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Tetsuya Tsujisaka moved all in preflop for his last 44,400, and Eric Wasserson called.
Tetsuya Tsujisaka: J♦7♦ 
Eric Wasserson: K♠7♣
The board brought both players great hands, but Tsujisaka was ahead with two pair on the flop of 9♦7♠J♠. The turn 7♥ gave Tsujisaka a full house, but the river K♣ gave Wasserson a bigger house and awarded the pot and the match to Wasserson.
Following a raise on the button from Doug Polk, Alex Keating responded by moving all in with a covering stack, and Polk called off for roughly 70,000.
Doug Polk: J♠J♣
Alex Keating: J♥8♥
The 4♥4♦6♠ flop looked safe for Polk, but the 5♠ turn provided the obligatory poker sweat. The river was worse yet for Polk, as the 7♥ improved Keating to a straight.
"I'll be in the parking lot, my favorite place to be," Polk said as he headed to the exit.
On a neighboring table, Christopher Nguyen overcame Samuel Mullur to progress to Round 2.
A tough back-and-forth continued with Phil Hellmuth and Ian Matakis grinding to a near standstill through the first seven levels.
After the players saw only one turn in the previous seven hands, they checked to a board of 3♦9♠Q♥10♥.
Matakis bet 29,000 into the 44,000-chip pot when the 4♦ hit on the river.
Helmuth took some time to consider, even using a couple of time banks, before folding.
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Christopher Nguyen opened to 6,000 on the button, and Samuel Mullur called.
On a 2♠A♣2♥ flop, Mullur check-called a bet of 3,000 before check-calling another bet on the 4♥ turn, this time for 18,000.
The 5♠ completed the board, and when Mullur checked for a third time, Nguyen pulled the trigger, moving all in.
Mullur would be the player at risk if he called, but he thought better of it and returned his cards to the dealer.
Barak Wisbrod raised to 4,000, and Keith Lehr three-bet to 14,000. Wisbrod called. The flop arrived with 4♣A♣A♦, and Lehr led out with 12,000. Wisbrod called.
On the turn, A♥ both players checked.
Lehr moved all in for his last 90,000 on the river 7♥, and Wisbrod quickly called to reveal the bad news as he held A♠6♠ for trip aces and the win. Lehr mucked.
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 0
After shoving all in preflop twice in a row without getting a call from Alex Foxen, Vinny Lingham put all of his chips in for a third straight time.
Foxen thought about it for a few seconds, then made the call.
Vinny Lingham: A♥5♣
Alex Foxen: Q♠J♦
The flop of Q♣K♦2♠ brought a loud groan from Lingham. But the turn of the A♦ brought just as loud a celebratory grunt thanks to his paired ace.
He begged for no change on the river and was rewarded with the K♠, giving him the desperate double-up.
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