Daniel Negreanu Eliminated By Manuel Bevand

Two minutes and one hand into Level 1 was all it took for the first elimination to occur.

After a player in middle position raised to 150, Daniel Negreanu called on the button. Manuel Bevand three-bet to 525 from the small blind and only Negreanu called to see a flop of . Bevand continued for 800 before Negreanu popped it to 2,400. Bevand reraised to 5,200, leading to an all-in shove from Negreanu for 14,575. Bevand called.

Bevand:
Negreanu:

It was middle set for Bevand against the flush draw and double-gutter straight draw for Negreanu. The turn and river were blanks for Negreanu, giving Bevand the early double up and Negreanu the rest of the night off.