On the flop of 
, the first player checked and then Xuan Liu checked before a third player fired 600. The first player made the call and then Liu check-raised to 1,375. The original bettor folded, but the caller called again.
The turn was the 
and the first player led into Liu for 1,775. Liu called to see the 
hit the river. The first player bet 3,825 and Liu gave it up.
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With a little bit over 10,000 chips in the middle on the board of 
, two players checked to Chris Moorman. Moorman fired a bet of 5,050 and the first of his opponents called after tanking for a couple of minutes. The second player mucked.
The 
landed on the river and the first player took some time before checking to Moorman. Moorman tanked himself for a bit and then opted on a bet size of 12,300. After about 30 seconds, his opponent check-raised all in for 23,625 -- less than a min-raise. Moorman thought about it and then tossed his hand into the muck.
Even despite losing his big pot early on, Moorman still holds 29,000 in chips. That's just below the starting stack and his table has since been broken. Moorman now sits alongside Jake Cody at a new table in the back corner of the tournament room.
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After an opponent checked the final board of 
, Nick Binger fired 1,525. His opponent made the call and watched as Binger simply tossed his hand into the muck. His opponent tabled the 
for a pair of sevens to go along with the deuces on board and won the pot.
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Randy Dorfman is one of the late arrivals here on Day 1a of the 2011 PokerStars.com EPT London. He opened this pot from under the gun with a raise to 400. Bracelet winner from the 2011 World Championship of Online Poker Jonathan Karamalikis called from the button and Xuan Liu called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Liu checked. Dorfman fired 1,025 and Karamalikis folded. Liu also gave it up and Dorfman scooped in this one.
The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Ana Marquez and Bryn Kenney are known for being the new successful poker couple on the scene, mostly due to Marquez's deep run in the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure that led to her signing as a Team PokerStars Pro. What's interesting today is that the two of them are seated right next to each other at the same table. We'll be sure to keep an eye on things above the table, but unfortunately won't be able to report on any footsie playing below the table.
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Action folded to the player in the hijack seat and he raised to an unknown amount. In the cutoff seat sat defending champion David Vamplew. He reraised to 1,700 and the original raiser called to see the 
flop. The hijack checked and Vamplew bet 2,150. His opponent called.
The turn was the 
and the hijack checked again. Vamplew stayed on the grass and fired 5,150. Again, his opponent called.
The river completed the board with the 
and both players checked. The hijack seat tabled the 
and Vamplew mucked his hand, dropping back to 15,700 in chips.
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