Day 1a Comes to an End

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Day 1a comes to an end with 99 players remaining. We'll grab counts from the chipleaders as they bag up their chips so we'll have a top 5 or a top 10 in about 15 minutes. The full list of chip counts will be posted later tonight once they are released by the casino.

Danny Shiff Doubles Through Jonathan Little

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

On a flop of A65, Jonathan Little bets 6,000 and Danny Shiff moves all in for 13,225 more. Little calls and both players turn over their cards. Shiff: AQ Little: A10 The turn and river bring the 6 and the 8, no help to Little as Shiff doubles up to just under 50,000 with a pair of aces, queen-high.

Jon Friedberg Fair and Balanced

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Joe Sebok Eliminated

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Joe Sebok was eliminated by Bradley Berman just moments before the end of play when his trip jacks ran into the full house of Berman.

Will Failla Sends A Player to the Rail

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Four players see a flop of J104. A player in early position moves all in for 8,100 and Will Failla re-raises to 20,000. All others involved in the hand fold and Failla shows JJ for top set. His opponent shows Q7 for the flush draw. The board fills out J104Q8 and Failla's set of jacks take down the pot and eliminate his opponent,.

Josh Arieh Drops Below 10,000

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Josh Arieh doubled up a short stack sitting next to him when his A-Q failed to improve against Q-Q. That knocked Arieh down, and he currently has about 7,700 in chips.

Matt Stout Takes a Small Pot From Joe Sebok

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Joe Sebok opens the pot for a 1,800 raise and gets a call from Matt Stout in the big blind. The flop comes 1054. Stout checks it over to Sebok who bets 2,100. Stout makes the call. The turn is the 3 and both players check. The river brings the 8 and Stout makes a bet for the first time in the hand for 3,500. Sebok matches the bet, but mucks his hand after he sees the J10 of Stout.

Bernard Lee Doubles Twice to Get Back to Average

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Down to just 8,000 in chips, Bernard Lee is all in with 5-5 against his opponent's K-J. The board comes K-10-3-5-X, and Lee fell behind on the flop, only to clinch the pot with a set of fives on the turn to double up. A few hands later, Lee is all in again, this time with 7-7 against his opponent's A-Q. Lee's pocket sevens hold up, and this time he doubles up to about 45,000. So Lee went from 8,000 to 45,000 in less than 10 minutes of time. With 108 players remaining, the average stack is exactly 45,000.

Kevin Saul Has a Butler?

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Recent Eliminations

Level 5: 300-600, 75 ante

Kathy Liebert and Thayer Rasmussen have been eliminated from the tournament.