Anthony Lewis was among the big stacks most of the day, but he went from penthouse to outhouse shortly after losing the big flip with Talesh Patel.
In what would be his final hand of Day 1A, Astarita got his last 43,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Hal Lewis.
Lewis:
Astarita:
Astarita was behind, but he was at least drawing to two live cards. He actually managed to make a straight after the board ran out , but the same river card gave Lewis a winning Broadway straight.
Hal Lewis - 175,000
Anthony Astarita - Busted