Hegele Doubles Up on the First Hand
Level 21
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
On the first hand at the table, the action folded to Griffin Benger on the button who raised to 365,000. Babak Forozandeh called from the small blind and Robin Hegele tagged along from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Forozandeh started with a check. Hegele made a bet of 425,000, leaving himself with just 155,000 behind. Benger folded and Forozandeh raised to cover Hegele's stack which he quickly called.
Hegele turned over 
which was ahead of Forozandeh's 
. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to secure Hegele a double up to start the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,600,000
-1,185,000
|
-1,185,000 |
|
2,750,000
1,595,000
|
1,595,000 |