Romero Takes an Early Pot
Level 1
: 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
James Romero just arrived at the table as part of the latest group of notables to enter the field and wasted little time before getting involved. Romero raised it up from middle position and Ben Wilinofsky defended from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Wilinofsky check-called a continuation bet from Romero. The turn brought the 
and Wilinofsky checked again. Romero tossed in another bet of 18,000 but Wilinofsky still called.
The river was the 
and Wilinofsky checked one more time. Romero fired out another 25,000 and Wilinofsky finally flicked his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,080,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
940,000 |