Wow! What a firecracker start to the event! Ramesh Rao Thotapalli has been eliminated in the very first hand of the day!

The hand in question saw Manas Nayak open from UTG+1 and the player next to him called. The player in middle position (MP) also called, while Thotapalli 3-bet to 1,800 from small blind. Nayak and the player next to him called, while MP folded.

Flop

All three players checked to see the turn . Thotapalli fired a bet of 3,000 and Nayak called. The player next to Nayak folded.

River

Thotapalli checked again and Nayak snap shoved. Thotapalli called risking his tournament life.

Ramesh Rao Thotapalli
Manas Nayak

Nayak’s nut flush sent Thotapalli to the rail.