Three players saw a 
together with Griffin Benger last to act. He bet 4,4000 and an unknown player from the blinds was the only caller.
The 
on the turn got checked by both players and another 
rolled off on the river. Benger faced a bet of 9,300 and ultimately laid it down; a sound decision as his opponent casually rolled over 
for quad sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Danny Tang was down to 8,500 and open-shoved those from middle position with 
. His left-hand neighbor came over the top with 
but an easy hold for the #5 on the Hendon Mob Hong Kong all-time money list.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | |
|
125,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
25,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
18,000 | |
|
||
|
12,000 | |
|
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Filipe Oliveira had 6,000 in front of him on a 
board, to which Michel Dattani responded with an all-in shove. Oliveira, with 22,000 behind, gave it two minutes before calling his countryman off with 
.
Dattani showed him the bad news with 
for the rivered straight and Oliveira was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
With late registration now closed, a total of 516 players have shown up for Day 1a of the $1,100 PCA National. 287 of them are still in contention. Play will continue until 15% of the field is remaining.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day. After the break, late registration will be closed.
Three players were all in, with Alexandru Baron having the shortest stack and David Thompson the biggest one.
Alexandru Baron: 
David Thompson:
Pierre Bergeron:
The dealer spread out 
to give Bergeron the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | |
|
22,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
Busted |
One of the biggest pots of the tournament so far happened over at table 8, where the cards were already on their backs. The board read 
and a sizable bet on the river had gone in, which was for Rezaei's tournament life.
Baldwin had 
in front of him for trip jacks. Rezaei had 
for jacks and tens and the 80k pot went to the American.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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