New Chip Leader: Emerson Baroni
![[user75032]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
Usually players don't get too pumped about winning pots on Day 1. But Emerson Baroni can be forgiven for taking down a pot that vaulted him to 99,000 in chips. We only caught the aftermath -- a board of 
-- but it seems reasonable to assume that Baroni, with 
, and his opponent, with 
, caught it all in on the flop. Each player had already amassed more than 40,000 in chips, well above the current average of about 27,000. After the stacks were counted down, Baroni's opponent was covered and eliminated from the tournament.
"Now I'm stuck in Sao Paulo for four days," he lamented to a friend. "Don't get me wrong, Sao Paulo's a great city -- but I'd rather be in the tournament."
. The big blind called and the limper folded.
. Maridu commented about "no flush" as two hearts had already been folded. The big blind then checked and Maridu bet 1,500. Her opponent folded and showed the 
. She's up to 28,000 now.
to complete a possible flush draw while also pairing the board. Both players checked and the 
fell on the river. Kruel bet 1,500 and his opponent made the call.
and managed to extract 20,000 worth of value from one opponent on a river of 
. Barbero is up to 80,000; Adkins is sitting at 75,000. Four other players at their table have between 40,000 and 45,000 despite a current average stack of about 28,000.
. Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck had moved all in on the river to put her opponent at risk for his last 7,000 or so. The pot sat around 12,500 at the time. Her opponent tanked and tanked before asking if Mayrinck had a full house. Mayrinck gave some chatter back and said how she wouldn't bluff the guy. After another minute, the player called holding 
for three nines with the worst kicker. Mayrinck held 
. Stern took a 2,000-chip stab at the pot when the turn paired the board, 
. Her opponent called, then bet the 
for the nut flush, a hand that was strong enough to drag the pot.
for a flush draw. The