Tsapkounis Zapped
Tsapkounis opened with a raise to 11,000 from the hijack position and an opponent came over the top with a 30,000 three-bet. Tsapkounis made the call and the two saw a flop, which, under most circumstances would've been golden for Tsapkounis who held the . As fate would have it, his opponent held pocket aces and called Tsapkounis' all-in bet on the flop. The turn and river blanked out , and the aces held to eliminate Tsapkounis from Event 1.