A player from the hijack shoved for his final 65,000 and was called by Bryan Mulberry on the button as the hijack was at risk.
Opponent: 3♥3♣
Bryan Mulberry: J♠J♦
Mulberry had his opponent's hand crushed and just needed to fade the two outer to score the elimination.
The two outer was not meant to be on the 9♥5♣7♠Q♥K♣ runout as Mulberry scored the elimination.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
A player opened from the hijack for 8,000 before David Caron made it 44,000 on the button. The hijack shoved for approximately 63,000 and was called by Caron.
Opponent: A♠Q♦
David Caron: 10♠10♣
Caron was in a coin flip, but he slammed the flop when it came the 10♥K♠K♥, upgrading Caron to a full house and forcing his opponent into a runner-runner prayer to stay alive in the tournament.
The Q♣ turn made his opponent eligible for the miracle runout, but it did not happen on the 3♥ river as Caron took down the pot late on Day 1a.
The hand began when a player from middle position opened to 8,000.
Bryan Mulberry defended his big blind and sent them to a flop of 5♥4♦8♣.
Both players checked the flop, bringing the 8♦ turn.
The player in middle position bet 5,000 and was called by Mulberry.
The 9♥ river resulted in both players checking as they went to showdown.
Mulberry tabled A♠9♣ for a rivered pair of nines to claim the pot.
Daniel Hughes opened to 8,000 from middle position, which led to a call from Brent Spencer in the big blind.
The 7♥10♦7♠ flop resulted in a shove from Spencer for approximately 28,000. Hughes wasted no time making the call, putting Spencer at risk.
Brent Spencer: 9♥8♠
Daniel Hughes: J♠10♠
Spencer held an open-ended straight draw, while Hughes had the best hand with tens up and had the advantage of holding one of Spencer's outs with a jack.
The 3♠ turn was of no use to Spencer, but it gave Hughes a flush draw.
Spencer failed to get there on the K♠ river as Hughes improved to a flush and scored the knockout.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The remaining 18 players are on break. Action will resume at the 2,000/4,000 level. A total of eight players are permitted to advance to Day 2 from this flight.
The chips got in on the turn of a board that read 2♦8♦5♥A♥ when this hand was picked up. Jeffrey McMillen was all-in and at risk for approximately 48,000 from early position and was called by Hank Shephard from the small blind.
Jeffrey McMillen: A♣Q♥
Hank Shephard: A♠2♣
McMillen had top pair with the second-best kicker, but it was struggling against Shephard's two pair.
McMillen's tournament was saved when the 8♠ river hit, awarding McMillen the double.
Daniel "Donk" Hughes got the hand going with an open to 7,000. Bryan Mulberry called on the button, and Hank Shephard also called from the big blind.
It checked to Hughes on the A♠2♠5♥ flop. Hughes bet 5,000 and was called by both Mulberry and Shephard.
The 3♥ turn checked around to Mulberry before he opted to go all-in for 35,000. Shephard folded, but Hughes made the call and put Mulberry at risk.
Bryan Mulberry: A♣4♣
Daniel Hughes: A♦9♠
Hughes held the edge preflop, but Mulberry smacked his straight on the turn as Hughes was left hoping for a chop.
"Four," said Hughes as the river came, but his was not granted when the Q♦ hit the river.
Three players took the flop of Q♦10♠10♦ when this hand was picked up.
The small blind checked before the big blind fired 6,000. Freeman Allen called from the cutoff, but the small blind folded.
The big blind checked the 2♠ turn before Allen opted to bet 12,000 in response.
His opponent gave it some thought, but decided to fold as Allen took down the pot on the turn.
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