Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Giovanni Rosadoni just defeated Jacques Der Megreditchia to advance to Day 2. He'll be carrying over 63,300 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,300
13,300
|
13,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
The last of Jon Aguiar's chips went in preflop with the 
against Roman Romanovskyi's 
.
The flop, turn and river gave Romanovskyi the win as the dealer ran out the 



. We'll see him back here on Day 2 tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,850
2,850
|
2,850 |
|
|
Busted |
Valentin Messina just eliminated Marc-Andre Ladouceur. The money went in preflop with Messina holding the 
to Ladouceur's 
. A board of 



gave Messina the win and moved him to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,525
17,525
|
17,525 |
|
|
Busted |
Jon Aguiar and Roman Romanovskyi were all in preflop. Romanovskyi held the 
to Aguiar's 
. The board ran out in Romanovskyi's favor when it came 



and he won the pot to double up.
Romanovskyi was all in for 29,775 and left Aguiar with just about 3,100 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
3,100
28,900
|
28,900 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
46,000 | |
|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
37,100 | |
|
|
32,000
21,300
|
21,300 |
|
|
29,000 | |
|
|
28,000 | |
|
|
26,500 | |
|
|
22,000 | |
|
|
21,300
13,900
|
13,900 |
|
|
17,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
13,000 | |
|
|
11,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
The remaining tables are now on a 15-minute break.
Phil Hellmuth held a huge lead over Frederic Casalta and has been chipping down the Frenchman all level. It finally came to a head when Casalta got his last few thousand in preflop with 
against the 
of Hellmuth. The board ran out a clean 



and Hellmuth punched his ticket to Day 2; what's more, because his table had the most players, he'll take a stack of 71,775 to the final 20—enough to make him the chip leader.
"This is the first shootout I've ever won at the World Series," Hellmuth told Tournament Director Jack Effel with glee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,775
42,275
|
42,275 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Dominik Nitsche and Dan O'Brien have both advanced to Day 2.
O'Brien defeated Paul Newey heads up to win. On the final hand, the two got the money in on the 


board with O'Brien holding the 
and Newey the 
. The river completed the board with the
and gave O'Brien a flush to deliver him with the win.
On another table, Govert Metaal was eliminated with three players remaining at his table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,650
11,650
|
11,650 |
|
|
63,550
8,550
|
8,550 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |