On a 
flop Daniel Negreanu checked to Sam Trickett who bet 16,400 from the big blind. Alex Mostafavi was on the button and called. Negreanu opted to check-raise to 41,000 and Trickett folded. Mostafavi thought for a while and called.
On the river the 
hit and Negreanu checked quickly. Mostafavi tanked for a bit, but eventually checked.
"I would've called the whole lot," Negreanu said as he turned over his 
. Mostafavi mucked his cards and Negreanu took down this pot.
The registration for this event remains open all the day through to tomorrow. Players can re-buy when they lose all their chips, and this is the provisional seating order. There are some unknown players in this event, but as the night goes on we expect to receive a full list of names.
| Seat | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | --empty-- |
| 2 | Senh Ung |
| 3 | David Benefield |
| 4 | Talal Shakerchi |
| 5 | Unknown |
| 6 | Richard Yong |
| 7 | Paul Newey |
| 8 | Sheng Sung |
| 1 | Kristijonas Andrulis |
| 2 | Jean-Noel Thorel |
| 3 | Eugene Katchalov |
| 4 | Tony Gregg |
| 5 | Erik Seidel |
| 6 | Zheng Tang |
| 7 | Winfred Yu |
| 8 | Jani Sointula |
| 1 | --empty-- |
| 2 | Thomas Wahlroos |
| 3 | Tom Dwan |
| 4 | Unknown |
| 5 | Mike Watson |
| 6 | Fabian Quoss |
| 7 | Justin Bonomo |
| 8 | Lifeng Chen |
| 1 | Sam Trickett |
| 2 | Paul Phua |
| 3 | Dan Smith |
| 4 | Tobias Reinkemeier |
| 5 | Steve O'Dwyer |
| 6 | Roger Hairabedian |
| 7 | Alex Mostafavi |
| 8 | Daniel Negreanu |
| 1 | --empty-- |
| 2 | Tony G |
| 3 | John Juanda |
| 4 | Juha Helppip |
| 5 | Marvin Rettenmaier |
| 6 | Igor Kurganov |
| 7 | Isaac Haxton |
| 8 | Andrew Lichtenberger |
Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
The players are on a 90-minute dinner break.
Greg Merson was just eliminated by the pocket aces of Erik Seidel. Merson stated to the tournament staff that he will not be rebuying, making him the first person officially eliminated.
Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
Kristijonas Andrulis has joined the mix and Tony G happily let us know he's staking him in the event. Two Lithuanians? We love it.
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