It's already been a stupendous summer for four time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus. He's enjoyed several deep runs so far this series, including winning his fourth bracelet in Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold-em Six-handed.
The Colorado Native is off to an equally impressive start in this year's Main Event, with already double his starting stack in front of him in Level 1.
In a blind versus blind battle, the flop read 
and Sundiata Devore checked to Patrick Leonard who fired out a bet of 1,000 into the pot of 2,200. Devore made the call.
The 
hit the turn and Devore checked to Leonard who fired once again, this time for 2,400 and Devore surrendered the pot.
With 4,000 in the middle on a flop of 
Itay Katz in the big blind bet 3,500 and was called by Andrew MacDonald in middle position.
Both players checked the 
turn, but Katz bet 6,000 on the 
river. MacDonald took their time before cutting out raising chips and bet 17,000.
Katz did not look happy with the raise and made the fold after some consideration, with the dealer awarding the pot to the proud Prince Edward Island native MacDonald.
Action was picked up on the river with the board showing four clubs, 
.
Akeem Stewart was on the button and was facing a 12,000 bet into a pot of 18,500 from his opponent in middle position. In the middle of his tank, Stewart pulled out his phone and began to look at it. Several players at the table reacted and told him that he could not do that, including Johnny Chan.
"I have been playing for 40 yards and I have not seen that before," said Chan with a bit of a laugh.
Stewart put his phone away and kept thinking about the decision. Eventually, he called after about another couple of minutes. His opponent indicated good call and showed no club, the 
. Stewart showed the 
and gathered the pot.
The player under the gun opened to 800 and was called by Keith Prahl in late position, Bill Klein in the cutoff, and the big blind.
The flop came 
and Prahl fired for 1,000 after the initial aggressor checked. Klein called and the big blind made it 4,000. Prahl called and Klein folded.
The hit the turn and Prahl snap-called the big blind's 7,000-chip bet.
Both players quickly tapped the table on the 
river and Prahl turned over 
for trip jacks with an ace-kicker.
Jeremy Ausmus had already been off to a hot start to his Main Event before scoring this knockout.
After there was a raise to 1,500, Ausmus put in a reraise to 7,500 from early position. The late position player moved all in for his remaining 15,000. Action folded back around to Ausmus, who made the snap-call.
Opponent: 
Jeremy Ausmus:
Ausmus had his opponent dominated, and the 
runout was a safe one. Ausmus scooped the pot while his opponent headed for the rail, seemingly in disbelief to have had his tournament run come to an end so soon.
"You ruined him with that flush earlier," a player from across the table said to Ausmus.
"I need to do this on Day 4 or 5, not Day 1," Ausmus commented.
Nevertheless, Ausmus has quickly grown one of the biggest stacks in today's field as he hopes to make a run at Poker's most sought-after bracelet.
Jacek Pustula opened opened to 700 from early position and was called by the player in middle position, Anthony Swift in the cutoff, Jesse Greer on the button and the big blind.
Action checked to Swift on the 
flop and he bet 600. Greer made it 2,400 and only Swift called.
Swift check-called a bet of 4,700 on the 
turn before action checked through on the river.
Swift tabled his 
for a flopped set and Greer mucked.
In a pot of roughly 27,000 on a board showing 
, Joseph Spanne bet 13,000 from the cutoff. The button went deep in the tank contemplating what to do. Eventually the button reluctantly flicked in a chip for the call.
Spanne rolled over 
for the overpair, which was enough to scoop the large pot.
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