Ken Mazik was eliminated in 17th place. Since returning from break he managed to squeeze and pick up about 45,000 chips, but on this hand he ran 
into the 
of Sai Mudduluru.
Mudduluru stayed ahead and Mazik was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
619,000
204,000
|
204,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
675,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
458,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
452,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
385,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
||
|
384,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
372,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
344,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
200,000
-102,000
|
-102,000 |
|
162,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
123,000 | |
|
118,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
117,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
|
107,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
87,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
Two hands in a row the action has folded to the small blind and the small blind has opened with a raise.
Both times Jeremy Detamore was involved. On the first hand he three bet Josh Lowing after Lowing made it 20,000. Detamore made it 57,000 and Lowing folded.
On the next hand, Detamore was in the small blind and he opened to 20,000. This time Rick Sklenar shoved all in for 105,000 and Detamore let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
486,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
270,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
|
|
132,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
John Bowman was eliminated in 16th place after Jeff Gregg four bet to 116,500.
The action started when Bill Khourie opened to 16,500. Bowman made it 56,500 and then Gregg made it 116,500. The action folded back to Khourie who folded. Bowman asked how much the raise was and decided to call. He was leaving himself with only 41,000 behind.
The flop was 
and Bowman put the rest of his chips in. Gregg called. Bowman had 
and Gregg had . The board finished with running aces and Khourie made a motion as though he would have won the whole pot had he played the hand. He then said he folded an ace.
Gregg did win the pot and eliminated John Bowman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
870,000
418,000
|
418,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Rick Sklenar doubled up through J.J.Ura when he got all in with 
versus . He hit an ace on the flop and stayed ahead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
95,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
-159,000
|
-159,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
890,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
510,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
|
469,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
411,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
340,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
316,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
|
254,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
132,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
|
127,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
123,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
59,000
-48,500
|
-48,500 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
645,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
|
510,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
