Darren Elias Eliminated in 10th Place ($61,862)
Level 31
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
Darren Elias got the far shortest stack of fewer than four blinds in from the hijack and Ronny Kaiser reshoved with the second-shortest stack on the button. Sean Winter and Elio Fox both let go in the blinds and the following battle of the short stacks ensued.
Darren Elias: 
Ronny Kaiser: 
The 
flop left Elias in desperate shape and he was drawing dead on the 
turn, making the 
river a formality. With that, Day 1 comes to an end with nine players remaining. The chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,068,524
145,216
|
145,216 |
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Busted | |
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