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09-11-2021 00:09 UTC-7

Suresh Seals an Elimination

GeoffFisk

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The table featuring Tyson Apostol, Brian Fenzel, and Suganth Suresh continues to entertain, with some of the liveliest table talk among the five tables still in play on Day 1a.

The latest player to exit the Main Event wished everyone at the table good luck after getting shipped out of the tournament at the hands of Suresh. The short-stacked player's tried to take a last stand against Suresh's .

The flop brought out an interesting , with both players catching a piece of the board. Suresh's top pair held through the turn and river, and Suresh is still holding steady with just around 80,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Suganth Suresh	80,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Suganth Suresh Tyson Apostol

09-11-2021 00:15 UTC-7

Brady Boosts the Stack

GeoffFisk

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Mike Brady told PokerNews the details of a hand that bolstered his stack to 56,000 after a double up.

Brady opened to 3,200 from the hijack, the big blind three-bet to 11,300, and Brady four-bet shoved for 27,300. The big blind called, showing .

Brady's ace-queen offsuit was ahead preflop, and a queen-high flop put Brady ahead for good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Brady	56,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Mike Brady

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

09-11-2021 00:37 UTC-7

Canez Corrals Massive Pot

GeoffFisk

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

An early-position player opened to 4,000, Brian Nordin called on the button, Joe Canez called in the small blind, and Dan Brooks called in the big blind.

The flop came , and all players except Brooks ended up getting all of the chips in. Nordin had the biggest of the three stacks going to the showdown.

Early Position:
Joe Canez:
Brian Nordin:

Canez, looking for a flush or straight to scoop the pot, found just that. The turn brought the , but the river fell and sent the biggest pot of Day 1a to Canez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Canez	200,000
Brian Nordin	90,000

Tags: Brian Nordin

09-11-2021 00:46 UTC-7

Kerstetter is a Survivor

GeoffFisk

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Facing a hijack open to 5,000, Tyson Apostol flat called from the cutoff. Jamie Kerstetter shoved for 24,900, the original raiser folded, and Apostol went into the tank for a few moments.

Apostol decided on a call, and the cards were turned face up:

Jamie Kerstetter:
Tyson Apostol:

Board:

Kerstetter found a pair of fives on the flop, which stayed true through the runout. Apostol asked PokerNews to note that he's a better preflop player than Kerstetter, and both players have chips to maneuver with as the night heads into the final level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyson Apostol	70,000 -4,000	-4,000
Jamie Kerstetter	60,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Jamie Kerstetter Tyson Apostol

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

09-11-2021 00:51 UTC-7

Last Level of Day 1a

GeoffFisk

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Day 1a has one more 30-minute level to complete before play wraps up for the night.

09-11-2021 01:00 UTC-7

Brady's Second Bullet Busted

GeoffFisk

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mike Brady exited the field, and told PokerNews the details of his final hand of the night.

Facing an open from the button, Brady shoved for 36,000 with , and his opponent made the call with .

Brady's hand was ahead preflop, but the button player's ace-six suited found a win on the runout.

Tags: Mike Brady

09-11-2021 01:06 UTC-7

Big Chips for the Golden Blazer

GeoffFisk

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Brian Frenzel moved up to right around 200,000 chip near the end of Day 1a play.

Frenzel and an opponent got all of the chips in preflop, with Frenzel's ace-king offsuit besting his opponent's ace-queen offsuit. Frenzel appears to be in contention for the Day 1a chip lead as Level 12 winds down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Frenzel	200,000 126,000	126,000

Tags: Brian Frenzel

09-11-2021 01:39 UTC-7

Day 1a End of Day Chip Counts (full)

GeoffFisk

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Davis	305,000 233,000	233,000
Joe Canez	186,000 -14,000	-14,000
Eric Carranza	170,000 170,000	170,000
Brian Frenzel	167,000 -33,000	-33,000
Michael Goodwin	147,000 147,000	147,000
Anthony Huntsman	143,000 143,000	143,000
Trevor Foley	140,000 140,000	140,000
Aaron Lebovitz	135,000 135,000	135,000
Jessie Casanada	101,500 101,500	101,500
Gary Crite	99,000 25,000	25,000
Ali Rahmati	85,000 85,000	85,000
Qunicy Collins	84,500 84,500	84,500
Brian Nordin	82,500 -7,500	-7,500
Eric Lin	74,500 74,500	74,500
Evan Cantalupo	72,000 72,000	72,000
Tyson Apostol	71,000 1,000	1,000
Tom Brown	65,000
Kris Burchfield	65,000 -21,000	-21,000
David Leeh	52,500 52,500	52,500
Joshua Goldsmith	52,000 52,000	52,000
Jamie Kerstetter	49,000 -11,000	-11,000
Suganth Suresh	42,000 -38,000	-38,000
Shawn Busse	38,000 38,000	38,000

Matthew Blagg	37,000 3,000	3,000
Burton Grant	35,000 35,000	35,000

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