Steele Busts Seidel
Seidel was in the lead for most of the day, but things went south for him quickly. First he doubled his opponent Michael Steele with ace-eight to ace-three pre-flop all in; a three hit the turn. About 10 minutes later, it was all over for Seidel.
Starting with about 29,000 in chips, Seidel limped the button. Steele checked.
The flop came 
and both players checked.
The 
on the turn paired the board and Steele checked again. Seidel bet 3,000 and Steele announced all in. Seidel thought about it for just a bit before he called.
Steele showed 
and Seidel double checked his cards before throwing them face down in the middle of the table, indicating he was drawing dead. The dealer knew enough and did not deal another card, no river was seen.
Seidel out, Steele through to the round of 64.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
74,500
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74,500 |
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Busted | |
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, Laka now check-folded to the 6,000 bet of Bonomo. This win takes him back to just above starting stack.
and Cannuli called.
hitting the turn, Kalas bet 12,800. Cannuli shoved for 56,100 and Kalas called.
on the river spoiled it. Top set for Kalas as he guaranteed himself a seat to the round of 32. Cannuli meanwhile, who beat defending champion Mateos in the qualifying round, was eliminated.
and Corey Cresenzi had checked. Boris Kolev bet 13,000 and Cresenzi considered his options. In the end, he called. Kolev started showing the 
but when Cresenzi tabled 
and Mo check-called 1,600 from McKeehen.
