Jerod Smith opened to 4,000 from under the gun, and Mary Swafford three-bet all in for 27,000. Smith made the call.
Mary Swafford: 
Jerod Smith: 
Board: 
Smith seemed to know he was in bad shape before the cards even turned over, and Swafford's pocket kings held up through the runout.
Jon Turner opened to 5,500 from early position, and an opponent in the cutoff three-bet all in. Turner pondered the decision for a bit before making the call.
Cutoff: 
Jon Turner: 
Board: 
Players at the table gasped when a trio of aces came in on the flop, sealing the elimination. The quad aces helped Turner chip up to nearly the 90k mark.
A player raised to 6,000 from middle position, and Thomas Weber three-bet to 17,500 in the cutoff. The middle position player tanked for a minute, then called.
The middle position player checked the 
flop over to Weber, who bet 16,000. The middle position player thought for a few moments, then tossed 
face-up on the felt and folded.
Alon Eldar raised to 4,500 from under the gun, and the big blind three-bet to 10,000. Eldar flicked the big blind's wager over to count the chips, then called.
The big blind bet 8,000 on the 
flop, and Eldar put a stack of 5k chips in the pot, putting the big blind at risk for his last 35,000. The big blind quickly called.
Alon Eldar: 
Opponent:
Eldar's set locked the hand up on the turn, and he was already stacking up his chips when the 
hit the river.
Ricky Guan jammed for 33,000 from the hijack, and the big blind took a look at his hand before flicking in a single chip to call.
Ricky Guan:
Opponent:
Guan's kicker proved to be the difference-maker on a 
board, and he earned the double.
145 entrants hit the felt here at the Peppermill Casino for Day 1a of the Mini Main Event. Play tonight will continue until 25 players remain, at which point the field will go into hand-for-hand play until one more elimination is made, at which point the field will bag and tag for the evening.
A player raised to 7,500 from under the gun, and Sebastian Harasim three-bet shoved for around 70,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded, and the under the gun player called off her last 67,500.
Opponent: 
Sebastian Harasim:
Harasim hit the 
flop, but his opponent still held an up-and-down straight draw. The 
turn and 
river left Harasim with Broadway, while his opponent hit the rail with her rivered set.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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