Mike Dentale, Lucas Poelker, and the player in the big blind got all the chips in the middle before the flop. The big blind had the largest of the three stacks, Poelker was in the middle, and Dentale was the shortest.
Poelker:
Dentale:
Big blind:
The big blind had the preflop advantage with his aces, but that changed on the flop which gave Poelker trips. The fell on the turn and the river gave Poelker a boat to double through the big blind and take Dentale's stack.
There are approximately eight minutes left to reenter, so Dentale may take a seat again with a fresh stack.
Several notable players have taken their seats as the last minutes for reentries tick away. Among them are Jake Schwartz, Allen Cunningham, Chance Kornuth and Chris Ferguson.
With about 3,500 chips already in the middle and the board reading , PLO bracelet winner Chance Kornuth was first to act and moved all in for his last 1,650. Farhad Sinaei called from the hijack and the player in the cutoff called as well.
The turn brought the and Sinaei checked. The player in the cutoff bet 4,000 and Sinaei called.
The fell on the river and both players checked. Sinaei tabled for jacks full, which was good enough to win the pot and eliminate Kornuth.
Defending champion Ryan Laplante was recently eliminated when he got all his chips in before the flop with against a single opponent with pocket aces. The case ace showed up on the flop, and even though Laplante picked up a flush draw, he failed to improve on the turn or river.
Players who are eliminated from Flight A have the option to try their luck again in Flight B, which will get underway in about an hour.
With a price point of $565, WSOP event #18 is attracting a large field. Flight 1B starts at 4pm today. Here are some faces in the crowd from Flight 1A.
flop which gave Poelker trips. The 
fell on the turn and the 
river gave Poelker a boat to double through the big blind and take Dentale's stack. 
and Sinaei checked. The player in the cutoff bet 4,000 and Sinaei called.
against a single opponent with pocket aces. The case ace showed up on the flop, and even though Laplante picked up a flush draw, he failed to improve on the turn or river. 
