There was over 100,000 in the pot already when this hand was picked up on the river of a board that read A♦8♠2♣2♠4♥.
Alan Leon checked from the small blind before Robert Fortuno bet 85,000 on the river. Leon took some time before he made the call to go to a showdown.
Fortuno showed 4♦2♦ for a runner-runner full house as Leon tossed his hand in the muck and paid Fortuno the river wager.
Play on Day 1a is now hand-for-hand. A total of 12 players remain, with 11 set to bag and advance to Day 2.
Mahmood Mahdavi began the action with an open to 12,000 from early position before Scott Aulds made the call from the next seat over. Wesley McGraw joined the fray from the big blind.
The flop came 5♥2♥4♦, which led to a check from McGraw before Mahdavi continued for 24,000. Aulds called, but McGraw folded.
Mahdavi slowed down with a check on the 7♦ turn. Aulds bet 42,000 in response, and Mahdavi made the call.
The 4♥ river led to another check from Mahdavi. Aulds followed through with a wager of 70,000 on the river. Mahdavi went deep into the tank. He staged his chips in his hand and mulled over his decision, but opted to make the fold as Aulds dragged in the large pot.
Jason Tran limped from the cutoff before Robert Fortuno raised it to 20,000 from the small blind. Tran went all-in, and Fortuno snap-called to be at risk for 80,000.
Robert Fortuno: A♦A♣
Jason Tran: J♦J♠
Fortuno got his chips in good, as he had Tran's pocket jacks crushed as they went to a flop.
The flop was a sweat when it came 9♣10♠Q♣, which gave Tran an open-ended straight draw.
Fortuno stayed ahead on the 4♦ turn, and the 6♦ river was also safe as Fortuno doubled again late on Day 1a.
Robert Fortuno shoved for his final 41,000 from the hijack and was called by Alan Leon in the small blind to be at risk.
Robert Fortuno: A♦4♦
Alan Leon: A♠Q♦
"Come on diamonds," said Fortuna, who was well behind the better ace of Leon.
The flop gave Fortuno a gutshot to the wheel when the dealer fanned out 9♣2♦5♥.
Fortuno got his diamond draw when the 10♦ turn came, as he had plenty of outs to stay in the tournament.
His wish for a diamond came true when the K♦ hit the river as he slipped away from elimination.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Scott Aulds began with an open to 11,000 preflop from early position before Roy Dahl called out of the big blind.
The 9♠8♣2♥ flop led to a bet from Dahl. Aulds re-raised before Dahl got his chips in for approximately 65,000. Aulds quickly made the call, and the cards were on their backs with Dahl at risk.
Roy Dahl: K♦9♣
Scott Aulds: A♦A♥
Aulds had Dahl cornered as Dahl was drawing to five outs twice to stay in the tournament late on Day 1a.
The 10♦ turn was of no use to Dahl, and the 8♠ river was the final card he would see in the flight as he was knocked out by Aulds.
Scott Aulds opened to 10,000 from the hijack before Cary Koedyker came along with a call out of the cutoff. Richard Kent defended his big blind as the three players took a flop.
The 3♥Q♥A♥ flop led to a check from Kent. Aulds continued for 12,000, but Koedyker opted to raise to 24,000 in response.
Both Kent and Aulds folded to award the pot to Koedyker.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
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