – 2,500

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries Remaining: 98 of 110

Jose Rodriguez raised to 500 from the button, Kenneth Fagioli three-bet to 2,500 from the small blind and Fredric White four-bet all in from the big blind for 7,500. Rodriguez five-bet, getting a fold from Fagioli.

Rodriguez:
White:

The board ran out , giving Rodriguez a pair of aces on the river to eliminate White.

Jose Rodriguez – 41,500
Fredric White – Eliminated

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries Remaining: 98 of 107

With about 12,000 in the pot and the board reading , Jose Rodriguez was all in from the cutoff for 11,500 and got action from Thomas Gari in middle position.

Rodriguez tabled for the nut flush, besting Gari’s to double up.

Jose Rodriguez – 35,500
Thomas Gari – 7,500

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries Remaining: 103 of 106

Moshe Tarich raised to 300 from under the gun, James Hamburger called from the button and Scott Baumstein called from the big blind.

The flop was and Baumstein checked to Tarich who continued for 500. Hamburger folded, Baumstein check-raised to about 3,000, Tarich reraised to about 9,000, Baumstein reraised and Tarich called all in for 13,200.

Tarich:
Baumstein:

Both players flopped a straight, but Tarich had the better of it with a king-high straight.

The turn and river completed the board, securing the double for Tarich.

Moshe Tarich – 28,000
Scott Baumstein – 15,200

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight A: Entries: 105

Leon Toledo raised to 400 from middle position, Harold O’Brien called from the hijack, Samuel Kim called from the cutoff, Paul Balzano called from the small blind and Nicholas Baurichter called from the big blind.

The flop was , Balzano led out for 1,200 and was only called by Baurichter and O’Brien.

The turn was the , Balzano checked, Baurichter bet 1,500, O’Brien called and Balzano called.

The river was the and Balzano led for 2,700. Baurichter raised to 7,500, getting a fold from O’Brien and one from Balzano as well.

Nicholas Baurichter – 29,000
Paul Balzano – 19,000
Harold O’Brien – 14,000

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight A Entries Remaining: 104 of 105

There are many familiar faces in the field today. Among them include Thomas Gari (pictured above), TK Miles, Ryan Van Sanford, Raminder Singh, Ido Ashkenazi, Alcides Gomez, Solange Lucas, and recent October Deep Stack Special champion and September Big Slick champion Scott Baumstein.

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Entries: 105

The cards are in the air for Flight A of the October Anniversary Special!

The field-limit size of 105 entries was reached before shuffle up and deal, and from here on out the players in the field have the option for a single re-entry through the start of Level 7 (about 2:20 p.m.)

Flight A action will last until 12.5% of the field is remaining.