Rock Shepherd made it 700 to play from under the gun and was looked up by Miguel Medrano in the cutoff.

The action went check check on the flop for the to come on the turn.

Shepherd led out for 2,200 and Medrano made the call.

On the turn Shepherd bet out again for 2,200, only for Medrano to raise all in for 7,500. Shepherd double checked the count and tossed in the call tabling for two pair but was crushed by Medrano and his for a rivered full house.

Miguel Medrano	21,000	-68,000
Rock Shepherd	17,500	17,500

Joseph Tymorek was all in and at risk against Ronald Kaepernik, with both hands face up on the table.

Joseph Tymorek:
Ronald Kaepernik:

Kaepernik was trailing until the river of the board, making a wheel to crack kings and send Tymorek to the rail.

Ronald Kaepernik	38,000	13,000
Joseph Tymorek	0	-25,000

Cards were on their backs at table 6, with Vince Buffone all in and at risk against Steven Romanelli.

Vince Buffone:
Steven Romanelli:

Buffone came up empty on the runout, as Romanelli's pocket aces held to earn the elimination.

Steven Romanelli	74,000	74,000
Vince Buffone	0

Cards are in the air for Flight 1a2 of the Bar Poker Open here at The Golden Nugget Las Vegas.

Stay tuned for all the action as it unfolds from the floor.

After watching two players commit 10,000 on the turn, Fred Rice check-raised all in from the small blind.

Only the big blind called, with Rice as the covering stack.

Big Blind:
Fred Rice:

Rice revealed his trip fives, with his opponent on a flush draw. The river was a blank, and Rice secured the knockout.

Fred Rice

146,000

103,000

Players have reached the second break of the day.

Jeffrey Bowden fired a bet of 5,000 on the flop, and Fred Rice made the call to see the turn.

Bowden fired another 5,000, and the call was made. Both players then checked down the river, and Bowden tabled for trip queens to take the pot.

Jeffrey Bowden	106,000	106,000
Fred Rice	43,000	43,000

John Martinez raised to 4,500 in middle position, and Nicklas Shepic made the call in the small blind.

Shepic checked the flop, where Martinez continued for 5,000.

After taking some time, Shepic opted to lay his had down, flipping over while sending them into the muck. Martinez tabled before raking in the pot, producing a smile from Shepic.

Nicklas Shepic	148,000
John Martinez	72,000
Philip Ketterle	33,000	-18,000

The tournament clock shows more than 530 entries on Day 1a1, with late registration remaining open until the start of Level 10.