With late registration now closed, the floor has announced that of the 46 entries for Day 1a, 5 players will bag up and advance to Day 2 on Sunday.
Currently, 20 players remain in contention.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players have been sent on the second 15-minute break of the day and will return to blinds at 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante.
Immediately after tripling up with aces versus kings and queens, Gene Grieshaber eliminated Jim Young the very next hand to soar close to the 300,000 mark.
He now sits with the biggest stack in the field just before the second break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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289,900
91,400
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91,400 |
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Busted | |
All the money went in preflop in a hand between Gene Grieshaber on the button, the player in the hijack, and Jim Young in the big blind. The hijack had 64,300 to start the hand, Grieshaber had 66,200, and Young had both covered.
Hijack: K♠K♦ 
Gene Grieshaber: A♠A♥
Jim Young: Q♠Q♥
Grieshaber's aces remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out 8♦5♥3♣3♥4♦ to scoop the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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198,500
198,500
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198,500 |
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74,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Action picked up on the flop of A♦2♣4♥ in a hand between the player on the button and Kurt Jewell in the big blind.
With 10,000 in the middle, Jewell raised to 13,200 over the button's bet of 6,600 and the button called.
On the 3♦ turn, Jewell moved all in for 25,100 to put himself at risk, prompting the big blind to show the A♣ before surrendering his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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61,500
61,500
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61,500 |
Action folded around to Donald Wright in the small blind, who raised to 2,500. The player in the big blind called.
The flop came 3♦A♦7♦, Wright continued with a bet of 1,200 and the big blind called, bringing the J♥ turn.
Wright bet 3,200, the big blind bumped it up to 11,100, and Wright made the call. Both players checked on the 5♦ river.
Wright tabled A♣J♦ for the flush, while the big blind flashed the 10♦ for an inferior flush before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,500
52,500
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52,500 |
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