Tom Maguire looked up two shorter stacks in Frank Lillis and Junnie Pamplona with the latter being the second-biggest stack for around 65,000.
Frank Lillis: 10♥10♦
Junnie Pamplona: 9♠9♥
Tom Maguire: A♣Q♥
Pamplona was ahead for the side pot but won it all thanks to a board of K♦8♥4♥9♦7♣ after turning a set of nines.
A shorter stack three-bet jammed with the Q♠Q♥ and Min Woo Kang looked them up with the A♦Q♣.
Thanks to a board of K♦J♥7♠9♣10♠, Kang rivered broadway to reduce the field of hopefuls by one.
Moments later, two-time WSOP bracelet winner Guoliang Wei also departed from a different table as the speed of eliminations continues to thrive.
Nang Quang Nguyen moved all-in out of the small blind and Pete Chen called for the 14,000 he had behind.
Pete Chen: A♠Q♠
Nang Quang Nguyen: J♠8♦
The inferior hand never caught up on a 5♣3♥3♦2♠6♥ board as ace-queen high was good enough for the double.
Courtesy of Chris Librojo / Asian Pacific Poker Tour.
Haisheng Qiu was all-in with a shorter stack and Enzo Vellucci looked him up to find his A♣J♥ up against K♦K♣.
The one overcard never came on a board of Q♦Q♣8♠3♣4♦ and Qiu earned the double-up.
With the new blinds, the late registration for Day 1a has officially closed. According to the screens, there are 83 players out of 176 entries remaining and the tournament is off to a decent start to easily surpass the guarantee of $400,000 with two flights to follow tomorrow.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Out of a field of 175 entries, some 82 players remain upon completion of level ten. Another ten minutes remain for hopefuls to join the action as the registration period will close once the cards go back in the air for level 11.
Jianming Luo was all-in with the A♥9♦ and in dire shape as Anthony Cierco tabled the A♣K♠. However, the Q♠Q♦Q♣9♥4♥ board delivered the nine on the turn and Luo doubled near the end of the late registration period.
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