Aleks Dimitrov opened the button for 2,300 and small blind Bryn Kenney three-bet to 7,400. Big blind Dario Sammartino opted to cold four-bet shove for what appeared to be 50,000. Dimitrov folded, Kenney called instantly.
Luc Greenwood finished in 7th in the $3,000 Single Reentry, and hopped straight in the High Roller. His 7th place netted him $13,220, $10,000 of that he invested in this tournament.
Luc Greenwood won the $25,000 High Roller in the Bahamas at the start of the year, banking $779,268.
There was about 10,000 in the pot on a board reading .
Kamal Abdel Bittar was in the small blind and Davidi Kitai was in the big blind. Bittar checked his option on the river, and Kitai bet 14,200.
Bittar thought for a moment and check-raised to 35,000. Kitai went into the tank and looked very uncomfortable. Eventually, another player at the table called the clock.
With about seven seconds left to act, Kitai called. Bittar had a disappointed look on his face as he tabled for two pair, jacks and tens.
Kitai excitedly showed for aces up and scooped the pot.
The last break of the day just commenced. The 55 active players (out of a field of 92 entries) return in 20 minutes for the last two levels of the day.
Seated in the hijack, Justin Bonomo opened for 2,700. Small blind Martin Jacobson glanced over to Bonomo's stack, and three-bet - though we didn't hear how much he made it. Big blind David Peters folded.
Bonomo didn't need long to make up his mind and he shoved for 19,900. Jacobson called.
Justin Bonomo:
Martin Jacobson:
The appeared in the window but the and followed. Bonomo scored the doubled after hit the turn and completed the board.
Registration remains open till start of play on Day 2. Right now, 97 entries have been made into this event, making it one of the largest in Panamanian history. 20 of those entries were players that had busted already and bought back in.
Action folded around to Pedro Idrovo in the cutoff and he raised to 3,000. Julian Stuer was in the small blind and he decided to three-bet to 11,100. Idrovo called.
The flop came and Stuer led out for 7,500. Idrovo called.
The turn was the . Stuer checked this time, and Idrovo bet 10,000. Stuer called.
The river was the . Stuer quickly checked and Idrovo thought for a full minute before deciding to move all in. Stuer thought about it and called.
"I have an ace," said Idrovo, tabling . Stuer looked disappointed and mucked his cards, sending him to the rail.
and Sammartino hit the rail.
. 
for two pair, jacks and tens. 
for aces up and scooped the pot.
and Kenney slowly rolled over 
, revealing one card at a time. "That's a good hand," said McDonald.
and McDonald was out the door late in Day 1.
and 
hit the turn and 
completed the board.
and Stuer led out for 7,500. Idrovo called.
. Stuer quickly checked and Idrovo thought for a full minute before deciding to move all in. Stuer thought about it and called.
. Stuer looked disappointed and mucked his cards, sending him to the rail.
