| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,543,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
3,495,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
||
|
3,216,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
3,110,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
||
|
3,065,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,978,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
2,625,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
|
2,520,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
and Banjout had moved all in for 2.163 million.
for the nuts. Smith was devastated and tossed his cards to the muck, though tournament rules state the hand must be shown. Per the floor's instruction, the dealer turned over Smith's hand . . . 
.
. Smith led out for 40,000, and both Rast and Trickett called.
, and the action checked to Trickett, who tossed out 92,000. Smith called, and so did Rast.
, Paul Phua checked from the small blind and Bob Bright did the same from the big. Phil Hellmuth took the opportunity to bet 120,000, but Paul Phua decided to keep the pressure on with a check-raise to 420,000.
. Phua wasted little time in firing out 1 million, which caused Hellmuth to shoot back in his chair and throw his arms up in the air. "Wow," Hellmuth said before folding. "You win buddy. Round 1."
, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier bet 66,000 from the big blind, Talal Shakerchi called from middle position, Noah Schwartz came along from the hijack, and Gus Hansen raised to 333,000 from the cutoff.
turn. Both Grospellier and Shakerchi checked to Hansen, who thought for about a minute before doing the same.
set.
