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A cryptic, and potentially very interesting tweet from Michael Binger during the break:
"Loser of my match with @shaundeeb has to parachute into back lot of Rio"
I'm not sure what else to add to that, except that I hope they let us know when it's happening first.
Gus Hansen got it all in against Jason Mercier on a board of 
.
Hansen: 
Mercier: 
The turn and river fell 
and 
giving Hansen a ten-high flush and a round one victory.
Justin Bonomo has just advanced past Michael Mizrachi to move himself into the second round.
... and the Shoutbox goes wild!
We caught up with the action to see Alexander Venovski move all in on a board of 
.
Zolotow quickly called and tabled 
for the nuts and left Venovski on his last leg.
The match quickly ended after this crippling hand, thus advancing Zolotow to the next round. After the match, Zolotow attempted to shake his opponent's hand, but Venovski stormed off.
We caught up with the action with a flop of 
and Huckleberry seed holding the button. Olivier Bousquet bet 6,000, Seed raised to 16,000 and Seed quickly called. The turn brought the 
and Seed shoved his entire stack into the middle. Bousquet insta-called and tabled the , while the famously mellow Seed shrugged and flipped up 
for the semibluff. Heading to the river, Seed needed to catch a Jack or an Ace to survive. When the dealer peeled the 
, giving Seed a Broadway straight, he simply shrugged again while scooping a major pot. Bousquet still holds one 25k add-on, however, so this match is far from over.
Lex limped preflop, Molson raised to 5.000, Lex made it 11.5 and Molson shipped. 
vs 
.
Board: 
From the button, Lex Veldhuis limped into the pot, and Will Moson raised to 5,000. Veldhuis reraised to 11,500, and Molson shoved all in for about 50,000 total. Veldhuis made the call, and his was poised to eliminate Molson and his .
The board ran , and Molson can not catch up to save his tournament life. He's out, and Veldhuis will be representing the Dutch in Round 2.
Sarah Grant caught up with him just before this hand.
Tom Dwan and Peter Jetten drew each other for a first round matchup. Media row predicted that the match wouldn't last untill the first break, but with only a couple minutes left in Level 7 their match came to an end.
"I'm folding more than normal," Dwan said to Jetten with a half smile. Only a couple hands later Jetten shoved from the small blind and Dwan called.
Dwan: 
Jetten: 
The board ran 
giving Dwan quads and a pass to the second round. During the break Dwan tweeted "Assistant got @PeterJetten a sandwich. Little does he know its drugged."
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 0
Photos from Day 1 of the $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
Eric Froehlich has just finished off Patrik Antonius to advance to the next round. He'll play Scott Clements in the next round.
