Registration for Day 1a has closed with the conclusion of the dinner break. Fifty-three entries were logged today, meaning the tournament is right around 20 percent of the way to meeting the prize pool guarantee of $250,000.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players are on break for an hour. When they return, registration will be closed for Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
100,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
85,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
84,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
80,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
|
80,000
47,400
|
47,400 |
|
|
75,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
58,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
|
56,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
42,100
69,900
|
69,900 |
|
|
37,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
29,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
24,100
15,900
|
15,900 |
|
|
15,000
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
10,500
9,000
|
9,000 |
Joey Zahn opened the action with a raise to 2,200 from under the gun. A player in middle position reraised to 6,800, and Zahn four-bet all in for 28,000. His opponent quickly called.
Zahn: 
Opponent: 
An ace in the window looked promising for his opponent, but the dealer turned over the flop of 
. An on the turn gave his opponent a chance, but the river was a 
and Zahn secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
With 
on the felt, a player in the big blind pushed all in for just over 16,000 and was met with a fast call by Jason Pickup in the small blind. Pickup turned over 
for a set and his opponent could only rue his move as he was drawing stone dead with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
41,200
|
41,200 |
Action was three handed to a 
flop with 12,000 in the pot, and all three players checked. The turn brought a 
and Dale Spigelmyer checked. A player bet 4,000 before Adam Friedman instantly announced 34,000. Action was back to Spigelmyer who took about five seconds before checking his cards and calling off his stack. The other player in the pot folded, and it was time to turn the cards up.
Spigelmyer: 
Friedman: 
The river was a blank and Spigelmyer's Broadway held for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
15,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
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In one of the last hands at the previous level, Adam Friedman opened for 2,000 and got callers in Andrew Campbell in the cutoff and Hae Yin in the big blind. Everyone checked the flop for a board of 
. Yin fired 5,000 only to be met by an instantaneous shove from Friedman for around 30,000.
Campbell folded and Yin followed suit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
32,600
32,400
|
32,400 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Andrew Campbell had 3,200 in front of him on the button and was facing an all-in shove for 17,200 from the small blind. Campbell thought awhile and called, showing . It was a flip against 
.
The sweat was over by the turn as 
hit the board.
"How do you get to win that after you nit-roll him like that?" a player from the neighboring table chided Campbell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000 |
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