Isaac Haxton thought for awhile and then checked after his time was up on a board of 
, sliding the dealer a time extension in the process. Koray Aldemir immediately checked back from the button. On the 
river, Haxton thought about 30 seconds and announced he was all in, putting Aldemir at risk for about three-times the 85,000 pot. Aldemir double-checked his holding and then quickly folded.
Aldemir - 258,000
Haxton - 455,000
Byron Kaverman checked a board of 
from middle position, and David Peters bet 27,000 on the button. Kaverman called. On the 
river, Kaverman checked again and then called 57,000. Peters showed 
, but it was no good against Kaverman's 
.
Kaverman - 425,000
Peters - 390,000
Jake Schindler opens to 2,500 from under the gun and both Stefan Schillhabel and Brian Rast call from the button and big blind respectively.
The flop falls 
and the action checks to Schillhabel who opts to bet 3,500. Rast folds, but Schindler calls as the 
lands on the turn.
Schindler checks and Schillhabel fires out again; this time amounting to 13,500.
Schindler thinks for a little, but then folds his hand as he drops to 295,000 and Schillhabel moves to 290,000 in chips.
Brandon Steven entered the pot first to act with a raise to 2,500 and Dominik Nitsche three-bet the cutoff to 8,000.
Steven called, and then checked the 
flop as Nitsche bet out 8,000.
After a few moments in the think-tank, Steven released his hand and Nitsche scooped the pot to move to 323,000 in chips.
Rainer Kempe, who won this event last year, is off to a good start defending his title as he's over 400,000. He just played a pot from the cutoff where the board ran out 
, and he bet 44,000 on the river when Bill Perkins checked to him. Perkins announced a call, and Kempe showed 
for a winning flush.
Kempe - 406,000
Perkins - 205,000
From under the gun, Fedor Holz opened to 2,500 and Dan Shak called in the hi-jack as Ben Sulsky and John Juanda called from the blinds.
The 
board was checked to the river where Sulsky tossed in a 3,500-chip bet.
Juanda, Holz and Shak all folded as Sulsky scooped the pot to move to 323,000 in chips.
David Peters and Lauren Roberts played a pot where they saw a board of 
, and Peters checked from middle position. Roberts bet 22,000 into about 25,000, and Peters called. On the 
river, Peters checked. Roberts bet 40,000 and Peters announced a raise to 100,000. Roberts quickly called.
Peters showed for aces full, and Roberts showed 
for trips.
Peters - 438,000
Roberts - 118,000
The tournament is now half way through level one, and there is currently just one no-show.
That player's seat is on the feature table that features Haralabos Voulgaris, Justin Bonomo, Kevin Hart, Bryn Kenney, Ben Tollerene, and Cary Katz.
The player in question is 14-time WSOP bracelet winner and last year's Super High Roller Bowl 4th-place finisher Phil Hellmuth.
With around 22,000 in the middle and the board reading 
, David Peters checked over to Christian Christner from the small blind.
In the big blind, Christner bet out 13,500 as Peters went into the tank. After a few moments of deliberation, Peters check-raised to 46,000 and Christner folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
285,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Daniel Negreanu opened to 2,500 from middle position and Sam Soverel called in the big blind.
The flop of 
went check, check as the landed on the turn.
Soverel led out for 8,000 and Negreanu folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
290,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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