Stanley Choi Eliminated
Level 2
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
From under the gun, Stanley Choi raised to 5,000. Tobias Reinkemeier called out of the small blind, and Jason Mercier folded from the big blind. The dealer spread the 
flop, and the fireworks show began.
First, Reinkemeier checked. Choi bet 8,000, and then Reinkemeier fired in a check-raise to 27,000. Choi came back with a reraise to 87,000, and then Reinkemeier moved all in for 213,700. Reinkemeier had Choi covered, and Choi made the call to put himself at risk.
Reinkemeier had flopped the nuts with the 
for a Broadway straight, and he was up against the 
for Choi, who had flopped middle set.
The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
. Both of those failed to improve Choi, and he became the first player eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
Busted |