Jeff Boski raised from the cutoff to 6,000 and was re-raised by Brad Pratt on the button who went all in for 17,000. The blinds got out of the way and Boski called.
Jeff Boski: 
Brad Pratt: 
Boski flopped a wheel with 
coming down and the 
turn and 
river were no help to Pratt's pocket eights as Boski sent him to the rail.
A player in early position open-shoved for 50,000 and Michael Guzzardi called from late position.
Early position: 
Michael Guzzardi:
Though he was completely dominated and only had one suit available, early position flopped a backdoor flush draw and backdoor straight draw on the 
board. However, the 
had him drawing dead and sent Guzzardi over the 200,000-chip mark.
The 
completed the board.
Garry Gates opened from under the gun to 6,000. It folded to the button who made the call as well as the small blind. Aaron Overton was in the big blind and shoved all in for 51,000. Gates made the call and the other players got out of the way.
Aaron Overton: 
Garry Gates: 
The board ran out 
safe for the sevens and securing the double up for Overton.
Niveau: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Michael Rossitto opened to 6,000 from the hijack and Maurice Hawkins three-bet to 18,000 from the button. The big blind shoved for his final 55,000 chips and Rossitto went all-in over the top. Hawkins would briefly contemplate before folding.
Big Blind: 
Michael Rossitto: 
The flop came , giving the big blind very little help. The 
on the turn had him drawing to three outs.
The 
river eliminated the big blind from the tournament and pushed the Italian to exactly 200,000 chips.
Alex Foxen opened the action to 6,000 from early position. It folded to the small blind who made the call as well as Ryan Andrada in the big blind.
The flop came 
and all players checked. The turn was the 
and now things heated up. The small blind player tanked before betting 11,000. Andrada moved all in for 34,000 total and Foxen got out of the way. The small blind player took some more time before eventually letting his hand go and awarding the pot to Andrada.
Niveau: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
There are plenty of big names still around as we enter the final five levels of Day 1.
Today's event had 1,772 entries and generated a total prize pool of $2,368,290. Two hundred and fifty six places will be paid, with the min-cash being $2,407 and the first place prize taking home $364,899.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
| 1 | $364,899 | 27-35 | $10,509 |
| 2 | $225,506 | 36-44 | $8,767 |
| 3 | $164,469 | 45-53 | $7,403 |
| 4 | $121,224 | 54-62 | $6,328 |
| 5 | $90,306 | 63-71 | $5,476 |
| 6 | $68,002 | 72-80 | $4,799 |
| 7 | $51,766 | 81-89 | $4,259 |
| 8 | $39,843 | 90-98 | $3,828 |
| 9 | $31,009 | 99-125 | $3,486 |
| 10-11 | $24,407 | 126-152 | $3,217 |
| 12-13 | $19,430 | 153-179 | $3,008 |
| 14-17 | $15,647 | 180-222 | $2,632 |
| 18-26 | $12,748 | 223-266 | $2,407 |
The players have just been sent on a 20-minute break. When they return blinds will be 2,000-3,000 with a 3,000 ante.
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