Veldhuis Building Early
Lex Veldhuis opened to 125 from the button and found one caller in Dan O'Brien from the big blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked. O'Brien checked again when a 
fell on the turn and Veldhuis led out for 150. O'Brien then check-raised to 550, which caused Veldhuis to pause, but he tossed in a call anyways.
The river came the 
and this time O'Brien fired out 1,800. Veldhuis non-nonchalantly threw in a call and O'Brien revealed 
for a busted straight draw. Veldhuis tabled 
for trip eights and scooped the pot.
Veldhuis is up to 12,500 in the early going.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
4,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |