Bhavin Khatri was in the big blind and led out for 3,000 on a completed board of 9♦6♦4♥J♥K♠.
His opponent in early position then raised to 11,000. Khatri immediately announced a reraise to 22,000 and his opponent called.
Khatri then turned over K♥9♠ for two pair and his opponent mucked, sending the pot to Khatri and boosting him near 300,000 on the last level of the night.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Blind versus blind, Jesbir Khela got the rest of his 35,000 in the middle against Eliot Catterson.
Jesbir Khela: 4♣4♠
Eliot Catterson: 4♣4♠
The flop came 4♥8♣9♠, giving Khela a set and a big lead in the hand as he was looking to survive near the end of the night. Catterson picked up a straight draw on the 5♦ turn, but the 6♠ river was no help and Khela doubled up.
Heads-up on a flop of 5♣3♣9♣, Gary Miller bet 8,000 from the cutoff before the big blind moved all in for around 40,000. Miller snap-called.
All-In Player: 7♣3♠
Gary Miller: Q♥9♥
Miller had top pair, while his opponent had a pair and flush draw. The 4♠ turn kept Miller in the lead, while the 9♠ river gave him trips and earned him the knockout.
Ali Abdulzahra raised to 6,000 in early position before a player in middle position shoved for 30,000. Elliott Panyi then reshoved for 37,000 and Abdulzahra called, having both players covered and at risk.
All-In Player: A♣Q♦
Elliott Panyi: A♥10♦
Ali Abdulzahra: A♦K♣
Abdulzahra had both players dominated as the flop came 3♥3♣5♥. The turn, though, was the 10♥ and Panyi spiked his ten to take the lead.
The J♥ river improved Panyi to the nut flush and he doubled up off Abdulzahra, while sending his other opponent to the rail.
A player under the gun raised to 6,000 before David Morris moved all in from the cutoff. Action folded back around and the under-the-gun player quickly called for around 20,000 more.
All-In Player: K♥Q♦
David Morris: J♠J♦
Morris and his opponent were flipping for the pot, and Morris came out on top on the 4♠A♦4♦10♠3♥ board to earn the knockout.
The next hand, Morris raised to 6,500 in the hijack and Lukas Dimsa called in the big blind.
The flop came 4♠5♠5♣ and Morris bet another 12,500. Dimsa called and both players checked the 10♥ turn.
Dimsa led out for 14,000 on the 4♣ river and Morris quickly called, only to muck when Dimsa showed 7♠7♦.
Stephen Barnes raised to 5,000 in the hijack and Anthony Toole called in the cutoff.
The flop came 3♥5♣K♠ and Barnes continued for 5,500. Toole called as the 3♣ on the turn.
Barnes checked this time and Toole paused for a moment before pointing at the dealer, indicating he was all in. Barnes snap-folded without even waiting for a count.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The remaining 24 players are on the last 15-minute break of the day.
They will play two more 40-minute levels tonight before bagging up for Day 2.
Abdullah Alshanti raised to 4,000 on the button and Jamie Walden called in the big blind.
The flop came A♣8♦10♥ and Alshanti continued for 3,000. Walden called, then led out for 11,000 on the 6♥ turn.
Alshanti called to the 5♣ river, where Walden moved all in for 38,000.
"Big ace. I don't think I can fold," Alshanti said as he tanked into the break. He eventually flashed the A♥ and tossed it into the middle of the table.
"I don't want to see," he told Walden, who then showed him a five and claimed he had seven-five as he took the pot.
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