First Pot to Carlston
On the first hand, it folded to Steven Loube who checked his cards, then folded, exhaling a little when he did.
"I had all these thoughts about you taking me out the very first hand," said Loube to Charalampos Lampos, the only other player at the table with more chips than he to start today. Lampos chuckled in response.
Paul Ewen then raised to 32,000, and only Kyle Carlston called from the big blind. The flop came 
and both checked. The turn brought the 
and a bet of 45,000 from Carlston, called by Ewen.
The river was the 
and both checked once more. Carlston turned over 
for an ace-high flush, and Ewen mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
354,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
157,000
-77,000
|
-77,000 |