In another quick match up, Timothy Adams was able to best Jason Somerville for a first-round victory.
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Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
Kevin Eyster, who captured the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Championship event at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown, has defeated Michael Brady.
Eyster will move on to Round 2, hoping to add to his more than million dollars in live career earnings.
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We arrived at the table to find all of the chips being pushed toward Max Silver as he clinched a victory over Ayaz Mahmood.
Simultaneously, on the opposite side of the room, Keith Tilston was all in holding 
against Matt Marafioti's 
. The board ran out 
and Marafioti was able to achieve a first-round victory.
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The latest victory has come from Table #357 where Aaron Wilt was able to best Dario Minieri in heads up play. Wilt will advance to the next round.
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Ben Lamb got the last of his short stack in with 
before the flop. Unfortunately for the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year, Sam Trickett called and had him crushed with 
.
Trickett kept his lead on the 
flop and never let go as the 
fell on fourth street and the on fifth. Trickett was able to secure the victory while Lamb made a quick exit from the tournament area.
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Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
Holding against Oleksii Kovalchuk's 
, and with all the chips in the middle before the flop, James Calderaro was in good shape to notch the knockout and advance out of the first round.
A jack-high board changed nothing, and the best hand held up, sending Calderaro on to Round 2.
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We arrived at the table to find Daniel Negreanu ship all in for the remainder of his first bullet. Brice Lin called but winced when he saw that he was behind.
Negreanu: 
Lin:
Lin found a pair and took the lead on the 
flop but Negreanu picked up outs to make a straight as the turned. The river, however, was the 
and Negreanu was forced to cash in his first lammer.
Two more players have advanced to the next round.
Antonio Esfandiari was able to best Josh Brikis in their match while at the next table over Vanessa Selbst fell to Bryan Pellegrino.
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