Two more players have pushed past the 100,000-chip mark and into spots near the top of the leaderboard.
Brett Reichard rode a set of fours past a pair and a flush draw that never got there and Brian Ganos says he's had nothing but big pairs all day to put them both in contention.
Due to the huge number of entrants here on Day 1a, the poker room across the hall from the Woodland Dreams event center where the event is playing out has had to accommodate a number of tables.
A quick check over there showed short-stacked structure junkie Allen Kessler nursing a nub and Anthony Breunig making hay.
Breunig claims a number of big hands and a few sets have helped him climb the leader board on over 70,000 now.
Facing one opponent's three-bet preflop, Mark Koon made it clear he would accept no bluffing at the table.
He eventually made the call and the players went heads-up to the flop. Koon checked dark before the came down and when his opponent shipped it in, Koon found out quick it was no bluff.
He made the call with and was well behind his opponent's .
However, the run out saved the day for Koon as they both made aces full of deuces for the chop.