It only took two and a half levels, but we've already got our first table winner. His name is Ryan Hughes and we'll be seeing him tomorrow. Hughes bested James Dempsey heads up to earn his spot.
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We caught up with 13-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth as he faced a pre-flop raise to 400. He quickly called, as did the big blind. The flop fell 
. The blind checked, and the original raiser continued for 650. A frustrated looking Hellmuth shook his head and verbally announced "fold," though he kept his cards under a small stack of chips. The last remaining player in the hand folded as well, and as the pot was being pushed to the winner, Hellmuth opened his hand to show 
. After the hand, the poker brat is back down to a starting stack of 9,000.
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9,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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We didn't catch the hands, but we do know that Matt Glantz and Barry Greenstein are both gone.
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With 2,000 chips in the pot already, and the board reading 
Dario Minieri check called a bet of 1,200 from Darren Elias.
On the 
turn, Minieri checked called once again, this time a bet of 3,075 from Elias.
The river was the and this time Dario bet out 1,000 chips. Elias took a few seconds to think before laying it down. Minieri is off to a great early start by picking up the chip lead at his tough table, which also now includes Jason Somerville.
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29,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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13,050
4,050
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Phil Ivey isn't online but he is multi tabling today, not uncommon for him. Right now he is over playing in Event #8: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix while his stack in this event blinds off.
Lucky for Ivey the blinds are still low and he got a good start in the early levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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11,500
3,200
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3,200 |
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When we arrived at the table, Faraz Jaka was in a pot with another player on the turn. The player bet 250 into the pot with the board reading 
. Jaka on the button decided to repop it to 1200. The player called.
On the 
river the player bet out again, this time 425 chips. Jaka decided to put in a huge raise to 4,275 chips, more than 10 times his opponent's bet. The player quickly folded and Jaka moved up the chip counts.
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15,800
6,800
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6,800 |
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Ami Alibay, 8th-place finisher in Event #4, is chipping up well at his table, and now sits with 23,000.
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23,000 |
On a flop of 
a player in middle position checked to Chris Klodnicki who bet 500 chips. The player called.
The turn was the 
and this time the player checked again. Klodnicki fired 1,200 and the player called.
On the 
river, the player checked for a third time. Klodnicki decided to pull out the big guns and fire a bet of 4,000. After a long time in the tank, the player called. Klodnicki showed 
for a runner-runner full house. The player held on to his cards for about 30 seconds before finally shaking his head and throwing them into the muck.
Klodnicki is off to a great start by picking up the early chip lead at his table.
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22,500 | |
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Alan Goehring raised to 400, and both the button and the big blind called. All three players checked on the 
flop, and then again on the turn card. The river was the 
, and this time the big blind led out for 700. Goehring quickly called, and the button folded. The blind turned over 
for a rivered pair of kings, but Goehring had him kicked, winning the pot with .
