With 
on the board, Aaron Messmer checked from the cutoff, and Julie Dang bet 20,000 on the button.
The turn came 
, Messmer checked, Dang went all in, and Messmer, who would have been at risk with a cal, elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
243,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
110,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Nick Shklonik limped under the gun, Robert Sumpter called in early position, and Tyler Cormney raised to 15,000.
Shklonik three-bet all in for 110,000, Sumpter folded, and Cormney called off his 80,500 stack.
Tyler Cormey: 
NicK Shklonik: 
Board: 
Shklonik exited the tournament room in disgust following the runout, leaving his remaining 30,000 chips to be blinded out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
171,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
30,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
With 
on the board, an early position player checked to Richard Kim in the hijack.
Kim went all in, pushing his last 43,500 into the pot. His opponent folded, and Kim took in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
With a big pot of around 60,000 chips in the middle on a 
, Robert Sumpter checked from middle position, Robert Suer bet 40,000, and Sumpter called.
The river came 
, and Sumpter led out all in, having Suer covered. Suer called for his last 41,200, and showed , which was the winner against Sumpter's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
195,000 |
A player in the cutoff moved all in for his last 15,000. Abbas Moradi was on the button and went all in over the top. The blinds quickly folded and they flipped their cards over.
Abbas Moradi:
Opponent: 
Moradi had his opponent nearly drawing dead after the 
flop was dealt. The turn did seal it and the meaningless 
river completed the board as Moradi sent one to the rail nearing the end of Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
An early position player opened to 4,500, and got four callers.
All five players checked the 
flop. The small blind bet 7,000 on the turn, prompting Vuong Do to fold from the big blind, a player to fold from early position, Robert Sumpter to call from the hijack, and Bruce Kramer to fold on the button.
The small blind bet 9,000 on the river, and Sumpter raised all in, having the small blind covered. The small blind made a quick fold, and with the big pot Sumpter is approaching the half-million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
475,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
|
165,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
121,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
The player in the cutoff opened the action with a raise to 4,500. Aaron Messmer called in the small blind and the big blind came along as well. All three players checked the 
flop and Messmer led for 5,500 on the 
turn card. Both players called.
The completed the board and Messmer fired a large bet of 24,000 into the middle. The big blind didn't waste much time before he put in the chips to call and the cutoff quickly folded.
Aaron Messmer: 
Messmer had flopped open-ended and spiked his straight on the river to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
With 
on the board, Adam Weinraub checked from the big blind.
Weinraub's early position opponent bet 4,000, and Weinraub put in a check-raise, going all in for 46,000.
The opponent folded, and Weinraub moved up to the 70,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
With more than 25,000 already in the pot on a 
board, Robert Natividad went all in for his last 17,000 from the small blind.
The big blind, who had Natividad covered, folded, and with the win Natividad chipped up to near the 50k mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 |
