The player in the cutoff opened with a raise to 750 and David Swanson three-bet to 2,000 from the button. The cutoff then four-bet to 5,000 and after a few moments of thought, Swanson called.
The flop came 
and the cutoff checked. Swanson bet 7,000 and his opponent folded with little hesitation.
We got to Leon Tsoukernik's table in the aftermath of an all-in pot that saw Tsoukernik double up with 
on a board of 
. His opponent's hand was already in the muck and the dealer shipped Tsoukernik 3,125 from his opponent for a full double.
With about 2,000 in the pot on a board reading 
, the players in the small and big blinds checked. Steven van Zadelhoff was in middle position and bet 1,300. The small blind called and the big blind paused for a moment before check-raising to 3,800. Van Zadelhoff called and the small blind folded.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the on the river. The big blind checked again, and van Zadelhoff bet 3,600. His opponent tanked for a while before eventually releasing his hand.
Van Zadelhoff is now sitting on triple the starting stack midway through Day 1a.
John Beauprez bet 15,000 on a completed board of 
. There was about 24,000 already in the pot, and Beauprez didn't look to have much more than 10,000 back. His opponent on the button tanked awhile and folded.
The table of Qui Nguyen was moved to the secondary feature and ESPN2 is streaming the action live right now with the defending champion in action. Another player holds the current spotlight right there with Raffaello Locatelli in the seven seat, and the Italian has already more than tripled his stack since the start of the day.
Other notables on the feature table including Richard Seymour can be found below.
On the four-way flop of 
, Tara Snow bet 1,800 in the small blind and was called by Gregory Geller, Chris George, and the player in the hijack. The turn didn't slow down Snow, as she made it 4,000 to go, and this time it was just George that called.
Both checked the 
river and Snow turned over 
to claim the pot as George folded.
With the completed board reading 
and about 15,000 chips already in the pot, recent bracelet winner Nadar Kakhmazov was in the small blind and facing a decision for 5,200 from Pascal Lefrancois in the cutoff. After a few moments of thought, Kakhmazov called. Lefrancois tabled 
for jacks full of queens and Kakhmazov mucked.
With around 10,000 in the middle and the board reading 
, Alex Fortin Demers led out for 6,000 from the small blind. Clyde Gaskins was in the cutoff and raised to 20,000. Demers made the call and they were off to the river.
The landed on the river and Demers checked to Gaskins who moved all in. Demers had around 28,000 remaining and Gaskins had him covered. Demers went into the tank for around five minutes, definitely finding himself in a tough spot. His hat came off and he scratched his head, played with his chips, and sat with a puzzled look on his face. Demers finally grabbed a stack of chips and placed it into the pot.
Gaskins tabled 
for a set of tens and Demers was forced to show his hand of 
. Demers was eliminated from the tournament while Gaskins exploded out of his chair. Gaskins let out a couple bursts of excitement as he jumped around a couple of the tables. Once he sat back in his seat, he composed himself and starting stacking his newly found chips.
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