Justin Bonomo raised to 5,500 on the button and was re-raised to 18,500 by Keith Tilston in the small blind. Bonomo made the call to go heads-up to a flop of .
Tilston led out for 22,000 and Bonomo stuck around to see the pair the board on the turn. Tilston checked this time and Bonomo did the same. The completed the board and both players knuckled the table again. Tilston tabled but it was no good as Bonomo showed .
David Peters opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and Bryn Kenney just flatted on the button. Rainer Kempe pushed all in for his last 60,000 chips out of the small blind and the action was back on Peters. He elected to lay his hand down but Kempe's shove couldn't get through Kenney as he made the call.
Bryn Kenney:
Rainer Kempe:
It was a race with Kenney holding the pocket pair and Kempe with the two overcards. The board ran out and Kempe was unable to connect, being eliminated from the tournament.
Just moments after Rainer Kempe was eliminated, Sean Winter was moved into his seat. It didn't take long for Bryn Kenney to make short work of his new opponent. Within a couple of hands, Kenney gave Winter the same result as Kempe and another play was quickly eliminated from the field.
Brian Rast is the latest player to grab a rack of chips and head for a seat here on Day 1. With Rast's entry, the field has climbed to 26 total with 14 players remaining.
With around 15,000 in the middle and the flop reading , the action was on Ben Tollerene in the cutoff. He bet 6,000 and was called by Bryn Kenney in the small blind.
The turn brought the and Kenney checked again as Tollerene fired in a bet of 22,000. Kenney continued to call and the completed the board. One more check from Kenney was followed by a tap of the table by Tollerene. Kenney tabled and Tollerene showed for the same pair but an ace-kicker.
With over 100,000 already piled up in the middle and a completed board reading , Keith Tilston led with a bet of 45,000 only to see Justin Bonomo raise it up to 140,000. Tilston took no time three-bet shoving, having Bonomo covered, and after a brief moment in the tank, Bonomo folded.