The players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. We'll cya then!
The players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. We'll cya then!
When we reached the table the board was complete: 



.
Alex Kostritsyn paused for a moment before betting 6,400, sending opponent Antonio Esfandiari deep in the tank. Esfandiari cut out enough chips to make the call, but hesitated before finally plopping them on the felt. Kostritsyn turned over 
for top two pair and Esfandiari unhappily mucked.
"There's always next year!" Sorel Mizzi joked to Esfandiari. "I know you're my friend and everything, but I love to see you in pain."
The Magician is short with just 20,200 chips while Kostritsyn is up to 71,000.
We caught the hand as the dealer was counting out the chips. From what we gathered, Josh Arieh was all in for his last 6,000 or so with 
laid out in front of him. Jason Senti had 
in front of him and the board read 



. By our math, Arieh doubled through Senti for a new stack of 12,000. Meanwhile, Senti took a small hit down to 42,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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58,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
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56,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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53,000
23,400
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23,400 |
|
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48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
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43,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
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42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
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||
|
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37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
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37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
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30,600
600
|
600 |
|
|
||
|
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27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Three players saw a flop of 

with about 5,000 in the pot. The small blind was first to act and checked, prompting the big blind to bet 3,400. Brazilian tennis star Gustavo Kuerten smooth-called from the cutoff as the small blind got out of the way.
The big blind continued to fire, this time to the tune of 6,025, when the
appeared on the turn. Kuerten once again called as the dealer put out the
on the river. The big blind slowly bet 7,000 only to have Kuerten quickly move all in for around 19,000 more. The big blind tanked for a solid three minutes before giving up the hand. Kuerten is up to around 60,000.
A player in middle position opened to 650 and received three callers: Jennifer Tilly, Humberto Brenes and Melanie Weisner.
The flop fell 

, Tilly bet 1,500 and both Weisner and the original raiser called. The turn was the
and this time the initial raiser led for 3,825. Tilly raised to 11,000, Weisner released and the original bettor called.
The river was the
and the initial raiser checked to Tilly who immediately checked behind and rolled over 
for a jack-high flush. Her opponent folded and Tilly is back up to 130,000 chips.
Here are some photos from today's action! For all Day 1 photos click the Photo Gallery tab!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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88,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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85,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
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57,500
31,500
|
31,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
47,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
40,000
600
|
600 |
|
|
||
|
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38,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
34,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
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|
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32,900
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
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31,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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29,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
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|
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28,500
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
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27,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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|
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24,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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Both Antonio Esfandiari and an opponent got 1,400 in on a flop of 

and the turn brought the
. Esfandiari's opponent checked-called a bet of 3,600 and then checked again after the river brought the 3s]. Esfandiari moved all in for his remaining 20,000 chips and his opponent folded 
face up.
Esfandiari showed 
for complete air, and raked in the pot pushing his stack to 35,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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62,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
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|
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61,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
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59,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
58,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
57,000 | |
|
|
42,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
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40,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
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37,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
28,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,000 | |
|
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||
|
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13,500
700
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700 |
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