David Stamm opened from the hijack before Sean Winter threw in his stack of roughly 13 big blinds from the button. The action folded back to Stamm, who made the call.
Sean Winter: 6♥6♦ 
David Stamm: 10♠10♥
The J♠K♠7♠ flop left Winter with one out, and it did not arrive on the 5♥ turn or 9♣ river, sending him home late on Day 1.
There was a three-way all-in in progress with Johan Guilbert having the chance to eliminate two players, but he would have to come from behind.
Punnat Punsri: A♦9♦
Chance Kornuth: A♣Q♣
Johan Guilbert: QxJx
The 10♣5♠4♠A♥5♥ board favored Kornuth, who doubled through Guilbert and eliminated Punsri in the process.
Maria Ho raised to 12,000 in middle position and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button. Justin Saliba defended his big blind and the trio went to a flop of 7♥A♦3♦.
Ho continued for 16,000 chips, which Ponakovs called before Saliba check-folded. Ho then slowed down with a check on the 2♦ turn, leading Ponakovs to fire a bet of 23,000 chips.
Ho swiftly let go of her hand as her stack diminished to what she started Day 1 with.
Action was picked up with cards on their back with Jason Mercier all in and at risk in the big blind against another player with the covering stack in the small blind.
Jason Mercier: A♦4♥
Opponent: 8♠8♥
The board ran out 3♥A♣A♥K♣10♠ and the three aces was good for the double up.
On a K♦5♣4♠10♠ board, Chino Rheem bet 40,000 and Nick Petrangelo called on the button.
The turn was the 6♦ and Rheem bet 120,000. Petrangelo used a time bank and raised to 139,000 leaving himself 1,000 behind.
Rheem promptly went all in and Petrangelo flicked in his final chip.
Nick Petrangelo: 5♦5♥
Chino Rheem: 8♠7♠
Petrangelo had flopped a set, but Rheem had rivered a straight to send Petrangelo to the rail.
"I thought he was the one with eight-seven of spades," remarked Jason Koon.
Arriving on a turn of 4♠K♠2♦A♠, Andrew Lichtenberger checked from the small blind to Martin Kabrhel in the big blind. Kabrhel then made a bet of 19,000 in the pot of 100,000 and Lichtenberger called.
On the 9♣ river, both players checked. Lichtenberger showed 10♠9♠ for a rivered flush, much to the amusement of Kabrhel, who likened his opponent to Matt Damon.
Chance Kornuth was also spotted at this table, playing slightly less than a starting stack.
Level: 8
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Maria Ho in the big blind and another player in the small blind.
With a board reading 5♣9♣10♥8♠ and the small blind bet 7,000, which saw Ho respond by raising to 22,000 and the small blind called.
On the river 2♥, the small blind checked over to Ho who put in a bet of 58,000, leaving just 1,000 behind.
Her opponent called and then mucked when he saw Ho's J♠7♦ for a straight and she raked in a near double up.
Martin Kabrhel was in a hand on A♣8♣7♥8♥ and both he and an opponent put in 18,000.
The river was the 5♠ and his opponent used a time bank before betting 27,000.
"How much?" Kabrhel asked the dealer. "And he used one time bank? Very weak. If you used two I would fold."
Instead, Kabrhel called and was shown 10♦8♦ for trips. He handed over the chips and gestured to Daniel Negreanu who sat to his immediate left.
"Daniel always bringing me bad luck," said Kabrhel.
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