Asm Nazmul Huda just doubled through Dany Hamel Boulay in the kind of hand that’s likely being played throughout the tournament at this stage in the day.
Blinds were 800/1600/a200 and the button was on seat 4. Dany Hamel Boulay, a respected local player raised in early position to 3.2K, and Alain Rondeau and Terrence Davis both called. Huda had shoved from the Big Blind on the previous and gotten no resistance – but this time there were already 3 players who had expressed an interest in the pot.
Boulay thought for a few seconds and shoved over the top with his 100K+ stack. Rondeau and Davis both insta-folded and the cards were flipped over. Huda showed while Boulay had .
The board ran out to put Huda well in the lead and the turn changed nothing. Boulay didn’t connect on the river either, with the giving Huda the Boat. Huda took 24K from Boulay on the hand plus the Big Blind, the antes, and the initial 3.2K from each of Rondeau and Davis left him with 58K – which will be a an OK, if below average, starting stack on Day 2.
Play has now moved into the last level of Day 1c.