Arkadiy Tsinis and Shola Akindele are already off the mark, whilst Luke Haward, Maurice Hawkins and James Rann are getting started.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500 | 4,500 |
|
|
13,800 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 |
The flop was showing 
, both the small blind and big blind checked to Ryan Laplante who bet 250 from early position. Both of his opponents made the call.
The 
hit the felt on the turn, action checked to Laplante who bet 800 and both of this opponents folded. He showed a 
and smiled as he pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,100 | 2,100 |
Leo Fernandez has just eliminated an opponent after finding himself in a multi-way pot. Only he and one other player were willing to commit all their chips preflop and it was a classic flip.
Leo Fernandez: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, pairing Fernandez's king on the river. He took the pot and sent his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,500 | |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
10,000 | |
|
|
10,000 | |
|
|
10,000 |
The board showed 
, a short stack moved all in for around 3,500 and Jian Fu made the call. His opponent turned over 
for a flush draw and Fu turned over 
for a flopped straight.
The river fell the 
and Fu's flopped straight took down the pot, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,200 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Jeffrey Gross opened to 125 from late position and Ryan Yu hit the call button from the big blind. The flop came down 
, Yu checked to Gross who bet 200.
Yu made the call, the 
came on the turn and action checked to Gross who fired out 400. Yu made the call and the 
on the river completed the board.
Both players checked, Yu showed 
for a pair of aces and Gross showed 
for a pair of aces with a higher kicker, taking down the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,850 | |
|
9,200 |
Bracelet winner Michael Gagliano has taken a seat. He has just been involved in a pot with Paula Cupples. On the 
flop there was a bet of 450 and a call. The 
turn was checked by Cupples and Gagliano bet 1,000, which was called.
On the 
river, Cupples lead for 1,500 and Gagliano made the call but mucked when he saw Cupples held for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,000 | |
|
7,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
12,500 | 12,500 |
|
|
10,800 | 10,800 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
7,250 | 7,250 |
