The First Few Hands
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
In the first hand of the tournament, Nacho Barbero raised to 35,000 from middle position and Nick Petrangelo three-bet to 100,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and so did Barbero.
In the second hand, Petrangelo raised to 40,000 from the cutoff and Byron Kaverman called from the button. Both players proceeded to check it down on the 
runout and Petrangelo showed the 
for a pair of nines. Kaverman mucked.
In the third hand, Stephen Chidwick raised to 32,000 from the button and took down the blinds and antes.