Early Exit for Lassau
It has not taken long before the first elimination, with 8 minutes 30 seconds still left on level 1. It was Mark Lassau the man to hit the rail early, sent there by tablemate Tony Kambouroglou after the duo tangled in a big pot.
The pot was a sizable one on the 
flop with both players all in when the action was picked up, Kambouroglou from middle position and Lassau from one seat over in the hijack.
Tony Kambouroglou: 
Mark Lassau: 
Lassau's pocket kings were leading Kambouroglou's ace-king nut flush draw, but while the 
turn was a blank, the 
river saw Kambouroglou hit the flush, and when stacks were counted down Lassau discovered some more painful news - he was also covered and headed for the rail.
The format does offer a single re-entry until the end of level 9 so Mr Lassau can come back in for another crack at it, should he so choose.
Kambouroglou climbed to 56,000 after the hand, shooting out into an early lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
Busted |