Over on table 11, Wesley Blom put his hopes on the 9♣9♦ and ran them smack dab into the K♣K♠ of Justin Cohen.
There was no escape on the Q♠6♠6♦4♦7♦ runout as the "down nines" on the board brought no help.
Two players had bought in during the break to boost the field to 130 entries and that makes it a maximum of 20 to go through for the top 15 percent. Nellie Park won't be among the survivors on Day 1a as she bowed out soon after her max late registration.
On the tail end of a A♦9♠5♦5♣7♣ board, Colin Horgan bet 30,000. Divan Le Roux raised it up to 80,000 and Horgan was sent into the blender. The Irishman eventually called and was shown the A♥5♠ for fives full of aces, to which he sighed and mucked the 5♥ without disclosing the other card.
Jehan Richards three-bet jammed into Max Deveson and Jaron Kavnat looked up the short stack shove, while Deveson folded.
Jehan Richards: Q♦Q♠ 
Jaron Kavnat: A♥K♥
The suited over cards struck gold on the J♦9♠7♦K♣4♦ runout to knock out Richards.
On the tail end of the J♥6♠3♥10♦Q♠ river, Bradley Sweetman bet 7,500 from the small blind. Jacobus de Nysschen reluctantly called and Sweetman announced king-high. De Nysschen revealed the Q♣9♦ and that won the pot.
"He wants to keep me in the tournament, thanks for the donation," de Nysschen told the table with a smirk on the face.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
A total of 128 entries have emerged thus far on Day 1a of which fewer than 50 players remain. They are on a scheduled 15-minute break and once the cards go back in the air, the late registration for the first of four flights will close. So far, some 20 players would make up the top 15% of the field.
BC Van Rooyen had raised and a short-stacked Devid Berlin then jammed for 16,500. Jedd Kossew clicked it up a notch and then also called the all-in of Smit.
Devid Berlin: 9♦9♥
BC van Rooyen: K♠K♣
Jedd Kossew: A♠J♦
The best hand preflop remained ahead all the way on the 8♣7♦3♣8♥3♠ board as van Rooyen more than doubled, while Berlin exited.
Colin Horgan got it in preflop with the K♥6♣ and was up against the red-hot running Divan Le Roux, who flipped over the A♦K♣.
The 7♥6♠4♣7♣9♠ board saved the Irish man, who has been chatting up a storm with the very jovial local players throughout the entire series so far.
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