Ray Powell open-jammed all in from early position and action folded around to the big blind who squeezed his cards and snap-called and it was he at risk.

Big Blind:
Ray Powell:

A clean run out for Powell of and he was shipped the pot whilst his opponent made his way to the exit.

Ray Powell

52,000

16,000

The final 27 players have bagged up for Day 2, and action is finished for the night.

Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the opening flight.

Robert Cohen made it 10,000 to play frpom under the gun and was looked up by Vincent Loria in the small blind.

On the flop Loria jammed all in for about 15,000 and Cohen snap-called.

Vincent Loria:
Robert Cohen

No miracle for Loria on the turn and river and he was sent to the rail.

Robert Cohen	83,000	83,000
Vincent Loria	0	-47,000

As the field waited for one last elimination, James Speicher was all in against Germain Mingo. The cards were turned up once action at the other tables concluded.

James Speicher:
Germain Mingo:

Speicher was calling for a king, but fate was not on his side as the board left Mingo ahead. That left Speicher as the final elimination of the night, as Mingo collected the last pot.

Germain Mingo	1,025,000	988,000
James Speicher	0

Gorav Sangal opened to 65,000 in middle position before Ian Auvil announced all in as next to act. Suzanne Zimmerman took some time in the cutoff before committing her last 60,000 chips. Action folded back around to Sangal, who tossed his cards into the muck face up, showing .

Suzanne Zimmerman:
Ian Auvil:

Zimmerman could only find one pair on the board, as Auvil's pocket kings held to secure the knockout.

Ian Auvil	985,000	25,000
Gorav Sangal	705,000
Suzanne Zimmerman	0	-11,000

Jason Mayes was all in from middle position, at risk against Robert Carswell in the hijack.

Jason Mayes:
Robert Carswell:

Mayes turned over the ace he had looked at, and peeled his second card. Mayes then found the only pair on the runout to stay alive and double through Carswell.

Robert Carswell	340,000	-45,000
Jason Mayes	165,000	110,000

The field sits three eliminations away from bagging up for Day 2, and the tournament director has declared that all action will be hand-for-hand for the rest of the night.

Heads up to the turn of with 20,000 in the pot and Hasani Budd led out for 8,000 from the big blind and was called by Dennis Coleman from middle position.

The dealer peeled off the as the river and Budd fired off a river bet of 12,000. Coleman thought for a while and although he didn't like it he tossed in the call but even faster tossed his into the muck on seeing Budd table for a rivered flush.

Hasani Budd	68,000	68,000
Dennis Coleman	32,000	32,000

Diana Goodes moved her short stack into the middle, finding action from Ian Auvil in the small blind.

Diana Goodes:
Ian Auvil:

Goodes was in a great spot, seeing her pocket jacks hold through the board to stay alive.

Ian Auvil	960,000	913,500
Diana Goodes	155,000	155,000

Anthony Close was all in and at risk against Jason Mayes.

Anthony Close:
Jason Mayes:

Mayes could not catch up on the runout, as Close held to earn the double-up.

Anthony Close	485,000	197,000
Jason Mayes	55,000	-173,000