We've had our first all in of the tournament, and moments later, our first elimination. And it came in one of the toughest matches of the tournament. Erik Seidel, last year's runner up, raised preflop, and Allen Cunningham made the call. The made-for-tv flop fell , and Cunningham check-raised Seidel. After a flurry of raises, all the money was in the middle. It took a minute to count the stacks and determine which player was at risk. Seidel had a slight lead, and once the hands were flipped, it was clear that Cunningham needed to catch to stay alive.

Seidel: for top two pair
Cunningham: for flush and open-ended straight draws

The on the turn was as hard a brick as possible, and the river was just as useless for Cunninghum. He took his leave to a round of applause, and Seidel is the first one to move on to Saturday's round of 32. He will play the winner of the match between Huck Seed and Jennifer Harman. Definitely no soft spots in this bracket.

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