Weissman Rising

Karim Rebei had doubled yet another opponent and was eliminated soon after while Joey Weissman, who had doubled for 10 big blinds through Rebei with ace-eight versus queen-nine before the dinner break, has jumped to an above-average stack on the same table.

Also no longer in contention on Day 1a with 144 players remaining are Bleron Maliqi, Ryan Tosoc, Adrian Smith and Sonny Franco.