Daniel Charlton made it 450 to go from late position, Caicai Huang called in the cutoff and Terry Jordon called from the big blind. All three players checked on the flop, with Jordon leading out for 500 on the turn. Charlton folded, but Huang called.
The river brought the into play and Jordon checked, then folded when Huang bet 2,600.
A minor blip for Jordon who still has 70,000 chips.
Reigning champion, Matas Cimbolas didn't have the best of days on Day 1a as he crashed out before it ended. He's taken another bite at the £1 million cherry, but he needs to make the most of it because Day 1b is a freezeout event.
Joining Cimbolas is the second chance club is Rhys Jones, who happens to be sat at Cimbolas' tables.
Others to look out for in the coming hours include Ludovic Geilich, Sergio Aido, Simon Higgins, Marcel Luske and Lee Taylor.
Renee Xie raised to 350 from middle position, Alan Armitage three-bet to 900 on the button and was cold called by John Stanley in the small blind and the anonymous big blind called.
The action checked to Armitage and he set the price to play at 2,000. Stanley called, the big blind folded and Xie called. The turn was the and all three players checked. The river was the and Stanley led for 4,000 only to see Xie tank-raise to 14,000. Armitage folded (he claimed after the hand to hold ), Stanley moved all-in and Xie snap-called.
Xie showed and chopped the pot with Stanley who held .
We've found out the details of Leo McClean's exit hand. The talented youngster finished 12th here last year but fell by the wayside during the third level of the 2015 edition.
McClean opened with and then flatted a squeeze from Dorian Lane. All the chips went in on an eight-high flop with two diamonds, Lane holding . A third diamond landed on the turn but McClean couldn't find a fourth or a queen and his tournament ended abruptly.
Leon Campbell was in middle position and raised to 400. Matas Cimbolas, the reigning WPT UK Main Event champion, called in the small blind. The next seat along was where Jiushuang Wang was sat and he squeezed to 2,000. Campbell folded and Cimbolas released his hand, too.
Ludovic Geilich raised to 550 from early position, three players folded and it was Lee Taylor's turn to act. He three-bet to 1,200 and Geilich quickly folded.
The next hand, Geilich opened to 550 again, this time from under the gun, and Sergio Aido called from the big blind. Aido checked to his Scottish opponent on an flop. Geilich rarely needs a reason to make a bet and an ace-high flop was a solid enough reason to invest 700 into the pot. Aido folded and Geilich won the small pot.
David Quince, who last week lost a heads-up match against Dusk Till Dawn owner Rob Yong for $25,000, raised to 400 from under the gun and after two players folded, Chris Gordon three-bet to 1,200. Almost immediately after Gordon's bet, Steve Morris four-bet all-in for 5,750. Quince folded but Gordon sat trying to work out if he could call. Eventually, he decided he could not and he mucked his hand.
flop, with Jordon leading out for 500 on the 
turn. Charlton folded, but Huang called.
into play and Jordon checked, then folded when Huang bet 2,600.
and all three players checked. The river was the 
and Stanley led for 4,000 only to see Xie tank-raise to 14,000. Armitage folded (he claimed after the hand to hold 
and chopped the pot with Stanley who held 
.
and then flatted a squeeze from Dorian Lane. All the chips went in on an eight-high flop with two diamonds, Lane holding 
. A third diamond landed on the turn but McClean couldn't find a fourth or a queen and his tournament ended abruptly.
flop. Geilich rarely needs a reason to make a bet and an ace-high flop was a solid enough reason to invest 700 into the pot. Aido folded and Geilich won the small pot.