Photos From the Early Action on Day 5

The first-ever $100,000 buy-in WPT Super High Roller began today, and each player starts with 400,000 in chips. Registration remains open for the first six levels (about 7:30 pm), and there are currently 16 players in the event.

Day 4 chipleader Galen Hall continued his hot streak at the start of Day 5, increasing his stack to mountainous proportions. David Peters (right) seems more than a little envious.

Defending WPT World Champion David Williams was all in preflop, and had to watch as Daniel Alaei (center right, in black) and Shannon Shorr (foreground right) checked to the river on a board of [Ac9c5c4s10c]. Williams and Alaei watch as Shorr reaches for chips to make a bet.

Shorr bet, and Alaei quickly folded. Williams showed [JcJs] for a jack-high flush, but Shorr won the pot with [QcJd] for a queen-high flush. Williams was eliminated in 14th place, earning $53,095.

With the board showing [Kh7s5h7h] on the turn, Steven Kelly (center right, in black-and-grey stripes) moves all in with [10d7d] (trip sevens), and Roger Teska (foreground left) calls with [AcAh] for an overpair.

Everyone watches as the dealer puts out the fateful river card — the [As]. Teska wins the pot with a higher set to eliminate Steven Kelly in 13th place on a painfully bad beat.

Ashton Griffin gives a few words to the WPT camera after his elimination in 12th place, for which he earned $63,714. Griffin has since entered the $100,000 WPT Super High Roller.

In the last hand before the first break, Sam El Sayed (standing, left) watches as Daniel Alaei (center) check-raises all in against Justin Young (right) on a board of [9c9s3d2s]. Young tanks for a few minutes before he folds.