Chad Eveslage took a hard-fought 2-1 win over Aaron Steury in one of the last first-round matches still going. He will face the winner of one of the other matches still running, Lyle Diamond versus Josh Templeton.
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James Routos is the latest player to advance, as he just took the last of Alex Rocha's chips for the second time today.
Routos will play Eric Fields in his next contest.
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William Punzo just finished off Michael Vela to advance into the Round of 32.
Punzo will square off against Andy Hwang, the only man in the room with his name etched on the World Poker Tour Champions Cup, a trophy which just so happens to be in Hwang's line of sight as this heads-up event rolls on.
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After a lengthy match in which both sides claimed an early game, Ernie Lewis just beat Ian Davis to move into the Round of 32.
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With his win over Justin Lepone, Mickey Appleman is slated to face Torrey Korsog in the second round.
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After splitting the first two games of their second-round match, Tai Yuen and Raffi Nahabedian both flopped pairs in the deciding hand.
According to Yuen, the flop came down 
and he led out for a bet, having flopped top pair with his 
. Nahabedian was not a believer though, and with 
in the hole he figured middle pair with the best kicker to be basically the nuts. He soon found out that his read was wrong, however, when Yuen tabled the best of it, and when the board bricked out out on the turn and river the match was over.
Yuen is the first player to advance to the sweet sixteen.
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Ronald Lemkin pushed all in on a flop of 
. Paul Cheung thought for a bit, then he called.
Cheung: 
Lemkin: 
Cheung held the lead, but the turn came 
, leaving the pot chopped if an eight or a jack didn't hit the board. Unfortunately for Lemkin, the river was the 
, and Cheung advanced to round two.
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James Anderson is the next man to make the Round of 32, after he dispatched hedge fund manager and poker enthusiast David Einhorn.
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The marathon match between Brian Hewitt and Matt Matros just came to an end, and it was Hewitt who prevailed after showing up about 45 minutes late to the event.
Hewitt will be pitted against Dan Wach in the second round.
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Steve Sarmiento grabbed a 1-0 lead against Greg Fishberg, and they're preparing to start the second game.