As a lot of players start picking up chips, those less fortunate ones lose chips. Some of those that lose chips, lose all of their chips and end up hitting the rail, or maybe the Bad Beat Bar down the hallway for some alcohol to ease the pain. Seth Baker, Dave Tobin, Taylor Raines, Robert Como, Kenneth Wehrenberg and Chad Siu are all recent casualties of the event and failed to make it through level one.
David Gee raised from middle position and then Norman Lapin called from late position. Mark Klecan was in the small blind and called as well. The flop came down 
and action checked to Gee. He fired a bet and Lapin raised. Klecan folded, but Gee made the call and off to fourth street they went.
On the turn, the 
was added to the board. Gee checked and then Lapin bet. Gee made the call.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Gee mucked when he saw Lapin's 
and dropped back to 33,000 chips. Lapin improved to 60,000.
Kenneth Krouner opened the pot with a late position raise and Philip Newall re-raised. In the small blind Krouner called.
The flop came out 
and Krouner called a bet from Newall.
Turn: 
Newall check-called a bet from Krouner.
River:
Newall check-called a bet from Krouner, who tabled 
winning the pot.
Krouner is now up to 40,000 chips and Newall is out of the tournament. Newall ended this hand with only 2,000 chips and a few hands after he hit the rail.
Josephus Van Den Bijgaart raised under the gun and then Flavio Ferrari reraised from the next seat over. Bijgaart raised all in when it got back to him and Ferrari called.
Bijgaart held the 
against Ferrari's 
. The board ran out 
and Bijgaart flopped a straight to double up. He's up to 6,500 now.
Joe Serock opened the pot with a raise and Flavio Ferrari called in the big blind.
On the 
flop, Ferrari check-called a bet from Serock.
Turn: Ferrari check-fold to a bet from Serock.
Ferrari is now down to 17,000 chips.
Joseph Chaplin raised, Kenneth Wehrenberg reraised and then Michael Fong called and was all in for less. Chaplin committed the three bets as well.
The flop came down 
and Chaplin checked. He folded after Wehrenberg bet and it was heads up betwee the all-in Fong and Wehrenberg.
Wehrenberg showed the 
and Fong the 
. Fong was drawing dead on the flop, but just for good measure the dealer smacked the 
on the turn to give Wehrenberg quads. The river completed the board with the . Wehrenberg moved up to 17,000 while Fong was eliminated.
Brent Courson raised from under the gun and Stuart Krasney called from the next seat. Flavio Ferrari was in the big blind and called as well.
After a flop of 
, Ferrari checked, Courson bet, Krasney called and then Ferrari closed out the action with a call. On the turn, Ferrari fired first with a bet after the fell. Courson called and Krasney folded. The river completed the board with the and Ferrari checked. Courson fired and Ferrari folded.
Courson moved up to 33,500 and Ferrari slipped back to 21,000.
Ivo Donev opened the pot with a raise and Erich Buchman re-popped it. Donev called.
Flop:
Donev fired a bet and Buchamn raised. Donev called.
Turn: 
Both players checked.
River: 
and Buchman called a bet from Donev.
Donev tabled 
and took the pot.
Lex Veldhuis, Fred Smith and Mike Weathers have all made their exit to the rail in the early goings here. Here's Smith's elimination hand.
On a flop of 
, David Rood checked and Smith bet. Rood made the call and then the fell on the turn. Rood was up first and fired a bet. Smith moved all in for half a bet more. Rood made the call. He held the 
for a pair of fives and the at-risk Smith held the . The river was a blank, failing to improve Smith's hand and he was sent to the rail.
The shuffling of chips can be heard in the front corner of the Amazon room as well as the riffling of the deck. The cards are now in the air for Day 2 of Event No. 18.
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