Polito Takes the Lead After First Hand
On the first hand of the tournament, Kristijonas Andrulis raised to 24,000 from under the gun and Laurent Polito called from the small blind. The flop came down 
and Polito check-raised Andrulis's continuation bet of 18,000 to 55,000. Andrulis made the call.
The 
came on the turn and Polito checked. Andrulis fired 57,000 and Polito made the call to see the 
on the river. Both players then checked.
Polito showed the 
for a set of fours and beat the 
for Andrulis. Polito won the pot and moved to over 800,000 in chips, which put him into the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
357,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |