With Kenny Tran's stack depleted to under the big blind, he was forced to go all-in with whichever hand came his way, and that happened to be the 
. Chae An held 
, however, and the 
runout sent Tran to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level: 8
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
Russell Rosenblum has just defeated Vojtech Ruzicka to advance to the second round.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
A short-stacked Jake Cody shipped all in from the button and was called by Barry Woods.
Cody: 
Woods: 
Cody flopped a flush draw on the 
flop but could not connect as a 
hit the turn and a 
fell on fifth street. Cody was eliminated from play and Wood will be moving on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Justin Smith was able to best Jeffrey Kester during heads up play. On the final hand of the match, a super short stacked Kester shipped all in before the flop with 
. Smith called with 
and held as the board came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Kenny Tran brought some additional ammunition to his match against Chae An, perhaps hoping to gain a psychological edge over his young opponent.
Tran is currently playing with a noticeable stack of $5,000 Bellagio chips on the table, with each representing the potential payout for players defeated here in Round 1. As Tran causally riffles through enough money to buy a brand new car, An is simply trying to hold onto his WSOP-issued tournament chips.
In the most recent elimination, Daniel Steinberg was unable to best Keven Stammen.
During the final hand, Stammen's was able to hold against Steinberg's to clinch the victory.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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|
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Busted | |
After getting all the chips into the middle before the flop, Anthony Guetti found himself in dire straits against Connor Drinan's 
.
When the flop came 
, Guetti swung and missed, and he was down to two outs in the deck to survive and advance.
Turn: 
With that, Guetti's miracle card had arrived and his set put him on the cusp of the second round. The 
on the river brought paint to the board, but Drinan missed and he was sent to the payout desk to collect his $5,000 rebate.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
Over on Table #347, Byron Kaverman was all in for his tournament life holding 
against Dmitry Ivanov's .
The board fell 
and Kaverman's ace-high was enough to secure him a double. With all of the add-on's in play, Kaverman now has about 40,000 to Ivanov's 20,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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20,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
