Dutch raised from middle position with and was called by only the big blind. The flop came and Dutch's opponent bet out, which was enough to put Dutch all-in. Pot committed, Dutch called and his opponent showed for top pair, top kicker.
The turn and river came , and Dutch was eliminated from the tournament.
Alex Kravchenko raised from middle position and was reraised by Annie Duke from late position; Kravchenko called.
The flop came and Kravchenko checked to Duke who bet out. Kravchenko opted to check-raise Duke and Annie just called.
The turn brought the and the action went check, bet, call. When the fell on the river, the action stayed the same -- Kravchenko checked, Duke bet and Kravchenko called.
At the showdown, Annie flipped over and Alex mucked his hand. Annie now has almost 20,000 chips.
Day 1 action is officially complete. Of the 296 players who started the day, only 110 survived and will returned tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. PDT tomorrow afternoon.
At the top of the heap is Alexander Borteh with 55,500 chips, followed closely by Greg "FBT" Mueller, who, with 54,000 chips, has posted another impressive Day 1 finish.
Join us tomorrow for our continued coverage of Event 34 as we play down to a final table.