. The action checked to the button player, who fired out 125. The early-position player called before Sebok raised it to 450. The button player then reraised, making it 700 to go. The early-position player folded, as did a disgusted Sebok, as his opponent flashed 
.
. Cunningham led out for 800 and was called only by Darren Black from middle position. The 
came off on the turn and Cunningham fired a second bet, this time for 1,000. Black wasted little time calling. The hit the river and Allen moved all in for his last 900. Black called and showed 
. Cunningham mucked and was eliminated just 20 minutes into the first level.
with the two other players in the hand checking it down. Yang turned over pocket threes for a full house and he was back up to 150 in chips. 
. His opponent showed pocket jacks, but Yang's attempt to recover his chip stack continued as he flopped an ace. His opponent failed to improve and Yang was up to 325 chips after the hand.
, Jerry Yang was all in against a player in the small blind. Yang showed K-7 for trips while his opponent turned over pocket sixes for a flopped full house. Yang failed to improve and was down to just 50 in chips after the first hand.
