From the hijack seat, a player raised to 800. Ronnie Bardah made the call on the button, and everyone else folded. The two players took a flop of 
, and the hijack seat bet 1,000. Bardah called. The turn was the 
, and the hijack seat checked. Bardah bet 1,600, and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
65,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
51,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
38,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
27,500
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
|
26,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
19,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
12,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
||
One early-position player and Stephen Bokor limped in before Stephen Sindler raised to 1,200 out of the cutoff seat. Action folded back to the first limper, and he folded before Bokor called to see the flop. Bokor checked, Sindler bet 2,500, and Bokor folded.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
The players will play Level 6 and then head off on a one-hour dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,700
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
|
73,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
52,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
42,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
18,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
From middle position, World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Joe Ebanks raised to 1,000. The cutoff seat and the button made the call, everyone else folded, and the flop came down 
. Ebanks bet 1,400, the cutoff seat jammed all in for 8,225, the button folded, and Ebanks folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,300
-2,700
|
-2,700 |
|
|
||
Lisa Hawkes has been eliminated was she ran into Minho Choe's pocket kings. The Day 1a field is now down to 27 players remaining spread across three tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Jimmy Peters is back on top of the leader board thanks to taking a recent pot against opponent Sterling Savill.
Savill called a bet of 1,550 on the 
flop from Peters before the dealer landed the 
on the turn. Peters fired 2,025, and Savill made the call again. The river completed the board with the 
, and Peters bet 5,050. Savill tanked for about two minutes, then folded, and Peters won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
45,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
After Ryan Franklin checked the 
flop, Edie Norman bet 2,200. Tim Shortell folded, then Franklin made the call to see the turn.
The turn was the . Both Franklin and Norman checked to see the 
land on the river. Franklin led with a bet of 5,100, and Norman quickly made the call.
Franklin showed the 
for two pair, kings and eights. Norman showed the 
for trip kings, and she won the pot to move to 72,000 in chips. Franklin, who is working on his second bullet today, was knocked back to just over 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,700
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
72,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
30,100
-11,900
|
-11,900 |