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Al Riccobono is doing well in his heads-up match. Preflop the other player raised and Al Riccobono re-raised. His opponent called and the flop came 
. Riccobono bet out again and his opponent folded.
After the hand Riccobono's opponent was left with only 5,400 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,100 | 9,100 |
Iakvov Nepomniashchiy had his opponent very low and after a seires of betting Nepomniashchiy had him all in.
Nepomniashchiy: 
Opponent: 
The cards came 
and Nepomniashchiy was able to win with a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,500 |
(Some of these players are playing currently while some are on their dinner break)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | 24,500 |
|
|
27,000 | 6,000 |
|
22,000 | 17,500 |
|
22,000 | -4,000 |
|
19,500 | 4,500 |
|
18,300 | -2,700 |
|
17,700 | 12,200 |
|
14,500 | -9,500 |
|
12,500 | -1,500 |
Ronnie Bardah went into heads-up play with 26,500 to the 14,500 of Mark Rumbaugh, but Rumbaugh fought his way back and sealed the knockout of Bardah and the table win.
Bardah and Rumbaugh got it all in on the turn when the board read 
Bardah showed 
and Rumbaugh showed 
for trips. The river was the 
and Rumbaugh improved to a full house. Bardah hit the rail and won't be joining us for Day 2 tomorrow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500 | 27,000 |
|
Busted |
The players opting to skip the dinner break are now back in action with 300/600 blinds (600/1200 limits).
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
Players are now either on a 15-minute break or a 90-minute break.
In the last hand before players left their tables, Brock Parker finished off his opponent to secure his place in round two.
There are currently only two tables playing four-handed, all the other tables are three-handed or heads-up at this point.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500 | 2,500 |
The 90-minute dinner break is scheduled to occur in about five minutes, but as is the case with shootout tournaments, the players have the option to play through dinner as long as everyone at the table agrees.
Players opting to skip the dinner break will take a 15 minute break at the end of this level while everyone else goes on the scheduled 90-minute break.
Jameson Painter had Steve Gross down to only 275, but let Gross get a couple double ups before he finally knocked him out.
Gross got his final 275 all in with 
against the 
of Painter and the board ran out 
to double him up to 550.
The next hand Gross got it all in preflop again with 
against the 
of Painter. The board ran out 
and Gross doubled to 1100.
His run wouldn't last forever though, as the two got it all in preflop again the next hand. Gross had 
to the 
of Painter and the board ran out 
to give Painter the knockout and table win. He is our fifth table win already with only a few minutes left to go until the dinner break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500 | 6,500 |
|
Busted |
After a flop of 
, Noah Boeken's opponent ended up all in with his tournament life on the line.
Boeken:
Opponent:
The turn was the and the river was the and Boeken's pair of sevens held to eliminate the other player and secure his place in the next round.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500 | 6,500 |
