The Return of Garcia
More often than not, being the Day 1 chip leader ends up being more of a curse than a gift. Often times it ends up being a shock that the person holding the most chips at the end of Day 1 even ends up cashing. This time around, however, Juan Garcia is out for blood.
Just coming off of winning a fair sized pot to boost him back into the chiplead, we found Garcia at it again as he raised to 18,000. This bet was met by a three-bet all in from Adriano Romeu for about 180,000. Action folded back to Garcia who nonchalantly announced a call.
Garcia: 
Romeu: 
Garcia's dominance continued, as the door card was the case jack. The board came 
and Garcia's top set awarded him another sizable pot, putting him at the top of the leaderboard going into the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
785,000 | 195,000 |
|
Busted |