After a flop of Jamie Gold and another player ended up with all the money in the middle. Gold turned over 9-10 for top two pair, but the other player flopped the flush with . Gold didn't hit a nine or ten the rest of the way and was sent to the rail.
T.J. Cloutier and one opponent got in a hand. The flop came . Seat 9 checked, Cloutier bet 2500 and Seat 9 called. The turn brought a jack and both players checked. The river came , both checked. Cloutier showed 7-8 for two pair, but Seat 9 showed A-10 for a straight and took the pot.
To kick off play Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi couldn't find his correct seat, and now he's just lost a pot for about half his stack. After a flop Mizrachi called a 300 bet, and then after the fell on the turn Mizrachi raised his oppoent's 300 bet to 725. The other player called and they checked the river after the hit. His opponent turned over pocket Jacks and Mizrachi now has about 1,500 chips.
After a Jack-high flop Vanessa Rousso ended up all-in with Aces against another player with pocket Tens. Her bullets held up and Rousso now has 5,400 chips.
Andy Bloch called from the big blind, the big blind checked his option and the flop came . Bloch bet 200 and his opponent called. The turn came . Bloch bet 400, his opponent called and the river came . Both players checked. Bloch showed , his opponent mucked and Bloch raked in the chips.
John Juanda called from the cut-off and the big blind checked his option. The flop came . The big blind checked, Juanda pushed all-in for 250 and the big blind called. The turn and river came , and Juanda took the pot with trip nines.
There's been some confusion about seat locations in today's event. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi went to his seat...and found someone already sitting there. His correct spot was finally located but he couldn't be that thrilled about it, as he's sitting between Doug Lee and C.K. Hua. Other players have also had trouble finding their correct assigned seat.