Casey Blakeley raised to 10,000 under the gun and Brandon Butler three-bet to 33,000 in early position. Mark Lafata then moved all in in middle position and Blakeley folded, while Butler quickly called for 88,000.
Brandon Butler: K♥K♣ 
Mark Lafata: Q♣Q♥
Butler had Lafata crushed with his kings, and the board ran out J♠5♦10♠A♠6♣ to earn him the double up. "Standard," Lafata lamented after the hand.
Alec Friedman moved all in for 50,000 from under the gun, Cameron Dugan reshoved in early position, and the rest of the table folded.
Alec Friedman: A♦10♣
Cameron Dugan: A♠Q♥
Friedman came from behind on the J♥6♥10♠ flop to take the lead with a pair of tens, but Dugan hit the K♥ on the turn to make the nut straight. The river was the 8♠, and Friedman was sent to the rail.
Arturo Toscano bet 10,000 from under the gun on a board of 10♣5♥A♦4♥ and Justin Coliny called in early position.
The river was the 3♥ and Toscano bet another 25,000. Coliny then raised to 50,000, and Toscano quickly called.
Toscano turned over Q♣Q♠, but Coliny had A♣K♠ for top pair to win the pot.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Players are going on a 15-minute break.
Around 31 players are remaining. Day 1a will end once 13 remain.
Heads-up on a flop of 8♥8♣3♦, Jeffrey Copeland bet 12,000 from under the gun and Muharem Dulic called on the button.
The turn was the Q♦ and Copeland bet another 25,000. Dulic then moved all in, and Copeland, with around 60,000 remaining, snap-folded.
Horace Ingram moved all in for 30,000 under the gun and KJ Helton called on the button.
Horace Ingram: K♦Q♣
KJ Helton: A♥A♣
Ingram had run right into Helton's aces, and the 9♦6♥7♦2♣7♥ board offered no help as he was sent to the rail.
At another table, Brad Johnson had raised to 25,000 on the button as action went back on David Short in middle position, who moved all in for his last 30,000. Johnson quickly called.
David Short: 10♠6♠
Brad Johnson: J♥10♣
The board ran out K♣8♦8♣2♠5♣, and Johnson's jack-kicker continued to play to earn him the pot and send the former big stack to the rail.
A player under the gun raised to 8,000 and was called by Dan Harris in middle position and another opponent in the big blind.
All three players checked the K♦6♥4♠ flop. The big blind then moved all in for 30,000 on the 4♦ turn and the under-the-gun player folded, but Harris snap-called.
All-In Player: 8♦2♦
Dan Harris: 6♦6♣
The at-risk player found himself already drawing dead as Harris turned over a full house. The river was the 5♦, and the big blind was sent to the rail.
At the same table, Brent Gregory has built up a stack of around 240,000.
After two limps in front of him, Justin Coliny raised to 12,000 in the big blind and an opponent under the gun called, as did Travis Burch in the hijack.
The flop came 7♠10♠6♥ and Coliny bet 22,000. Only Burch called to see the 3♥ turn. Coliny then moved all in for 53,000.
Burch went deep into the tank, taking several minutes before he gave up his hand. Coliny showed him K♠Q♦ for just king-high, while Burch admitted he folded two nines. "I almost hero-called you," Burch told him.
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