On the 
flop, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi bet an unknown amount and Phil Hellmuth raised to 180,000. Mizrachi fired back with a reraised to 400,000 and Hellmuth called.
The turn brought the 
and Mizrachi checked. Hellmuth bet 175,000 and Mizrachi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,970,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
||
|
1,530,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
||
From early position, Chamath Palihapitiya raised to 48,000. Paul Phua made the call from the next seat and then both Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu called out of the blinds.
Hellmuth then led for 100,000 on the 
flop. Negreanu and Palihapitiya folded, but Phua raised all in for 349,000. Hellmuth called with the 
. Phua had out-flopped him with the 
.
The turn was the 
and river the 
, keeping Phua in front and doubling him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
914,000
314,000
|
314,000 |
|
||
Vivek Rajkumar opened with a raise to 55,000 from the hijack seat on Ben Lamb's big blind. On the button, Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 125,000. Nick Schulman then put in a four-bet to 285,000 from the small blind. After Lamb folded his big blind, Rajkumar folded. Esfandiari also gave it up and Schulman won the pot to pick up some chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,725,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
||
|
3,700,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
||
|
3,625,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
1,370,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
||
Phil Hellmuth checked the 
board to Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu bet 140,000 and Hellmuth tanked long and hard. He eventually folded, but showed Negreanu his cards.
"I want to see his hand," said Mike Sexton from the other end of the table.
The dealer then showed Hellmuths' 
, but Hellmuth commented that he only showed Negreanu. "Show one, show all," someone at the table said.
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Jason Mercier opened to 40,000 from under the gun, and Gus Hansen called in the cutoff seat. The flop fell 
, and Mercier led for 52,000. Hansen called.
Both players checked on the turn (), and the river (
), and Mercier rolled over 
for a pair of nines.
"I assumed I was good when you checked behind," Mercier announced.
"That's a great assumption," Hansen told him. "Top notch."
"Yeah," Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier added. "Nice read, Jason."
Frederic Banjout just busted Jens Kyllönen. That table, which is Table 401, has now claimed all three players to be eliminated so far on Day 1.
On the 
flop, Banjout bet an unknown amount and Kyllönen made the call to see the 
land on the turn. Banjout checked fourth street and Kyllönen fired 405,000. Banjout came back with a punch, check-raising to an even one million. This sent Kyllönen into the tank. He sat there contemplating for approximately three full minutes before moving all in for around 2.43 million. Banjout quickly called holding a flopped wheel with the 
. Kyllönen held the 
and was only drawing to a chop.
The river completed the board with the and Kyllönen lost the pot to get sent to the rail. Banjout moved over 7.5 million in chips with a big smile on his face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,600,000
4,130,000
|
4,130,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Talal Shakerchi opened to 56,000, Noah Schwartz called in the cutoff, and the button and blinds released. The flop fell 
, and Shakerchi led for 83,000. Schwartz called.
The turn was the , and Shakerchi reached for chips, firing a second bullet worth 175,000. Schwartz called.
The river was the , and Shakerchi unload the chamber, firing a third and final bullet worth 230,000. Schwartz shot him a look, then tossed in enough chips to make the call.
Shakerchi tabled 
for two pair, but Schwartz had the better of it with 
for a rivered wheel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,270,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,400,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
Jonathan Duhamel is super excited to play the One Drop! Sarah Grant talks to him about his decision to play such a high buy-in event.
Giovanni "Malibu" Guarascio limped from middle position only to have Tobias Reinkemeier raise to 65,000 from the hijack. Phil Ruffin made the call from the cutoff, Malibu called the additional 45,000, and it was three-way action to the flop, which came down 
.
Malibu checked, Reinkemeier bet 125,000, and Ruffin quickly folded. Malibu made the call and then both players checked the 
turn and 
river. Malibu rolled over for a flush, and Reinkemeier sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
4,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,655,000
-395,000
|
-395,000 |
|
2,800,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,075,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
||
|
1,925,000
-1,005,000
|
-1,005,000 |
|
1,600,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
||
|
1,400,000 | |
|
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