Nicolas Levi, in the small blind, check-called a bet of 3,600 on the 
flop. The turn was a [9], and both players checked to see a 
on the river. Again, both players checked, and Levi tabled 
for top pair. His opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
117,500
|
117,500 |
James "mig.com" Mackey got it all in from the small blind. Unfortunately for him, the big blind held 
, which dominated Mackey's 
. All low cards hit the board, and Mackey was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
We just caught an exciting pot with Chris Karambinis, where he four-bet all in to take down a sizable pot and nearly double his stack.
The flop read 
, and Karambinis checked. His opponent bet 4,700 into the 12,000 pot. Karambinis then raised to 10,700, putting some pressure on his opponent who returned fire with a three-bet to 18,700.
Karambinis quickly four-bet with an all-in, later saying that he had a great read on his opponent. His opponent folded, and Karambinis took down a 30,000 pot to bring his stack up to 85,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
Chris DeMaci, in the small blind, jammed over a button raise. The button called with 
. DeMaci turned over , and he was way in front.
The flop came 
, but an 
on the turn left DeMaci in dire straits. The river was the , dooming DeMaci.
"Good luck, everybody," he said, gathering his stuff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
A player in early position raised to 1,700, and a short stack in middle position moved all in. Marco Johnson, who covered the player, shipped it over the top. Everyone else folded.
Johnson:
Middle position:n 
Johnson was in a dominating position, and he only solidified it when 
flopped. Two eights hit the board after that, and Johnson has nearly 50,000 now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,200
29,200
|
29,200 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
|
54,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
32,000
7,300
|
7,300 |
|
||
|
28,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
||
|
6,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
||
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
The final break of the night is over, and two more levels will be played before the end of Day 1.
Players are on a 20-minute break, and dealers are coloring up the T25 green chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,800 | |
|
|
90,000 | |
|
70,000
64,700
|
64,700 |
|
||
|
|
61,000 | |
|
51,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
38,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
36,250
7,950
|
7,950 |
|
||
|
35,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
34,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
21,500
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
20,800 | |
|
|
||
|
19,000
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
13,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
