Anthony Carbone and Henry Zou have seen a rise in their stacks early on. Carbone eliminated an opponent after flopping a set and having his opponent jam on him with a gutshot and a flush draw. Carbone would improve to a full house on the river and sent his opponent to the rail.
Andy Spears was one of the most recent players to enter the field and has already claimed the tournament life of Matt Marcinkiewicz, nearly doubling his stack in the process.
Peter Raimondi was also eliminated from the table soon after.
One half of the High Roller final duo was in the field early here on Day 1a, the other has just taken. Rob Bourkney is now in the miz as the latest entry in the field. Bourkney defeated Tyler Dietz in a Stud flip to claim the the trophy in Event #1 of the Summer Slam 2018. Dietz was in his seat early this afternoon.