Whangkyung Choi Sends Bellino Home

After an open to 45,000 from Bryan Choi on the button, Chad Brown called from the small blind, but Anthony Bellino made his stand from the big blind with an all-in bet of 172,000. Both Chie and Brown decided to take a crack at scoring the first knockout of the day, and the flop of was checked down. On the turn, Brown check-folded to Choi's 65,000 wager, and the two players left in the pot revealed their cards.

Showdown:

Choi:
Bellino:

Bellino's pocket pair had been ran down by Choi's overcards, and the on the river changed nothing, leaving Bellino to head out as the day's first elimination.