Hands #1-5: Kicking Things Off
Hand 1: Shawn Buchanan looked down at the 
and opened to 160,000 from early position. Koray Aldemir defended his big blind with 
. The flop fanned out 
, Buchanan continued for 85,000 and Aldemir check-folded.
Hand 2: Aldemir limped from the small blind and Maria Lampropulos raised to 275,000 with the 
. Aldemir folded.
Hand 3: Lampropulos limped in the small blind with the 
and Buchanan checked his option holding 
. A 
flop was dealt and Lampropulos bet 90,000. Buchanan bumped it up to 235,000 and Lampropulos mucked.
Hand 4: Aldemir opened with the 
to 170,000 from the cutoff and Lampropulos called on the button with 
. Adrian Mateos defended his big blind with the 
and a 
flop was delivered.
With two checks in front of her, Lampropulos bet 220,000 and Mateos check-called. The 
fell on the turn and Mateos checked once more. Lampropulos bet 415,000 and Mateos called.
The completed the board and Mateos check-folded to a bet of 1,500,000 from Lampropulos.
Hand 5: Buchanan opened with the 
on the button and Daniel Coupal defended his big blind with 
. Coupal check-folded when Buchanan continued on a flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,830,000
845,000
|
845,000 |
|
||
|
4,510,000
1,005,000
|
1,005,000 |
|
4,300,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
||
|
1,890,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
825,000
80,000
|
80,000 |