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Dan Smith and Daniel Nielson were the last pair to finish their first game. Blinds had climbed to 150/300 when Neilson shoved for 3,000, and Smith called to put him at risk.
Nielson: 
Smith: 
Smith spiked a queen on the turn to take the lead and get them to the second game.
With blinds at 50/100, David Steike got his remaining 1,600 chips in with 
. Jonathan Karamalikis was happy to call with 
. Steike was going to need a lot of help, and the 
board just didn't do it.
They have each won one game now. Winner of the next game will move on to the next round.
Daniel Alaei had Mark Everett on the ropes in their first game, but Everett doubled up three times to take the chip lead. Then Alaei doubled back into the lead.
Alaei shoved again with 
, and Everett called all in with his last 1,800. His 
was in the lead. The 
flop gave Everett two pair and made it pretty clear he was going to double up and keep the game going. The 
turn meant Alaei still had two outs though. And the 
river was one them. With runner-runner trips, Alaei moves up one game on Everett.
Billy Jordanou had Annette Obrestad all in preflop.
Jordanou: 
Obrestad: 
Annette got no help as the board came 
. She is now down one game.
Daniel Alaei opened to 1,000, enough to put his opponent, Mark Everett, all in. Everett called with his last 650.
Alaei: 
Everett: 
The 
flop looked quite good for Alaei. After the dealer put down the on the turn, Everett got up to leave, saying he was just going to the bathroom before the next game. Alaei called after him that he still had a flush draw. So Everett came back to the table just in time to see the on the river double him up.
Still short, Evertt was all in pre a minute later with 
against Alaei's . All he needed was a pair, but the 
board gave him a full house just for fun. He's at around 2,500 to Alaei's 7,500.
Dan "jungleman12" Cates was down to his last 1,225, which he shoved from the button. Andrew Pantling called.
Cates: 
Pantling:
The 
flop was not good news for Cates. After the turn and 
river brought no rescue, Cates is down one game.
Billy Jordanou was all in preflop against Annette Obrestad. With , he needed to outrun Obrestad's to stay alive in their first game. The 
board turned him the help he needed.
Jordanou is now nearly even with 4,200 to Obrestad's 5,800.
Nikolay Evdakov won the first game and Steve Kelly won the second. The winner of the current game will move on to the next round and play Barry Woods.
David Steike raised his button to 450, and Jonathan Karamalikis called. The flop fell 
, and xMONSTERxDONGx checked. Steike bet 625, and Karamalikis called. The fateful turn was the , and Karamalikis checked again. Steike moved all in, putting Jonathan to the test for his whole stack. Karamalikis decided to call with 
for a turned pair of jacks. But Steike's was in the lead. The 
river changed nothing.
Steike is now up one match.
Barry Woods won his second game against Scott Palmer before many tables had even finished their first. Woods moves on to the second round, and Palmer waved goodbye to $10,500 in one expensive hour.
Woods will play the winner of the match between Nikolay Evdakov and Steven Kelly. Evdakov is currently up one game.
