Humberto Brenes was all in with 
and racing against the 
of Andrew Seidman. Brenes was quite vocal as the flop came down 
, which didn't help him one bit. The 
changed nothing and Brenes needed a ten or ace on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, it was the 
. Seidman won Table 25 and advanced to Round 2 while Brenes was eliminated.
It was the friendliest, most talkative match of the day, but it's over now. Randal Flowers limped in from the button, and Chris Klodnicki knocked the table for a free flop.
It came 
, and Flowers put out a bet of 3,700. He started talking, throwing out a bunch of scenarios for Klodnicki to consider. "The last time I did this, I had the ace," he said at one point. Klodnicki was undeterred, though, and he check-raised to 10,000. Flowers called.
That brought them to the 
turn, and Kodnicki fired another 16,000 at the pot. Flowers called quickly once again, and the scary filled out the board. Klodnicki took just a moment to consider before flicking his bounty button into the pot for a symbolic all in. Flowers was baffled. He stood up from his chair and paced around for a moment as he tried to extract some information from his opponent. "You're repping, like, not that many hands right now," he said. "You go all in on the river... I guess you have the king of diamonds." After another minute or two, Flowers resigned himself to the call, tossing his own button into the pot.
Klodnicki tabled 
for the nuts on the turn, and Flowers quietly mucked, left with just about 5,000 chips.
He put that remainder into the next pot dark, and Klodnicki happened to find 
in the hole. Flowers was actually not in the worst shape as he tabled 
. "An ace!" he shouted, thrilled to have an overcard.
The dealer ran a flop of 
, and that added one more out for Flowers as the case queen would give him the best hand. The turn 
looked like it for a moment, but it was a near miss. The river was a total blank, the 
, and Klodnicki has topped Flowers to advance to the second round.
With a board reading 
, Luc Lafontaine was all in for around 45,000 with 
and ahead of the 
of Toby Lewis. The 
changed nothing and in order for Lewis to win, he needed a five on the river. Instead, it was the 
and Lafontaine doubled to 90,000 while Lewis dropped to 60,000.
Darren Kennedy raised the button, and Michael Binger defended his big blind with a call.
The flop came 
, and both players checked through to the turn. Binger decided a bet was in order now, and he made it 6,500 to play. Kennedy called.
The river didn't look particularly scary, and Binger continued right out with another bet, 16,500. Kennedy didn't waste much time calling, and Binger confidently tabled 
. It was no good. Kennedy turned up to outkick him, and a frustrated Binger needed a quick pep talk from brother Nick on the rail.
Binger is now down to about 52,000, giving the other 98,000 to Kennedy in this back-and-forth battle.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 300
After a min-raise and call preflop, the flop came down 
and Luc Lafontaine checked to Toby Lewis, who bet 7,500. Lafontaine the check-raised to 18,000, Lewis moved all in for 65,700 total and Lafontaine tank-called.
Lewis: 
Lafontaine: 
Lewis was far ahead and stayed there as the 
hit the turn. He managed to improve to a full house when the appeared on the turn. Just like that, Lewis took a commanding 131,400 to 18,600 chip lead.
Right after, Lafontaine was all in with against the 
of Lewis. While Lewis was dominated preflop, the 
flop vaulted him to the lead. The turn kept him there as did the river. After a lengthy heads-up match, Lewis defeated Lafontaine to take down Table 12.
Michael Binger limped preflop and Darren Kennedy checked his option from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Kennedy check-called Binger's 4,000 bet. The dealer then burned and turned the , which both players checked.
When the 
was put out on the river, Kennedy checked, Binger bet 12,000, and Kennedy made the call. Binger showed 
for a rivered set while Kennedy simply mucked. With that, Binger chipped up to 65,000, slightly behind Kennedy's 85,000.
From the button, Darren Kennedy opened to 7,500, the standard raise these two have chosen at this level. The three-bets have been sparse, but they're starting to come with a bit more frequency in the last few minutes as the two men tire of this battle. Binger three-bet to 17,000 this time, and Kennedy came along with the call.
The flop brought 
, and Binger led out with 15,000. Kennedy called, and both men checked the turn. That led them to the river, and they check-checked it once again. Binger showed first, and his was clubby enough to get the job done.
With that pot, Binger has begun to open up a bit of breathing room. He's just over 100,000 now, giving him a 2:1 lead as the level increases again.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
Darren Kennedy came in raising to 9,000 from the button, and Michael Binger moved all in from the big blind. Kennedy tanked for a while before calling all in for 30,500 with 
, and Binger's was poised for the knockout.
Poised, that is, until the dealer ran a cruel flop to all but lock up Kennedy's double. The turn sealed the deal, and the river means Kennedy is back to 61,000.
"This is absurd," said a very tilty Michael Binger. "How does it happen every time? That's five times..."
