While David Neves’ early triple-up was a fantastic way to start, helping him lead the pack midway through the flight, at some point over the last two hours his fortunes changed. When we visited his table just now, he looked to be holding no more than 30,000 chips, perhaps less. Worse, he was in the middle of a battle against Jason James.

This particular hand began with a late-position bet of 4,500 by Jason, which was re-raised by David on the button to 11,000. Jason called, and the flop came down . Both players checked, revealing a . The checks were repeated, and the river was dealt a . Both checked a final time, and when Jason showed his , David mucked.

With just about 20,000 chips left, and less than two levels left to play, the pressure is certainly on for David if he wants to enter Day 2 with a fighting chance. That said, it ain’t over till it’s over!