Sergio Giha raised to 600 from the button and was called by Jerry Yang in the big blind.
The dealer revealed a 10♣A♥8♦ flop. Yang checked, Giha bet 800, Yang raised to 2,500, and Giha made the call.
The turn card was the 9♥. Giha bet 11,000, and Yang took some time before making the call.
The river was the J♣. Giha now bet 8,000, Yang called, and was shown Q♥9♣, which he could not beat. He told Giha that he had gotten "very lucky."
Eric Baldwin raised to 600 in the cutoff and Mark Checkwicz three-bet to 2,100 in the big blind. Baldwin called.
The flop came 5♥8♠Q♠ and Checkwicz continued with a bet of 1,600. Baldwin called, bringing the 3♣ turn.
Checkwicz didn't slow down and fired out a bet of 4,500, prompting Baldwin to give up his hand.
With the pot at 2,000, the flop came 8♦7♣5♠ and Mariano Molino checked from the small blind, Charles Shaverdians bet out for 1,000, and Molino called.
The turn brought the 10♥, and again Molino checked, allowing Shaverdians to bet out for 2,000, but now Molino check-raised to 4,800. Shaverdians called.
The Q♥ peeled off on the river, and now Molino led out for 7,800, and Shaverdians snap called. Molino turned over Q♠J♥ for a rivered pair, and Shaverdians was in disbelief at his luck as he tabled his 9♠9♥ as the pot was pushed Molino's way.
Brian Etheridge earned the dubious honor of being the first knockout of the event, just 12 minutes into play.
Etheridge began the action against Amir Abbassi with a raise. He popped Abbassi's three-bet with another raise, before responding to Abbassi's five-bet with an all-in shove. Abbassi made the call.
Brian Etheridge: A♠K♠
Amir Abbassi: A♦A♥
Etheridge did get some hope on the runout of 4♣3♥10♠J♥, picking up a straight draw on the turn, but the 4♠ on the river sent him out of the tournament.
Etheridge quickly registered again, using up the one reentry available in this event.
Alexander Lee limped under the gun and David Moses made it 2,400 to go in the cutoff. Ilan Cukrowicz called on the button, Gabriel Lapointe flatted in the small blind, and Lee stuck around.
The flop of A♦Q♣J♠ checked through to the 2♥ turn. Lapointe led out for 3,500 and only Moses called.
On the 4♠ river, Lapointe bet again, this time for 8,000.
"I almost want to fold, man," said Moses, taking some time to think through his decision.
Moses eventually sniffed out the bluff and made the call, tabling A♠J♦ for two pair, aces and jacks, besting the 10♣10♦ of Lapointe.
Many familiar faces have been spotted in the Paris Yellow Section
With 294 players through 10 minutes of play, there is not yet a full table at the event. Action will surely pick up quickly.
A year ago, more than 1,400 played in Day 1, and the final total was 1,773, as late registration is open through the end of Level 12, which is the second level of Day 2.
No player from last year's top 10 finishers have registered as yet.
Cards are in the air for Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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