We pick up the action in a heads-up pot between Steve Saris and the aforementioned Mike "Little Man" Sica. The action is unclear preflop, but the two men watched the dealer spread the first three community cards:
. Sica ended up all in for less than 10,000 and was looked up by Saris.Showdown:
Sica:

Saris:

Saris was well ahead and had the better draw. The river was a blank
, and the turn was no help to Sica either. The
that filled out the board improved Saris to the winning flush, earning himself all of Sica's chips plus the knockout.The cheerful Mike Sica wished his table luck before meandering around the tournament room for a few minutes. He found the empty seat of buddy Chris Reslock and sat down, drawing a laugh from the rest of the table.
Everyone is sad to see Little Man go.
, and there is just more than 10,000 in the pot already. Action checks to the middle man, Bowker, and he slips out 9,000 chips. The man to his left folds, but he finds action from an early position caller.
. It again checks to Bowker, and he keeps the pressure on with 16,000 more chips. His opponent tanks for several minutes, contemplating a decision for nearly his full stack. Finally, he says, "I call," and Bowker quickly turns over
. It's the winner, as his opponent mucks his hand before adding the additional 16,000 to the pot and shipping it to the internet pro.
and Gank was sent to the rail.
. With that little win, he has climbed up to a healthy 30,000 in chips.
after the flop came
. Another seven sealed the deal and the former champ was sent home before the dinner break on Day 1.