Chris Meyers and Joe Ebanks were on the river with 125,000 or so already in the pot. Meyers bet 120,000 and Ebanks called.
The board read 
Meyers showed 
for two low pair, and Ebanks showed 
for a higher two pair.
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
The players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
Sai Muddurulu was eliminated in 12th place. After a wild day that saw him for from 600,000 to 200,000 and almost back again, he finally busted when he shoved the turn against Bill Khourie.
The action started preflop when Muddurulu opened to 25,000. Khourie three bet to 65,000 and Muddurulu called.
The flop came eight high with two diamonds. Muddurulu checked and Khourie bet 75,000. Muddurulu called.
The turn was the 
and Muddurulu shoved his remaining stack. Khourie called.
Muddurulu had 
and Khourie had 
. Khourie would stay ahead and send Muddurulu home on the last hand before dinner break.
Kenny Smith has been eliminated. Smith came into the day as the chip leader and couldn't get too much working today. He got whittled down all day today and eventually got busted.
Smith will take home $3,984 for his trouble.
Jeff Gregg and Greg Yeager were heads on looking at a board that read 
. Yeager checked and Gregg bet 89,000m. Yeager called.
The river was the 
, which completed the flush and Yeager shoved all in. Gregg called and showed a set of fours. Yeager had the best of it with a flush. His 
got him the double up.
Paul Kardules made an epic run towards the end of Day 1a, coming from under 10 big blinds to an above average stack. He just hit the end of the line when he got all in preflop against Sai Mudduluru.
Mudduluru had 
and Kardules needed a lot of help with . An eight hit the flop, but that was all Kardules was going to get. He walks away with $3,984 for his 14th place finish.
J.J. Ura shoved from under the gun for his last 110,000. Jeremy Detamore shoved over the top and the remaining players folded.
Ura had 
against the 
of Detamore.
The board came 
and Detamore would win the hand and eliminate Ura in 15th place.
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
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