Eric Baldwin quickly shot to the top of our leaderboard with a nice hand early on, but it didn't take long for him to lose a pot to get back down to the 20,000 starting stack.
We saw Baldwin lead out 350 on a flop, and his lone opponent came along. The hit the turn, and Baldwin stayed aggressive, firing 1,050. Once again his opponent called, and the river brought the scary . Baldwin slowed down and checked, and his opponent took the opportunity to fire out a pot size bet of 3,150.
Baldwin tanked for about a minute before counting out the chips for the call. He kept them in his hand, and peered down at his remaining stack. Eventually, he flicked his cards towards the dealer, and his opponent took the pot.
With 600 chips already in the pot and action on Edmund Liu on the button, he bet 400 with the board reading .
The player in the small blind check raised to 1,000 and action folded back around to Liu, who called.
The turn came the and the player in the small blind bet 2,000. Liu thought briefly before opting to call.
The came on the river and the player in the small blind said "three," before throwing out a blue 5,000 chip, and Liu quickly called.
The player in the small blind mucked his hand and said "good call," and Liu took the pot without having to show his hand. After that, Liu is one of the early chip leaders in the room with just around 40,000.
For those who don't recognize the name, Liu made the final table of the WSOPC Rincon Main Event last month, finishing fourth for $35,779.
Kathy Liebert is down to 12,300 after losing a big pot to an opponent at her table.
With about 1,200 in the pot and four players to act, the flop rolled out . Action checked around and the came on the turn. Liebert checked from the big blind, as did the player under the gun. The player in the cutoff then bet 1,000.
Action folded back to Liebert who put in a check-raise to 2,100. The player under-the-gun folded and the player in the cuttoff thought momentarily, then called.
The river was the and Liebert continued her line by betting 3,000. Her opponent grabbed a stack of chips, and counted out a bet of 8,000 before putting it in the pot.
After a quick tank, Liebert mucked her cards and dropped to 12,300 in chips.
Matt Affleck, we hardly knew ye. At least when it came to today's event.. Within two levels, Affleck burned through the 20,000 starting stack and was the first notable to be eliminated. We didn't catch the hand, but tablemate Ari Engel told us that Affleck had against the of his opponent, and that the money got in on the turn with the board reading all low cards.
Affleck will be back at 5:00 p.m. to try his luck in Day 1b.
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Actor Kirk Acevado, who's well known for his roles in the T.V. shows Fringe and Oz, has made an appearance in the field today. Also at Acevado's table is 2006 WSOP Player of the Year, Jeff Madsen.
Acevado and Madsen are already starting to tangle as the two of them just played in a pot.
With 1,475 in the pot, four players including Madsen and Acevado checked the flop.
On the turn, action checked to Madsen, who bet 1,050 from middle position. Acevado, who was in the cutoff, asked how much the bet was and tanked for a while before making a pained look and folding. The rest of the players also folded and Madsen took the pot.
With that, Madsen is off to a good start with 24,500.
A player raised to 300 from under the gun + 2. He was called by three players including the small blind, and Ben Yu in the big blind.
The flop fell and action checked to the player in the cutoff, who bet 300. The player in the small blind called, and Yu proceeded to raise to 1,500 from the big blind. All three players called.
On the turn, action checked again to the player in the cutoff who bet 5,000. The player in the small blind then moved all in for 13,650.
Yu went deep into the tank before eventually moving all in for 15,450. The player who originally raised folded, but the player in the cutoff made the call with a covering stack and the three hands were turned up.
Small Blind:
Cutoff:
Yu:
Yu had flopped the nut straight, but both of his opponents had caught up on the turn. The river was a blank and the three players chopped the pot.
flop, and his lone opponent came along. The 
hit the turn, and Baldwin stayed aggressive, firing 1,050. Once again his opponent called, and the river brought the scary 
. Baldwin slowed down and checked, and his opponent took the opportunity to fire out a pot size bet of 3,150.
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and the player in the small blind bet 2,000. Liu thought briefly before opting to call.
came on the river and the player in the small blind said "three," before throwing out a blue 5,000 chip, and Liu quickly called.
. Action checked around and the 
came on the turn. Liebert checked from the big blind, as did the player under the gun. The player in the cutoff then bet 1,000.
and Liebert continued her line by betting 3,000. Her opponent grabbed a stack of chips, and counted out a bet of 8,000 before putting it in the pot.
but your opponent plays, then you watch him play in real-time hoping he loses because every dollar he loses is a dollar you win!
flop.
turn, action checked to Madsen, who bet 1,050 from middle position. Acevado, who was in the cutoff, asked how much the bet was and tanked for a while before making a pained look and folding. The rest of the players also folded and Madsen took the pot.
