Rodriguez Draws First Blood
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
James Jewell saw action folded to him in the cutoff and opened to 200,000. Eluterio Rodriguez was on the button and called. The two went heads up to a flop of 
and Jewell made a continuation-bet of 200,000. Rodriguez called.
The turn was 
and Jewell continued for another 300,000. Rodriguez called and the river came 
. Jewell fired a third barrel for 500,000, sliding out a stack of T25,000 chips. Rodriguez thought about his decision for about 40 seconds and called.
"Ace," said Jewell.
Rodriguez tabled 
for top pair, top kicker and Jewell nodded, showing the ace to the half of the table that was to his right as he dropped his cards from the one-seat onto the muck pile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,970,000 | 2,200,000 |
|
3,135,000 | -1,165,000 |