Eric Salazar was all in on the 5♦J♣7♦ flop, facing off against Christopher Lawson for his tournament life.
Eric Salazar: A♦7♥ 
Christopher Lawson: A♠9♦
Salazar caught a pair on the flop to sit in front, but Lawson hit the 9♥ turn to regain the lead. The 5♥ river was a blank, seeing Salazar hit the rail as Lawson collected the chips.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Action was heads up to the 10♥J♥9♦ flop, where Richard Hughes moved all in from the big blind. Ian Jeffries made the quick call in early position, and the cards were revealed.
Richard Hughes: 8♠7♥
Ian Jeffries: K♣Q♥
Both players turned over a straight, with Jeffries holding the higher end. The 2♠ turn and 6♠ river completed the board, and Jeffries secured the double-up while leaving Hughes with just 4,000 chips.
Hughes was quickly all in from the small blind, losing his last few chips to Kate Hubert as the flight was trimmed down to two tables.
Action folded to Riley Sims in the small blind, who moved all in covering Eric Salazar in the big blind. Salazar took a moment before making the call, committing his short stack as the cards were turned up.
Eric Salazar: 9♣8♣
Riley Sims: 9♥5♦
Salazar was surprised to see his hand in the lead, and nothing changed on the 2♥Q♠3♥K♦A♠ runout to score the double-up through Sims.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Action continues with just 20 players in contention, looking to secure a spot in the top 12 to make the money and return on Day 2.
Riley Sims opened to 8,000 from under the gun, and John Therrell was the only caller in the cutoff. Sims led out for 11,000 on the 9♥A♣Q♥ flop, and Therrell called to see the A♥ turn.
Both players checked to the 6♣ river, where Sims checked once more. Therrell slid out a bet of 16,000, finding a call from Sims.
Therrell showed down K♣9♣ for aces and nines, while Sims tabled Q♣J♥ for aces and queens to claim another pot.
Riley Sims was all in from middle position, facing off against John Therrell in the big blind.
Riley Sims: 10♦9♦
John Therrell: A♣K♣
Sims was the only one to hit a piece of the 3♥10♣8♣3♠5♠ board, making two pair to earn the double-up through Therrell.
At a nearby table, Brett Hagopian made top pair to secure a knockout with K♣Q♦ and add fresh chips to his stack.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The tournament clock shows 26 players remaining as they have reached the next 15-minute break.
Action will continue until just 12 players are left to bag for Day 2.
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