We caught up with the action on a 
board. Randy Dorfman fired a 10,000 bet and his lone opponent called.
The 
completed the board and both players checked. Dorfman revealed 
for trip jacks, but his opponent tabled 
for trip jacks with an ace-king kicker and scooped the pot.
Dorfman is currently sitting with 79,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000 |
Nicolas Levi opened to 750 on the button, Josh Ladines called in the small blind, and Marcello Mesqueu three-bet to 2,500 from the big. Levi four-bet to 7,000, Ladines released, and Mesqueu five-bet shoved.
Levi quickly released, and Mesqueu took down the pot.
With over 10,000 in the pot, three players including Patrik Antonius saw the flop. The board came down 
to start and the small blind began with aggression, betting 5,050. Antonius thought for a while and then pushed out a call. The player on the button tanked for about a minute.
"How much do you have left?" he asked Antonius. After he received and answer he sat for a bit longer before mucking his cards.
Antonius and his opponent saw the 
fall on the turn and after a moment his opponent moved all in. Antonius called, having his opponent covered by a bit and tabled 
for a set of nines, which was ahead of his opponent's 
. The river brought the giving Antonius a full house and ensuring him a win.
As his opponent walked away from the table, Maya Geller came to see what all of the commotion was about and gave her husband a few words of congratulations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Vivek Rajkumar raised from the cutoff to 800 and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop came 
and the big blind check-called a bet of 1,000 from Rajkumar. When the 
came on the turn the big blind checked again and Rajkumar tossed out a bet of 2,200 only to see the big blind raise to 5,000. Rajkumar called and after the 
fell on the river both players checked.
Rajkumar: 
Opponent: 
Rajkumar's pair of sixes were best and he scooped up the pot bringing his stack to 68,000 just before his table got broken.
On a 
board, David Bakes Baker called a bet of 1,400 from his opponent. The river came the 
and Baker called another bet of 2,500. The player just showed the 
which we assume was his kicker while Baker turned up 
for a missed flush draw on the flop that turned into bottom pair on the turn which won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Action folded to the button who made it 600, Scott Seiver in the small blind then moved all in for 5,575. The big blind folded and the button made the call.
Seiver:
Button:
The cards came out 
and with an ace on the flop Seiver was able to double up and move past the 10,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,600
4,100
|
4,100 |
Jeff Gross, who finished second in this year's $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, just lost a big pot that put him below 20,000.
We picked this hand up on a flop of 
when Gross bet out 3,700. His opponent raised to 8,000, Gross re-raised to 14,700, and his opponent went all in for 23,275. Gross made the call showing but was behind the flopped set 
of his opponent.
The turn and river were no help, and Gross fell back to 17,500. He's got some work to do if he hopes to make it to Day 2 with a healthy stack
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,500 |
David Sklansky opened to 700 from the button and found one caller in the big blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn brought a and Sklansky's opponent tossed in a 1,025 bet. Sklansky quickly called.
The river brought the 
and the big blind led out again - this time for 1,600. Sklansky grabbed four yellow chips worth 1,000 each and tossed them into the middle. His opponent quickly mucked.
Sklansky is up to 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
We caught up with the action on a flop where a player check-called a bet of 800 from William Thorson. Both players checked the 
turn and Thorson was the one who called a 1,650 bet on the river. The opponent turned over for missed straight and flush draws while Thorson showed for top pair which was good to win the pot but still kept him below the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
When we arrived at Dan Kelly's table, he was heads up in a hand that had about 8,500 in the middle already, and a board reading 
. Kelly's opponent bet out 5,600, and Kelly thought for about 15 seconds before tossing in the chips to call. The 
hit the river, and Kelly's opponent softly checked after a few moments of thought. Kelly waited about 45 seconds, then decided to check as well. His opponent tabled for a flopped two pair, and Kelly mucked his hand. He is still in good shape with about 41,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
