With three-way action to the 
, Ardi Jaya bet 700 into 2,100 and picked up one caller. Tolly Sakellariou opted for a raise to 3,600 on the button and that forced folds from all his opponents.
Despite winning that pot, Sakellariou remains below the starting stack while Jaya has the most on their table so far.
Julien Sitbon was unable to spin up his last few chips and was sent to the rail.
Assorted new additions to the field can be found below.
Alex Yazbeck and his brother Patrick are both in action and the former just won a pot to move above the starting stack again.
Yazbeck bet the 
flop out of the small blind for 3,200 and his sole remaining opponent called. Yazbeck then fired the 
turn for 8,000 and that forced a reluctant fold.
On the 
turn, Sam Capra called a bet of 500 by Karan Punjabi and then faced a bet of 5,000 on the 
river. Capra quickly called and Punjabi turned over 
for a rivered set to drag in a healthy pot.
The same table also features Chao Duan, who has chipped up early. One table over, [Removed:457] was spotted in action and clicked it up to 2,000 in the small blind. The big blind squeezed to 5,100 and [Removed:458] reraised to 13,500 to claim the pot.
Three-way to the 
, the action checked to Benjamin Thurlow and he bet 5,500, which prompted a fold from Marco Perri and was called by one other player. After the 
river, action checked to Thurlow and his bet of 11,000 resulted in a reluctant call.
Thurlow turned over 
for a set and that won the pot.
The flop read 
and Shaun Zammit checked in the small blind. The big blind did the same but the player in mid-position bet 350. Julien Sitbon was sitting in the late position and decided to raise to 1,350. Zammit was the only one to make the call.
The turn brought them the 
, Zammit took over the initiative and led out for 2,800 which Sitbon called.
The river completed the board with the 
and Zammit now barreled a bet of 7,500 over the line. This sent Sitbon into the tank who talked through his options but ended up making the call in the end. Zammit tabled 
for the flopped set. Sitbon looked amazed, glanced at his cards once more, and then mucked them.
Only 12 minutes into Day 1a, the first player has been eliminated and that happened to be Ricky Kroesen. As the flop showed 
and a pot of 6,200 had emerged. A yellow T-5,000 chip was in front of Kroesen and John Caridad simply moved all in.
Kroesen was sent into the think tank and apologized to the table for taking so long.
"You want me to make it easier for you? Time!" Caridad said, but the clock wasn't called on Kroesen just yet. It would take another minute before the floor staff was called over and Kroesen called all in within the 30 seconds of consideration.
John Caridad: 
Ricky Kroesen: 
The 
turn and the 
river were both blanks and Kroesen became the first casualty of the day. He may re-enter in tomorrow's second and final flight for another chance at the seven-figure prize pool.
On a heads up turn of , the action checked to Ardi Jaya on the button and he made it 850 to go, which his sole remaining opponent called. After the 
river, action checked to Jaya once more and his bet of 1,100 resulted in a call for Jaya to turn over for trips sevens as the winning hand.
The first alternates have been called up as the field continues to grow with 27 tables in play.
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