Alexander Rancourt raised to 2,100 from under the gun and Heathcliffe Dannie called from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way and action was heads up.

The flop was and Dannie called a 4,000 bet from Rancourt. The turn was .

Both players checked the turn and the river was . Rancourt checked and then called when Dannie jammed his last 9,100. Dannie turned over for the ace-high flush while Rancourt showed the losing .

William Acerra was seen bringing in a very big pot with on the board and Daniel Britton as his opponent. Britton had turned up, but Acerra tabled for the win.

Action was heads up with over 23,000 in the pot and on the board when Eric Botticelli bet 4,000 and Frazier Tedford called from the button.

The river was and Botticelli continued for 5,000, but it was too much for Tedford and he gave up the pot while showing . Botticelli showed for the better pair of kings, anyways.

Action was heads up with a full board of when Joseph Cid shoved the rest of his stack into the middle. It was too much for James Gardner and he tossed his cards in the muck without much hesitation. Cid has chipped up in the early levels and he is approaching the 100,000 mark.

Meanwhile, action was heads up on another table with 15,000 in the pot and on the board. Wasim Soomro bet 12,000 from the big blind and Derrick Koonce went into the tank for a few moments before he got away from it and gave Soomro the pot.

The players have stepped out for the first 15-minute break of the day. There are currently 259 total entries in the tournament at the end of four levels.

Action was three ways with 3,600 in the middle and on the board when Kenneth Bumgardner checked from the small blind. The big blind checked behind and Patrick Thornton bet 1,200. Bumgardner called and the big blind got out of the way before dropped on the turn.

Both players checked the turn and the river and Bumgardner turned over for threes and deuces. Thornton sighed and tossed the losing hand in the muck.

Patrick Thornton	45,500	45,500
Kenneth Bumgardner	37,500	37,500

Action was three ways and Don Murray was stacking up the chips of two of his opponents with on the board. Terry Johnson and John Paoloca were gathering their things to make their way out of the tournament area while Murray had tabled. Paoloca had showing, while Johnson lose with .

Both eliminated players will have the opportunity to reenter once in each flight.

Don Murray	63,000	63,000
Terry Johnson	0	0
John Paoloca	0	0

Action was heads up with over 3,000 in the pot and on the board when Sam Ho bet 1,000 and Susanne Spritzer called.

The turn was and Spritzer called a 4,000 bet from Ho. The river was .

Ho bet 7,000 and Spritzer spent some time in the tank before she tossed out the chips to call while she turned over . However, Ho had for a set of queens to take the pot.

Both players acknowledged that it could have been much worse for Spritzer had she raised.

Sam Ho	50,000
Susanne Spritzer	18,000	18,000

Actin was heads up with on the board when Nicholas Savino bet 2,100 from the small blind and Michael Zinkiewicz called from the big blind.

The turn was and Zinkiewicz called a 4,000 bet from Savino. The river was .

Savino fired 6,200 on the river and Zinkiewicz got away from it while showing his for a missed flush. Savino mucked the winning hand.

Cards are now in the air for Day 1a of the BPO Main Event at the Florida World Championship. There are currently 225 runners seated for the tournament.

Welcome to Day 1a of the Bar Poker Open Main Event at the Florida World Championship. Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. for the first of two opening flights into Monday's Day 2 finale.

Over 500 players from all across the continent have converged on the Palm Beach Kennel Club after earning their way into the Florida World Championship, and they will have the chance to play for a guaranteed first prize of $40,000.

Players earned their spot throughout the year in the Invitational Championship in Bar Poker Open Qualifier events that are held in nearly 1,000 bars across the United States and online. The championship is restricted to qualifying players, but there are nine other events that are open to all, including the $150 Charity Series of Poker Celebrity Charity Poker Event on November 13 and a deep stack tournament on Monday with a $50,000 guarantee and a $200 buy-in.

Runners will start with 30,000 in tournament chips and blinds at 100/100 with a 100 ante. Levels increase every 30 minutes and the opening flights will play down to approximately 10% of the field with all returning players in the money. Registration is open through the start of Level 9, and players may re-enter once for $365.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor at the BPO Florida World Championship at Palm Beach Kennel Club.