Martinelli Wins an Early Pot
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Corrado Martinelli opened for 135,000 from under the gun with 
. Tomasz Aleksander Chmiel called from two seats over with 
as did last year's Main Event champion Luigi Andrea Shehadeh from the big blind.
Martinelli led out for 425,000 after he flopped top pair on the 
flop and got folds from both of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | -140,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 275,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -195,000 |
. Chip leader Joel Isla called from the small blind with 
and the player in the big blind folded.
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on the river completed the action and ended Gonzalez's Main Event run.
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flop. The 