After each committing 55,000 before the flop in a series of unknown raises, Isaac Haxton and Sam Trickett take a flop of . Haxton checked the flop and Trickett followed suit, allowing the to grace the felt on the turn. Both players checked for a second time and the completed the board.
Haxton would not check three times, however, as he fired out a bet of 41,000 on the river. Trickett took one final peek at his cards before flinging them into the muck. Haxton was awarded the pot and now has about 360,000 in chips.
Bill Perkins was all in for his last 58,800 against Daniel Colman on a flop of . Colman showed for top pair but was ultimately behind Perkins' for a set of sixes.
The board completed with the on the turn and the on the river, ensuring Perkins' renewed life just before the break. With this hit, Colman's stack has dropped to 176,000.
Keith Lehr was under the gun and he opened the action with a raise to 2,500. Max Altergott made it 7,600 to go from the next seat over and it folded all of the way around to Cary Katz on the button. Katz flatted and Lehr came along for the ride as well.
The flop came down and all three players checked. The fell on fourth street and Lehr opted to check for a second time. Algergott bet 18,000, Katz folded, and Lehr stuck around.
The completed the board on the river and Lehr knuckled the table. Altergott checked behind and Lehr showed for a rivered set of eights. Altergott mucked and Lehr took down the pot.
Picking up with the action on a completed board of , Roger Sippl and Justin Bonomo had built a pot of approximately 80,000. Sippl checked the river and Bonomo tossed out a bet of 75,000. Sippl thought for a moment before announcing a check-raise all in over the top for about 187,000 total.
The pressure was put back on Bonomo, but after just under a minute he announced a call.
"Good call," said Sippl as he rolled over for a pair of nines.
Bonomo showed for two pair, ensuring that Sippl would be the first casualty of this prestigious event. Bonomo raked in the pot and now sits on the chip lead with about 515,000 to his name.
Christoph Vogelsang and Vanessa Selbst were engaged in a hand where the board read with about 18,000 already in the middle. Vogelsang was first to act and he fired out a bet of 9,500 on the turn. Selbst called and the two watched on as the completed the board.
Vogelsang reached for his stack and moved a final bet of 20,000 into the middle of the table. Selbst thought for a moment, looked at her cards one last time, and decided to toss them into the muck. Vogelsang was awarded the pot and now has about 286,000 to his name.
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. Haxton checked the flop and Trickett followed suit, allowing the 
to grace the felt on the turn. Both players checked for a second time and the 
completed the board.
. Colman showed 
for top pair but was ultimately behind Perkins' 
for a set of sixes.
on the turn and the 
and all three players checked. The 
fell on fourth street and Lehr opted to check for a second time. Algergott bet 18,000, Katz folded, and Lehr stuck around.
completed the board on the river and Lehr knuckled the table. Altergott checked behind and Lehr showed 
for a rivered set of eights. Altergott mucked and Lehr took down the pot.
for a pair of nines.
for two pair, ensuring that Sippl would be the first casualty of this prestigious event. Bonomo raked in the pot and now sits on the chip lead with about 515,000 to his name.
completed the board.
