There was already about 10,000 in the pot with the board reading 
. Sebastian Tejada bet 5,000 and Dylan Wilkerson made the call.
The river was the 
and Tejada pushed all in, putting Wilkerson in the tank for a minute. Eventually, he slid his cards forward face down.
"Did you have a straight?" he asked, to no response.
Mike McDonald raised to 1,100 from the button and Ryan Rivers fired back with a three-bet to 4,500 from the small blind. McDonald picked up all his chips and pushed them forward, getting a call from Rivers.
McDonald: 
Rivers: 
McDonald was behind, but the flop was good for him. The dealer spread 
and McDonald jumped ahead with two pairs. The turn was the 
and Rivers surged back into the lead. The river of 
sealed McDonald's fate, and he was eliminated.
Antonio Esfandiari opened the action preflop with a raise to 1,200 from middle position and Mike Watson in the hijack seat responded with a three-bet to 3,500. Esfandiari called.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Esfandiari led out for 4,100. Watson gave up his cards.
Registration has closed for Day 1a with the end of the dinner break. There are 127 entries today, and 86 players remain.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
The remaining players are going on a 45-minute dinner break and registration will be closed when they return for Level 7.
Here's an update on the chip counts for some of the players still here.
Thomas Taylor was the first player in the pot. He raised to 800 from the button and Marco Caza folded his small blind. Jeff Madsen sat in the big blind and made the call.
The flop was the 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Madsen led out for 1,225. Taylor called and the turn was the 
.
Madsen continued with a bet of 1,850 and Taylor called again, but mucked when Madsen showed 
for a full house.
Antonio Esfandiari hasn't been here long, but he's already built a good-sized stack. He just added a bit more to it in a recent hand.
Thi Nguyen opened the action with a raise to 1,000 from the cutoff and the player in the small blind called, as did Esfandiari in the big blind.
The dealer spread 
on the table and all three players checked.
The turn was the and that player first to act bet 2,100. Esfandiari called but Nguyen gave up her hand.
The river was the 
and action checked to Esfandiari. He bet 4,800 and his opponent thought for a moment before calling. Esfandiari turned over 
while his opponent gave up his cards.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
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