Round 1 Goes To Skommo
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Action folded to Orjan Skommo who opened to 6,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Warwick Mirzikinian in the small blind who popped it up to 15,500 to play. Action folded back to Skommo who made the call.
The flop came down 
and Mirzikinian led out with a bet to 17,000. Skommo just flat called.
On the 
turn, Mirzikinian slowed down and checked. Skommo wouldn't check back though, instead, he put out a bet of 22,500 that Mirzikinian called.
The river came the 
and Mirzikinian found his bet button again because he led for 35,000. Skommo quickly called. Mirzikinian tabled 
for ace high, but Skommo had him crushed with 
. With that, Skommo took down the first battle between the two played, and healthily increased his chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000 | 45,000 |
|
180,000 | -23,000 |