Andrew Lichtenberger brought us up to speed after he just busted a player right off the bat. After a raise to 75 Lichtenberger opted to call on the button, after which the big blind called as well.
The flop came down 
and the initial raiser put out 200. Lichtenberger raised to 725 and only the big blind called.
On the turn the 
hit, and the big blind lead out for 1,500. Lichtenberger followed with the call. The river was the 
, and now the big blind checked. Lichtenberger casually threw out 3,500, but effectively he was only betting 1,800.
After tanking for a while the big blind suddenly called, and Lichtenberger turned over 
. The big blind showed 
, and his hand was quickly mucked. Lichtenberger took down the pot and is off to a great start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
when Fabien Perrot bet 500 into Dannenmann, who responded with a pot-sized raise to 2,100. Perrot thought long and hard before tossing in the call, and he looked disgusted when Dannenmann rolled over 
for the nuts. With that, the 2005 WSOP Main Event runner-up is off to a good start.
for a straight, which matched the 
of Pacaud.
hit, and Hougaard check-folded when Kovalchuk threw out 1,000. Right after this hand the table broke, and Hougaard moved to the direct left of Andrew Lichtenberger.
, Monnette moved all in for 2,300 and Selbst snap-called.
on the river to boat up and double.
