On the 
board, the first player in action bet 3,000, and then Martin Jacobson raised to 8,000. His opponent called, and the river was the 
. The first player bet 5,000, and Jacobson made the call.
"Just a deuce," said Jacobson's opponent, showing the 
.
Jacobson tabled the 
and won the pot.
The start of the Main Event hasn't been pleasant for Randal Flowers but just now he managed to rake in a little pot.
The flop showed 
when Flowers' opponent checked and the former WPT winner bet 1,250. The bet was called but on the turn, the 
, Flowers' opponent check-folded to a 2,400-chip bet.
Kenny Tran checked to "All-American" Dave Swanson on a flop of 
, and he tossed out 3,200. Tran check-raised to 9,200, Swanson quickly called, and the turn was the 
.
Silently, Tran plopped a stack of chips in front of him, moving all in for effectively 25,525. Swanson went into the tank, and when he emerged he committed the remainder of his stack.
Tran: 
Swanson: 
Swanson was a 70% favorite to double through, but the 
spiked onto the felt to give Tran a flush.
For a brief moment, Swanson hung his head. After a second or two he collected himself, gathered his things, and exited the Amazon Room.
John Cernuto moved all in from early position for just 1,550 and the action folded all the way around to the player in the big blind who called.
Cernuto: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and while the flop put him on the brink of elimination the river kept 'Miami' John alive.
The floor was called to make a ruling and it was explained as follows: Players A raised to 800 and got a call from Player B. When everyone else folded the dealer pushed the pot to player A and he released his hand into the muck. Player B still has his cards.
The exact two cards were irretrievable but player A said he could whisper his hand to the floor. The floor got on his radio and referred the matter up. When the next tournament official arrived it was explained again. He got on his walkie-talkie and referred it up again.
The final ruling was that player A’s hand was dead but that he would receive his 800 bet back. The blinds and antes went to Player B.
The cards are back in the air following dinner break.
Registration is now officially closed for Day 1a, and we hope to have the official entrant numbers soon.
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