Isaac Haxton raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Justin Bonomo made a three-bet to 9,000 on the button. The action was back on Haxton who put in a four-bet to 25,500 just as his time was expiring. Bonomo called and they were off to the flop.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Haxton led out for 13,500. Bonomo wasted no time before sending his cards to the muck.
Alan Schein was left with just a few chips and found himself all in preflop holding against three players.
The flop was checked through to see the land on the turn as the preflop aggressor Tom Marchese bet out 5,000. Doug Polk folded in the small blind, but Stephen Chidwick in the big blind called.
The river landed the , and after a check by Chidwick, Marchese bet 14,000 and Chidwick folded.
Although Schein had vacated the tournament area, his hand was tabled to reveal just ten-high, and Marchese revealed his for king-high to win the pot.
Speaking to Marchese, he informed us that he made a Broadway straight, and on the river Schein shoved all-in and Marchese called with the nuts. Schein declined to show, and following that hand and the following elimination, he was headed to the cage to re-enter.
Cards are now in the air for Event #2 of the Poker Masters.
Currently there are 26 players in the field, spread across four tables. But it is expected that this number will swell throughout the registration period and hit a number close to the 51 entrants Event #1 had on Wednesday.