Toronto Canada's Tom Law made a big stack in the early levels on Day 1a, but couldn't hold on to it, busting before they bagged.
He's back again today trying to build a stack to take to Day 2 and although it's not exactly the hot start he enjoyed on Day 1a, he's found a way to double up his starting stack coming up on the mid point of the day.
Randy Lingenfelter had already busted one bullet today, but after firing a second, found himself all in for some 10,000 in chips on an flop with four other players in the hand behind him and a 10,000 pot in front.
Each one took their time tanking and folding, prompting a bit of a celebration from Lingenfelter once they had.
"Yesss," he exclaimed, showing for the stone cold bluff to drag the pot and double up.
Christy Willams is among those slowly building a contending stack as they day moves on.
She bet 2,000 into a pot of 2,600 on the river of a board. While her opponent contemplated calling and playing the straight on the board, he eventually thought better of it.
Williams showed the for the top end and raked in the chips.
Emmett Caldwell is looking to be the first player past the 100,000 chip mark having taken the chip lead now after a few big hands in the early levels that including making two pair out of to get the best of one player holding and top pair.
Daniel Campbell was lucky enough to have one player shove into him as he held on a board for the nut flush.
That player had no more than a single seven and although he dreamed of his two pair to turning into a boat, dreams don't always come true. This one failed to materialize on the river and Campbell raked in the chips.
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flop with four other players in the hand behind him and a 10,000 pot in front.
for the stone cold bluff to drag the pot and double up.
board. While her opponent contemplated calling and playing the straight on the board, he eventually thought better of it.
for the top end and raked in the chips.
to get the best of one player holding 
and top pair.
on a 
river and Campbell raked in the chips.
against fours and queens, flopped two pair and faded all danger.