Frank Kassela found himself short stacked early here on day one, but he just doubled up and found a little cushion.
Preflop Kassela was all in and at risk with 
against an opponents 
. The board ran out 
and with that Kassela was able to double his stack of 2,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,700 | |
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Gaëlle Baumann, last year's 10th place finisher the World Series of Poker Main Event, has recently taken her seat in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,000 |
A few of the late registrants are being added to the Amazon room, here's who we saw:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000 | |
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9,000 | |
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9,000 | |
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9,000 | |
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9,000 | |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
After the button raised to 225, Allen Cunningham called from the big blind. The flop fell 
. Cunningham checked to the raiser, who continued for 300. Cunningham then raised to 1,000, and the button called. On the 
turn, Cunningham led out for 1,200, and his opponent again called. Both players checked the 
river, and the button turned over 
. Cunningham mucked his cards, and his opponent took the pot.
Cunningham, a five-time bracelet winner, is now down to 5,800 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,800
-3,200
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-3,200 |
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Rene Angelil, the husband and manager of singer Celine Dion, is playing this event today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000 |
On a board of 
Paul Volpe made a bet of 650 into a pot of about 1,300. His opponent moved all in and Volpe snap called.
Volpe: 
Opponent:
Volpe just needed to dodge a spade for the knock out and he did just that on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,700 | |
|
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We came to the table with three-way action on the flop. With the board showing 
, the player in the small blind position bet out for 250. Jake Cody called from the big blind position, and the button called as well. The bettor led out again, this time for 675, on the turn, and this time Cody was the only caller. When the fell on the river, the small blind led out for 1250. Cody tossed in a single yellow chip to indicate a call, and he turned over 
. He won the pot with his flopped two pair and is now up to 16,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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Six-Max tournaments are notorious for having some of the toughest tables of the entire series. Ivey has just joined a table here in the Brasilia room, creating one of the tougher tables in the field so far. At the table is Xuan Liu, Dan O'Brien, and Jake Balsiger, coupled with two of the unluckiest players in the Brasilia room.
On one of the first hands after Ivey sat, he raised to 200 from under the gun. On the button Jake Balsiger raised to 500. Action folded back to Ivey who gave Balsiger a classic Ivey stare before mucking his hand.
