Just before the break, Charles Furey opened to 425 from middle position. He received calls from Pradeep Deshpande in the cutoff, Kenneth Longacre on the button, and Drew Johnson in the big blind.
The flop came down and a check from Johnson led to a bet of 900 from Furey. Deshpande and Longacre tagged along to see the turn which Furey checked. Deshpande did as well, leading to Longacre firing 3,300. Furey called, only to see Deshpande shove for about 18,000.
Longcred folded, sending Furey into the tank for a few moments before he called with . He was drawing dead with his straight, though, as Deshpande tabled for the nuts.
The river officially locked up the pot for Deshpande.
Theo Tran opened for 425 from middle position and got two callers from the blinds, including Jeffrey Spence playing from the SB. The flop came and the trio checked around. The turn was the . It checked to Tran who bet 500, and only Spence stayed in the hand.
The river was the . Spence checked, Tran bet 1,000, and Spence called fairly quickly. Tran tabled for nines and deuces, but Spence had to claim the small pot.
A total of 57 players have registered thus far for Day 1a, with a half-dozen of those having already left us. Late registration remains open through Level 5.
Picking up the action on a flop, Matt Glantz's bet of 1,100 was called by Kenneth Longacre and "Action" Dan Spanton.
The turn was checked by Glantz, resulting in a bet of 4,500 from Longacre. Spanton called, Glantz folded, and the completed the board. Longacre went all in, sending Spanton into the tank. Upon learning the all-in bet was for 14,350, Spanton called.
"Good call," said Longacre, who immediately stood up and mucked his hand. Spanton tabled for top pair, good enough to take it down.
Picking up the action on a flop with about 16,000 in the pot, Cherish Andrews checked to David Dawson who bet 8,000. After a few moments Andrews called, but mucked when Dawson tabled for trip threes.
We came on this hand with the board showing and about 7,000 already in the middle. Playing from the big blind, David Dawson led with a bet of 5,500, then Mohamad Saadeghvaziri reraised all in behind for approximately 12,000. A third player on the button folded, but Dawson called, turning over (overpair) to Saadeghvaziri 's (open-ended straight draw).
The turn was the and river the , and Saadeghvaziri is out, although it appears he is about to re-enter right away.
On the very next hand, Dawson would raise his small blind and take another small blind, then showed his hand — . Things are going well for Dawson at the moment, who right now has one of the bigger stacks in the room with more than 85,000.
A series of raises between Alan Kraut and Theo Tran led to Kraut being all in and at risk for about 28,000 with . Tran had him dominated with and scored the elimination when the board ran out .
Kraut immediately went to the registration desk and appears to be in the process of re-entering.
Mohamad Saadeghvaziri bought back into the event after being felted by David Dawson, and soon got himself entangled in a knotty hand versus Scott Baumstein, sitting to Saadeghvaziri's left.
The hand began with Robert Wood limping from under the gun, then Baumstein raised to 550 from a seat over. Saadeghvaziri called as well, and it folded back to Wood who stuck around.
The flop came . Wood checked, Baumstein bet 925, then Saadeghvaziri raised to 3,025. Wood folded, and after pausing a beat Baumstein called.
Baumstein watched Saadeghvaziri as the turn card was dealt — the — then checked. Saadeghvaziri bet 4,025 this time, and Baumstein called.
The river then brought the , and Baumstein responded with a big bet of 15,025. Saadeghvaziri hemmed and hawed a bit, then with a bit of frustration folded his hand face up — (two pair).
and a check from Johnson led to a bet of 900 from Furey. Deshpande and Longacre tagged along to see the 
turn which Furey checked. Deshpande did as well, leading to Longacre firing 3,300. Furey called, only to see Deshpande shove for about 18,000.
. He was drawing dead with his straight, though, as Deshpande tabled 
for the nuts.
river officially locked up the pot for Deshpande.
and the trio checked around. The turn was the 
. Spence checked, Tran bet 1,000, and Spence called fairly quickly. Tran tabled 
for nines and deuces, but Spence had 
flop, Matt Glantz's bet of 1,100 was called by Kenneth Longacre and "Action" Dan Spanton.
completed the board. Longacre went all in, sending Spanton into the tank. Upon learning the all-in bet was for 14,350, Spanton called.
for top pair, good enough to take it down.
flop with about 16,000 in the pot, Cherish Andrews checked to David Dawson who bet 8,000. After a few moments Andrews called, but mucked when Dawson tabled 
for trip threes.
and about 7,000 already in the middle. Playing from the big blind, David Dawson led with a bet of 5,500, then Mohamad Saadeghvaziri reraised all in behind for approximately 12,000. A third player on the button folded, but Dawson called, turning over 
(overpair) to Saadeghvaziri 's 
(open-ended straight draw).
, and Saadeghvaziri is out, although it appears he is about to re-enter right away.
and scored the elimination when the board ran out 
. Wood checked, Baumstein bet 925, then Saadeghvaziri raised to 3,025. Wood folded, and after pausing a beat Baumstein called.
— then checked. Saadeghvaziri bet 4,025 this time, and Baumstein called.
, and Baumstein responded with a big bet of 15,025. Saadeghvaziri hemmed and hawed a bit, then with a bit of frustration folded his hand face up — 