Shawn Daniels raised on the button to 60,000. Action folded to Jesse Kertland who moved his opponent all in. Daniels snap-called.
Jesse Kertland: 
Shawn Daniels: 
The board came 
which doubled up Daniels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
365,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
Jiacong Zhang raised to 254,000 from early position leaving himself with a single 5000 chip behind. [Removed:532] went All in from the cutoff where everybody folded and Zhang called with his last chip.
Jiacong Zhang: 
[Removed:532] :
The board came 
eliminating Zhang in 25th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![Profile photo of [Removed:532]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
725,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
Busted |
Lucas Ogilvie and Steve Zolotow were both all-in pre-flop, and Zolotow had Ogilvie covered.
Lucas Ogilvie:
Steve Zolotow: 
The flop of 
put Ogilvie in the lead with a better pair, and the turn was the 
.
Zolotow needed a queen, and the river was the , sending the entire pot Zolotow's way.
Chris Hunichen said after the hand, "He hit a one-outer, I folded a queen".
Still stacking his chips Zolotow replied, "It wasn't a one-outer before the flop".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Chris Hunichen raised to 60,000 on the button and in the big blind, Derek Bowers moved all-in for 460,000 chips which Hunichen quickly called.
Derek Bowers:
Chris Hunichen: 
The board ran out 
which gave Hunichen queens-up and left Bowers leaving the tournament area in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,960,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
1,955,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
1,890,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,605,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,560,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
1,450,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
1,410,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,400,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,395,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
1,025,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
975,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
|
825,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
760,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
650,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
|
||
|
610,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
560,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
490,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
400,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
75,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Jesse Kertland was in the big blind and had posted for his remaining 75,000. Action folded around to Hayden Fortini who moved all-in from the cutoff for 490,000 and got folds from all other players.
Jesse Kertland:
Hayden Fortini:
The board ran out 
giving no help to Kertland, and the Day 1 chip leader found himself eliminated in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
590,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Jeffrey Burrell was all-in preflop, and only Alexander Farahi called to put Burrell at risk.
When they tabled their cards, Burrell was in great shape to double.
Jeffrey Burrell: 
Alexander Farahi: 
The flop of 
was exactly was Farahi hoped for, and his flush left Burrell drawing dead.
The turn and 
river made it official, and Farahi added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,760,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
Busted |
