"Al3x53" lost a bit less than half his stack during the first 45 minutes of the day. He just took a stab at a pot with a bet of 43,277 into a pot of 123,650 on a 
board against "jesusneedsaces." He mucked his hand after "jesusneedsaces" tanked for 20 seconds before calling with 
.
Just after "tomcemm" lost a small pot to "buck82," he eliminated "superdaq" as the second casualty of the tournament for a much bigger pot.
After the big hand, "tomcemm" grabbed the chip lead and is the only player above the 2 million chip threshold thus far in the tournament.
Canada's "buck82" was among the last group of players to join the field and has immediately been active. In a recent hand, he raised to 13,500 from early position and got called by "jesusneedsaces" from the button and "tomcemm" from the small blind.
All three players checked on the 
flop before "buck82" bet 19,000 when the action was checked to him on the turn. "Jesusneedsaces" folded and "tomcemm" called. The 
completed the board on the river and "tomcemm" check-folded to a bet from "buck82."
Canada's "buck82" and United Kingdom's "Ross_Geller99" and "slim5hady69" have joined the action to bring today's field size up to 25 players.
Level: 2
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
"I_rivered_U" entered the day as the shortest stack with 26 big blinds. He was unable to spin it up and became the first casualty of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Australian online poker sensation, TJ "RandyB0bandy" Ulmer, has grabbed the chip lead with 1,706,512.
The field has grown to 22 players after "a.urli" and "useless1985" joined the action.
The action folded to "jsdubois11" who opened for 20,000. "TheKelster" three-bet to 62,500 and his opponent called.
Flop: 
"TheKelster" bet 65,500 on the flop and quickly called after the action was raised to 131,000. "TheKelster" gave up on the pot after the on the turn after he check-folded a bet of 253,008 from his opponent.
The first hand of the tournament has just begun with 20 players seated at three tables.
Level: 1
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
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