Blomberg First to Bust
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Three-way to the 10♦8♣5♦ with 4,700 in the pot. John Blomberg bet 2,000 from the small blind. Magnus Kristiansen called under the gun, and Oystein Stai did so on the button.
Blomberg sized up to 5,000 on the 6♠ turn. Kristiansen flicked in a small raise to 11,000, folding out Oystein. Blomberg quickly pushed in his stack of 21,000, and Kristiansen called after a few seconds of thought.
John Blomberg: Q♠Q♦
Magnus Kristiansen: 6♣5♣
Kristiansen's two pair became a full house on the 5♥ river, marking Blomberg as the first elimination of Day 1b.