Aaron Thomas opened for 6,500 under the gun and Darren Hicks, who was to his direct left, three-bet jammed for 14,000. Action folded back to Thomas, who made a quick call.
Hicks: 
Thomas: 
It was a flip, but Hicks was the one who needed to improve. That proved easier said than done though as the board ran out a useless 
.
Meanwhile, both Max Tyler was eliminated from the tournament.
Gary Reisman raised to 9,000 and was met by an all-in three-bet to roughly 40,000 by Bruce Cater, the winner of the first-ever $360 MSPT Regional Event held here at Golden Gates Casino. Action folded back to Reisman, who called off for what looked to be 36,000 total.
Reisman: 
Carter: 
It was another flip, but Reisman held a slight lead, which he extended when the flop came down 
. Carter picked up a gutshot to go with his overs, but neither the 
turn nor 
river was what he was looking for.
Reisman shipped the double, while Carter was eliminated just a couple of hands later.
A short-stacked Danny Gonzalez shoved all in from the cutoff for his last 17,400 and Michael Sanders looked him up from the small blind.
Gonzalez: 
Sanders: 
It was a flip, but Gonzalez was the one who needed to improve to stay alive. The 
flop did nothing for him, and neither did the 
turn. It was down to the river for Gonzalez, who would come up wanting as the 
bricked.
Table 13 is about to break, but here's a look at who was there.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
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Aaron Massey has been clinging to a short stack for quite some time, and he recently committed his last 25,000 or so under the gun, which picked up a called in Lou Mortellarr.
Mortellarr: 
Massey: 
Massey needed some help, and while the 
paired him, he needed more if he hoped to stay alive. The turn wasn't what he was looking for, and neither was the 
river.
We expect we'll see Massey back in action tomorrow for Day 1b.
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