Hands #1-5: Early Fireworks

Hand #1: John Smith (with ) limped in and Adrian Mateos raised to 70,000, which Smith called. On the flop, Mateos bet 70,000 and Smith called before doing so again for 210,000 on the turn. Mateos also fired the river for 415,000 and Smith called. Mateos turned over for trip tens and claimed the first pot.

Hand #2: Mateos (with ) raised to 50,000 and Smith (with ) called. The flop came and Smith bet 80,000, which Mateos raised to 225,000 in order to force a fold.

Hand #3: Smith (with ) limped in, Mateos (with ) made it 70,000 and Smith called. The flop showed and Mateos continued for 75,000, which Smith called. On the turn, Mateos bet 260,000 and Smith called before the third barrel worth 520,000 after the river saw Smith let go.

Hand #4: Mateos (with ) opened to 50,000 and Smith (with ) called. On the flop, Smith check-called a bet of 35,000 and the turn was checked. On the river, Smith checked and Mateos bet 175,000. Smith called and Mateos showed for a bluff, while Smith claimed the first pot in this duel with .

Hand #5: Smith (with ) limped in and Mateos (with ) once again raised to 70,000, Smith called. On the flop, Mateos bet 50,000 and Smith called. After the turn, Mateos checked and called a bet worth 100,000 by Smith. The two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner also check-called the river for 225,000 and mucked when Smith showed his for trip eights.