First Elimination; Sindler Grabs Early Lead
Stephen Sindler was just the beneficiary to a very kind river card. Not only did he boost his stack to approximately 50,000 to take the early chip lead, but Sindler also eliminated the first player of the tournament. Tablemate Sterling Savill was kind enough to fill us in on the hand information.
In a five-way limped pot, the flop was 
rainbow and action was checked by the first three players before the fourth player fired a bet of 800. The fifth player called, Savill folded, then the next player check-raised to 2,100. Sindler called, the original bettor called, and the other player folded.
The turn was a 
, but it did add a second diamond to the board to put a flush draw out there. The first player that check-raised the flop fired 3,800, Sindler raised to 10,000, the player behind folded, then the first player moved all in. Sindler called with for top two pair, but he was behind his opponent's for a flopped set of fives.
The dealer burned a final time and slapped out another on the river, vaulting Sindler to the winning hand and eliminating his opponent from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |