$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries: 125

With about 8,000 in the pot and the board reading , the player in the small blind bet 3,300 and two-time WPT champion Sam Panzica shoved from the cutoff with a covering stack.

After a little while in the tank, the player in the small blind called all in for about 16,000.

Panzica tabled for a flush, besting his opponent’s inferior flush of to score the elimination,

Sam Panzica – 46,000

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries: 125

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries: 125

Dimitry Agrachov opened to 1,100 from middle position and was called in two spots before Charlemagne Benjamin three-bet to 5,500 from the button. Agrachov four-bet all in for about 11,000 and Benjamin called.

Agrachov:
Benjamin:

The board ran out , giving Agrachov the double.

Dimitry Agrachov – 25,000
Charlemagne Benjamin – 17,500

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries: 120

With about 5,000 in the pot and the flop reading , Thomas Gari (pictured above) bet 2,000 from the hijack and Hector Saraiva raised to 6,000 from the button. Gari called.

The turn was the , Gari bet 5,000 and Saraiva called after a few moments.

The river was the , Gari bet 5,000 again and Saraiva called.

Gari tabled for a pair of kings, Saraiva mucked and Gari collected the pot.

Thomas Gari – 38,000
Hector Saraiva – 7,000

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
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Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries: 112

With about 4,000 in the pot and the board reading , T.K. Miles (pictured above) checked from the big blind and Jora Beit bet 1,600 from the button. Miles check-raised to 5,000 and Beit called.

The river was the , Miles bet 7,500 and Beit called.

Miles tabled for a flush, Beit mucked and Miles collected the pot.

TK Miles – 36,000
Jora Beit – 12,000

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Day 1B Entries: 107

After losing that three-way all in, David Moreno was all in for about 6,500 from the button with against 2020 Lucky Hearts WPT DeepStacks runner-up Jason Block who held .

The board came down , no help to Moreno, locking up the pot for Block.

Jason Block – 25,000
David Moreno – Eliminated

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Day 1B Entries: 103

After a series of preflop raises, a three-way all-in emerged between David Moreno, Paul Balzano (pictured), and Vincent Cafone.

Moreno:
Balazno:
Cafone:

Moreno had everyone covered as well as the best hand, but the board ran out , giving Balzano a set of tens to eliminate Cafone while doubling through Moreno.

Paul Balzano – 54,000
David Moreno – 8,000
Vincent Cafone – Eliminated

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Day 1B Entries: 102

With about 2,000 in the pot and the board reading , the action was on John Stevenson (pictured below) in the cutoff. With 1,100 committed post-turn and facing a check-raise from 2019 WSOP Main Event sixth-place finisher Zhen Cai (pictured above) in the big blind to 4,000, Stevenson reraised all in with a covering stack. Cai called all in for 18,600.

Stevenson:
Cai:

Cai ran the second nuts into Stevenson’s nut straight, rendering the river moot.

John Stevenson – 44,000
Zhen Cai – Eliminated

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Day 1B Entries: 99

Among those here at the start of play include 2018 GPI People’s Choice Award Winner Brad Owen, two-time WPT champion Sam Panzica and 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Brett Bader.

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Day 1B Entries: 98

The cards are in the air for Day 1B of the October Anniversary Special!

Registration is open until the beginning of Level 3 (about 12:10 p.m.) with a player cap at 105. Everyone in the field has the option for a single re-entry through the start of Level 7 (about 2:20 p.m.)

Day 1B action will last until 12.5% of the field is remaining.