The First Five Hands; Hutter Hits 6 Million
Hand #1: Jose Montes raised to 120,000 from the hijack seat, and Andy Andrejevic reraised to 300,000 on the button. Everyone folded, including Montes, and Andrejevic won the pot.
Hand #2: Lonny Hardcastle raised to 130,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #3: From middle position, Montes raised to 120,000. Hardcastle reraised to 360,000 out of the big blind, and Montes called to see the 
flop. Hardcastle moved all in for effectively 1.85 million, and Montes folded.
Hand #4: Barry Hutter opened from middle position with a raise to 125,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #5: From under the gun, Montes raised to 120,000. He was called by Hutter in the next seat and Maxx Coleman in middle position before the dealer spread the 
flop. Montes and Hutter checked, Coleman bet 200,000, and Montes folded. Hutter called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Hutter led with a bet of 345,000, and Coleman folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000,000 | 1,165,000 |
|
2,400,000 | -260,000 |
|
1,700,000 | -765,000 |