A player moved all in from the hijack for 116,000, and in the small blind, Glenda Ricci called to put her opponent at risk.

Hijack:
Glenda Ricci:

The board ran out , and the aces full were good enough for Ricci to take down the pot, and the entire field celebrated loudly.

All 45 remaining players have locked up $500 for the night as they play to get to the second day.

Glenda Ricci

165,000

165,000

The hand for hand portion of the tournament has begun with the clock reading 46 players.

With one more elimination, the players will be in the money.

A player raised to 24,000 in the hijack and Maria Swift moved all in for 56,000 in the cutoff which saw the hijack player call.

Maria Swift:
Hijack:

The board ran out and the turn ace put Swift back in the lead to double as the bubble loomed near.

Maria Swift

131,000

131,000

James Tedesco raised from middle position and action folded around to Jan Scotto in the big blind who moved all in and Tedesco called for his last 190,000.

James Tedesco:
Jan Scotto:

The board ran out and the queens held up for Scotto to eliminate Tedesco from the tournament.

Jan Scottem	365,000	365,000
James Tedesco	0	-25,000

A player in middle position raised to 24,000 and late position, Kyle Abbott moved all in for 88,000 which saw all other players fold except for the initial raiser.

Kyle Abbott:
Middle position:

The board ran out and the ace-queen was good for Abbott to take down the pot and survive in the field.

Kyle Abbott

181,000

71,000

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

All of the registration periods have concluded. Day 1a1 saw a total of 472 entrants register. 54 made the money with a total of 24 players bagging at Day's end. Day 1a2 saw a total of 264 entrants register. 27 made the money with a total of 14 players bagging up at the end of the night.

Today's number saw a significant uptick from the last year with 428 entrants, ensuring that 45 spots will be paid a minimum of $500 and 22 will bag up for the night. This brings the total number of entrants up to 1,164, up from last year's total of 1,053.

With just six tables remaining, the players left in the field are just a quarter of the field away from making the money.

The plan for tomorrow is to see a total of 60 players returning to play for the BPO title and the $100,000 first place prize.

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