Matthew Greig raised to 10,000 and Mitchell Hynam put in a three-bet to 30,000. The action folded back to Greig, who pondered for a while before shoving all in, covering Hynam's 183,000 stack.
Hynam quickly relinquished his cards and passed his 30,000 chips to his neighbor.
"It's going well," James O'Sullivan claimed when PokerNews arrived at the table.
He had raised preflop from the button and Jamie Flynn had defended the big blind, causing a 8♦8♣2♥ flop to be dealt.
Flynn checked to O'Sullivan, who continued for 12,000 chips. Flynn made the call before both players checked on the 2♦ turn.
The 7♠ river then hit the table and Flynn led out for a big bet of 55,000 chips. O'Sullivan went into the tank for a bit and talked to his opponent before making the call.
Flynn showed Q♥8♠, which won him the pot as O'Sullivan flashed his 9x9x before tossing them into the muck.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Liam Chevalier was all-in for 35,500 chips from the small blind and at risk against Constantine Bucur, who looked him up from early position.
Liam Chevalier: Q♠6♦
Constatine Bucur: Q♦Q♣
It was the worst-case scenario for Chevalier, and he was drawing dead on the 2♦4♠2♠7♥ turn. He stood up and packed his belongings while the meaningless 5♦ river completed the board.
Andy Black raised to 8,000 from under the gun and Jamie Cusack was the only caller, in the cutoff. The flop was spread 4♠6♥7♥, and saw Black bet 5,000 chips, which Cusack quickly called.
Black slowed down with a check in the 6♣ turn, after which Cusack fired a bet of 15,000. Black quickly forfeited his hand, and thus also the pot.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The action folded to Zeik Tuit in the small blind, and he pushed all in for his final 45,000 chips. Lande Dejonghe sat in the big blind and made a swift call to put his opponent at risk.
Zeik Tuit: Q♠4♠
Lander Dejonghe: A♣7♠
Dejonghe paired his seven on the 8♣3♥7♣ flop and was upgraded to two pair on the 9♥A♦ runout.
Tuit was sent home late on Day 1a, as were many others before him.
Nicolas Sievers raised to 6,000 from middle position before Richard O'Neill put in his 32,000-chip stack from the hijack.
Francis Onwuka asked for a count and made the call, after which Sievers got out of the way to create a heads up showdown.
Richard O'Neill: 9♥9♦
Francis Onwuka: 7♦7♣
O'Neill's nines remained best on the J♣2♣10♦ flop, and he upgraded to a set on the 9♣ turn. Onwuka turned a flush draw, however, but it was faded when the 10♠ river saw O'Neill make a full house.
He doubled up, causing Onwuka's descent to keep going.
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