Hands #1-7: De Silva Gets Best of It Before Dinner
Hand #1: Thomas Cazayous opened for 125,000 under the gun. Both blinds called him and then checked the 
flop. Cazayous continued for 125,000 and Upeshka De Silva in the big blind was the only caller. They checked through the 
and 
.
"I've got it," De Silva said, showing the 
.
Hand #2: Nicholas Howard raised to 125,000 on the button and Cazayous called. Cazayous check-folded to 125,000 more on the 
flop.
Hand #3: De Silva limped the button and Wojtek Barzantny checked his option. The German check-folded to 60,000 on 
.
Hand #4: Angel Guillen opened for 130,000 under the gun and won the pot.
Hand #5: Raul Martinez completed the blind and Guillen checked. Martinez bet 60,000 on the 
and took it down.
Hand #6: Guillen completed the blind and Howard checked. They checked down 
.
"I have the nut low," Howard announced.
Guillen showed 
.
Hand #7: Guillen raised to 140,000 on the button. De Silva defended the big blind and check-called 60,000 on the 
flop. The 
checked through and De Silva bet 320,000 on the 
. Guillen seemed to consider a call but ultimately folded.
Then, the players headed off on a one-hour dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,800,000 | 500,000 |
|
3,360,000 | -280,000 |
|
2,075,000 | 555,000 |
|
2,045,000 | -155,000 |
|
1,840,000 | -490,000 |
|
975,000 | -760,000 |