Registration for Day 1a is now closed following the conclusion of the break. Day 1a was host to a total of 98 entrants, with 43 remaining in contention. A total of 12 players will be permitted to advance from Day 1a to advance to Day 2.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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Denis Lee limped from early position before Arcadio Aguirre chose to raise to 3,000. Rudy Wusstig called from middle position before Lee came along to keep it three-handed going into the flop.
The 2♠Q♥8♥ flop led to a round of checks before the 4♦ turn came. Lee opted to bet 7,800, but Aguirre wanted to play for more as he jammed for 19,400. Wusstig and Lee folded to award Aguirre the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,100
3,900
|
3,900 |
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
33,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Matthew Sullivan opened the action with a raise to 2,200 from early position. Ken Bidinger was the only caller from the button.
Sullivan checked the 8♦3♦6♠ flop, which led to a bet of 2,000 from Bidinger. Sullivan responded with a check-raise to 6,200, and Bidinger called.
Both players checked through the 10♥ turn and the 6♥ river.
Bidinger showed A♦J♦ for ace high as Sullivan revealed he was glad the diamonds didn't come as he held K♦9♦ for an inferior flush draw that could have been detrimental if the flush hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
14,600
14,600
|
14,600 |
Robert White was down to his final 3,800 and chose to jam from early position as his final stand. Joshua Prager opted to call from the next seat over before Steven Nevius opted to re-raise all-in and had both players covered. Prager quickly got out of the way to create a heads-up pot with White at risk.
Robert White: A♣7♦
Steven Nevius: A♦K♦
White was in trouble against the better ace of Nevius. The flop did not improve White as it fanned out 6♦9♠J♠. The 10♠ turn gave White some hope with additional outs to a straight, but the 2♥ river was the final card White would see as he busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
48,000
25,700
|
25,700 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
David Siporen opened the hand with a limp from middle position. Joseph Wisner chose to raise to 2,800 from the hijack, which was called from the small blind by Erick Stovall and Siporen.
The 5♦J♦4♣ flop was checked by Stovall and Siporen before Wisner bet 2,700. This bet chased away the action as both Stovall and Siporen folded to award Wisner the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
48,000 | |
|
|
31,000 |
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