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David Baker battled James Bord down to a very short stack. Bord called Baker's preflop all in with 
. Baker held 
.
The board ran 
and Baker advances to the second round.
Sarah Grant gives the details here on the first day of the 42nd annual World Series of Poker.
Chris Moorman raised from the button to 4,700 and Selbst immediately raised to 12,000 and change. Moorman didn't take much time moving his stack in and putting Selbst all in. Selbst quickly mucked and is currently sitting around 50,000.
With the blinds at 1,200/2,400, Eric Froehlich made it 4,800 from the button. Antonius made the call.
The flop fell 
. Antonius checked to Froehlich who fired out a bet of 5,600. Antonius called and the turn brought the . Antonius bet 13,000 and Froehlich responded by announcing his all in. Antonius went into the tank before eventually dropping his last 40,200 into the middle and tabling 
.
It was bad news for Antonius when he learned he was behind the 
of Froehlich. The river bricked out for Antonius with the 
, leaving Froehlich to claim first round victory.
Eric Froehlich has just finished off Patrik Antonius to advance to the next round. He'll play Scott Clements in the next round.
Photos from Day 1 of the $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 0
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."
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.
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.
