Christopher George raised to 1,200 and Jesse Martin from one seat over three-bet to 4,400, which George called. George stood pat while Martin drew one card. George checked, Martin bet 7,000 and George called.
Martin tabled a ten-nine while George claimed the pot with .
Jon "Pearljammer" Turner sat down as one of the most recent additions to the field and faced a raise to 1,200 by Billy Baxter. He called on the button while Christopher George and Jesse Martin in the blinds folded. Both players took one card and Baxter continued for 2,800. Turner folded and gave up the pot.
Baxter recovered some chips after having lost a bigger pot to George earlier on, though nothing much has happened yet.
More players have jumped into the action as the first level of the day progresses. Two of the finalists in the $1,500 installment just a few days ago have entered and are seated at the same table. Frank Kassela went on to win the event and Jared Bleznick busted in fifth.
Steve Gee opened the action at his three-handed table with a raise to 1,100. John Monnette called before the player in the big blind made it 3,600 to play. Both Gee and Monnette called.
All players drew one, then checked around. Monnette showed for a queen-low. The big blind mucked. Gee turned up the .
"I made a flush," Gee said. "I threw away a straight and made a flush." Monnette's queen-low was good and he was awarded the pot.
Billy Baxter raised to 1,200 and Jesse Martin called. On the first draw, Baxter stood pat and Martin drew two before checking. Baxter bet 2,500 and that was the end of the hand.
Mike Wattel and Majid Yahyaei engaged in a few raising wars but didn't even make it to the draw in any of the hands.
Wattel faced a raise to 1,100 and three-bet to 2,500, which resulted in a fold by Yahyaei. Then, Wattel opened to 1,000 and Yahyaei three-bet to 3,000 to claim the pot uncontested.
So far, there are only 17 players registered for the event. Most of the tables are playing heads up or three-handed, but there are still a few notable players seated.
Cards are in the air for this prestigious event. There are currently 17 players registered but that number will soar throughout the day as some of the big stars bust out of their current events.
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