John Juanda hasn't been able to get out of the starting gate yet, despite playing a whole level so far today. He bet 1,200 on a flop of and was called by the player in the cutoff. The turn came and brought a bet of 1,850 from Juanda. His opponent raised to 5,000. Juanda mulled it over for about 30 seconds before calling. Both players checked the river , with Juanda's opponent showing for trip tens and the winner.
Despite chipping up a little in the early going, Juanda's stack now sits at 19,000.