After getting all the chips into the middle before the flop, Anthony Guetti found himself in dire straits against Connor Drinan's .
When the flop came , Guetti swung and missed, and he was down to two outs in the deck to survive and advance.
Turn:
With that, Guetti's miracle card had arrived and his set put him on the cusp of the second round. The on the river brought paint to the board, but Drinan missed and he was sent to the payout desk to collect his $5,000 rebate.
Kenny Tran brought some additional ammunition to his match against Chae An, perhaps hoping to gain a psychological edge over his young opponent.
Tran is currently playing with a noticeable stack of $5,000 Bellagio chips on the table, with each representing the potential payout for players defeated here in Round 1. As Tran causally riffles through enough money to buy a brand new car, An is simply trying to hold onto his WSOP-issued tournament chips.
Justin Smith was able to best Jeffrey Kester during heads up play. On the final hand of the match, a super short stacked Kester shipped all in before the flop with . Smith called with and held as the board came .
A short-stacked Jake Cody shipped all in from the button and was called by Barry Woods.
Cody:
Woods:
Cody flopped a flush draw on the flop but could not connect as a hit the turn and a fell on fifth street. Cody was eliminated from play and Wood will be moving on.
With Kenny Tran's stack depleted to under the big blind, he was forced to go all-in with whichever hand came his way, and that happened to be the . Chae An held , however, and the runout sent Tran to the rail.
Reigning champion Brian Hastings has found victory against his first-round opponent George Wolff. On the final hand, Wolff shoved his last eight blinds from the button with . Hastings called with and the board fell , securing a victory for Hastings.
We are now waiting for Round 2 play to commence here in the Amazon Room's Orange section, as players who advanced from Round 1, and those who drew a first-round bye, prepare to play their upcoming matches.
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, Guetti swung and missed, and he was down to two outs in the deck to survive and advance.
on the river brought paint to the board, but Drinan missed and he was sent to the payout desk to collect his $5,000 rebate.
was able to hold against Steinberg's 
to clinch the victory.
. Smith called with 
and held as the board came 
.
flop but could not connect as a 
hit the turn and a 
fell on fifth street. Cody was eliminated from play and Wood will be moving on.
, however, and the 
runout sent Tran to the rail.
. Hastings called with 
and the board fell 
