Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
Action was picked up with 20,000 in the pot and a board of 
.
The late position player fired for 10,000. Mark Davis, in middle position, took a minute or two, but eventually mustered up the call.
His opponent sheepishly announced "queen high", turning over 
. Davis excitedly flipped over 
, good enough to scoop the pot and put Davis over the 100,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
. The first player checked, Downs continued for 8,000. His opponent check-raised to 20,000. Downs made the call. 
, both players checked the street. 
. Downs again saw his opponent check. He decided to bet 12,000 on the river, and his opponent folded.
, Brian Altman bet 8,500 from the cutoff and Joseph Baghdalian called in the small blind.
and Baghdalian checked over to Altman, who sat motionless for a few moments before tapping the table.
for a pair of kings and Altman, who won his first WSOP bracelet earlier this series, mucked.
turn and his opponent called, and he bet 16,000 on the 
for a flopped set and collected the pot as his opponent mucked.
and D'Ambrosio led out for 200, which Kazazian answered with a raise to 3,000. 
. The action went check-check and Karazain showed 
for a set of treys and D'Ambrosio mucked.
flop to the 
turn where both blinds checked once again. Schumacher made a delayed continuation of 1,200, getting a fold from the small blind while the big blind called. 
hit the turn to vault Morgan into the lead. The river failed to pair the board, Morgan eliminated his opponent, and now has more than doubled his starting stack as the end of level one approaches.
