On a flop of [10d8dJs], all of the chips between Benoit Vallieres and Vlad Shovkovyi found their way into the middle, with Vallieres at risk.
Vallieres flipped over [10c8s] for two pair while Shovkovyi held [QhQd]. Unfortunately for Vallieres, the runout of [Kh9h] gave Shovkovyi a straight on the river to score him the pot, sending him to the rail a few spots before the money.
Shovkovyi - 415,000
On a multi-way flop of [AcQh10c], the action checked to Vlad Shovkovyi on the button who bet 10,000 and was called by Chander Jain and Dara Taherpour. Then Danny Cassidy moved all in for 24,000 total and all three players called to put him at risk.
The turn came the [Kh] and Jain announced a bet of 40,000 which resulted in quick folds from Taherpour and Shovkovyi, coupled with a few eyerolls.
"Just have to make bad plays and get there!" Jain laughed as he flipped over [Jd7s] for the nut straight while Cassidy tabled [3d3s], drawing only to a chop.
The river [2h] did no such thing and he was sent to the rail while Jain was shipped the pot, but not without some playful berating from his tablemates.
Jain - 320,000
Day 1F of the TCH-Houston $300 Weekender $100k GTD was able to attract 112 entries, with 28 players still in contention.
Fourteen of them will make the money and the top nine will advance to Day 2.
