With 26 players left, two players were knocked out in back-to-back hands to reach the final 24 that will return for Day 2 tomorrow.

One player ran pocket kings into Andrea Chait's pocket aces to be sent home in 26th and the very next hand a player was all in for his last 5,000 with pocket tens against Rich Ellis' pocket jacks to be eliminated in 25th.

Andrea Chait	1,135,000	435,000
Rich Ellis	530,000	420,000