Jack Salter raised to 6,500 from early position, Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind, and Martin Jacobson called from the big blind.
The flop came down and action checked over to Salter who continued for 11,000. Negreanu check-raised to 27,000, Jacobson folded, Salter reraised all in for about 42,000, and Negreanu called.
The turn was the , giving Salter the lead with a king-high flush. However, the river delivered the to give Negreanu threes full of fives to eliminate Salter.
Ankush Mandavia raised to 7,000 from middle position, David Eldridge three-bet shoved from the next seat over for 24,500, and Mandavia called after a few moments.
Mandavia:
Eldridge:
The board came down , giving Mandavia nines and sevens to score the elimination.
David Eldridge was in early position and raised to 6,500. Ryan Fee was in the cutoff and called.
The flop was and Eldridge continued for 6,000. Fee called.
The turn was the and Eldridge bet 14,500 this time. Fee thought for a moment before he called.
The river was the and after tanking for two minutes, Eldridge checked. Fee sized up Eldridge's remaining stack and pushed out a bet of roughly 100,000, covering Eldridge. Eldridge laid down his hand quickly and Fee raked in a decent pot leaving Eldridge with just over 12 big blinds.
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Jason Mo - Doug Polk - Ryan Fee - Michael Finstein
You might think scheduling a $10,000 tag team poker event as the first big buy-in of the summer is something of a lark, or as Ben Yu says, "inelegant." But Yu also said he loves that the event kicked off the series because the atmosphere is "full of energy and a lot of fun."
Like most big buy-in events, Event #2 drew all the big names on a serious hunt for a bracelet, but the team dynamic generated more of a festive feel on Day 1 of the WSOP. Maybe former Olympian Michael Phelps roaming the halls had something to do with the excitement that was in the air. Or maybe the players appreciate a new format to open a long summer grind.
Last year this event was only offered as a $1,000 buy-in and it was on the back end of the WSOP schedule. The players seem to love the addition of the $10K, which was successful in bringing the best of the best to the desert earlier in the Series than usual.
They may be playing tag and having fun doing it, but make no mistake about it, this is serious business, and there is plenty of bracelet hunting going on.
David Fong opened to 6,000 from under the gun, Tyler Cornell three-bet to 17,000 from the button, and Fong called.
The flop came down and Fong checked to Cornell, who continued for 12,000. Fong check-raised to 28,000, Cornell called, and the turn fell. Fong checked to Cornell who shoved for about 59,000 and Fong called instantly.
Cornell:
Fong:
Fong led with fives full of nines and held up through the river to eliminate Cornell's team.
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and action checked over to Salter who continued for 11,000. Negreanu check-raised to 27,000, Jacobson folded, Salter reraised all in for about 42,000, and Negreanu called.
(overcards, flush draw)
(pair of fives, open-ended straight draw)
, giving Salter the lead with a king-high flush. However, the river delivered the 
to give Negreanu threes full of fives to eliminate Salter.
and Kurganov check-called a bet of 21,000 from Fernandez.
and Kurganov checked. After taking a minute or so to decide, Fernandez elected to check as well.
for top two pair and Fernandez dejectedly showed the table 
before the dealer mucked his hand.
and Eldridge continued for 6,000. Fee called.
and Eldridge bet 14,500 this time. Fee thought for a moment before he called.
and after tanking for two minutes, Eldridge checked. Fee sized up Eldridge's remaining stack and pushed out a bet of roughly 100,000, covering Eldridge. Eldridge laid down his hand quickly and Fee raked in a decent pot leaving Eldridge with just over 12 big blinds.
, giving Ramirez eights and fours to eliminate Petzing and his teammate.
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and Gathy tabled 
for a pair of tens.
turn fell. Fong checked to Cornell who shoved for about 59,000 and Fong called instantly.