Brandon Martinez went all in from middle position for 20,500. He was called by the small blind and both players revealed their hands.

Brandon Martinez:
Small Blind:

The board ran out for Martinez to find the double.

The remaining players are headed on a 15-minute break as registration comes to a close for Day 1a.

Action was caught after the flop of and both blinds checked. Middle position checked to Jon Spencer who led out for 2,500 from the button. Both blinds made the call.

The turn came the and both blinds checked to Spencer. He continued for 5,000 and was raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Both players found a call.

While the completed the board, the small blind fired for 15,000. The big blind made the fold and Spencer called. He revealed to best his opponents .

Jon Spencer

104,000

104,000

Early Position raised to 4,000 and Armando Candelario made the call from the button. Will Unruh raised to 15,000 from the small blind. Only Candelario found the call.

The flop came and Unruh continued for 11,000. Candelario found a quick fold.

Unruh is no stranger to this tournament having placed in 19th place at last years event.

Will Unruh	71,000	0
Armando Candelario	43,000	0

Middle Position moved all in for 20,000 and Royce Levere called for less from the small blind. Both players revealed their hands.

Royce Levere:
Middle Position:

The board ran out for Levere to double.

The following hand Levere moved all in for 15,000 and the remaining players folded. He revealed his hand and showed .

Late position called as well as the cutoff. Armando Candelario raised to 11,000 from the small blind. Only the late position player called.

After the flop of Candelario moved all in for 40,000. His opponent called and both players revealed their hands.

Armando Candelario:
Late Position:

The board gave both players a straight as it completed with the .

Armando Candelario

58,000

28,000

Action was caught after the flop of and middle position led out for 5,000. Ian Auvil made the call from the button.

The turn came the and middle position continued for 5,000. Auvil moved all in for 30,000 and was called by his opponent both players revealed their hands.

Ian Auvil:
Middle Position:

The board completed with the for Auvil to find the double up. "We're back now," an excited Auvil exclaimed as he now sits comfortably above the tournament average.

Ian Auvil

80,000

41,500

Action was caught after the flop of and the big blind moved all in for 7,000. Ron Kochman called his remaining 2,500 and both players revealed their hands.

Ron Kochman:
Big Blind:

The board completed with the for Kochman to scoop the pot.

Late position and cutoff called. The small blind elected to call as well. Jon Sarappa checked his option.

The flop came and the small blind was quick to check.

Sarappa fired for 1,000 and received a quick fold from his opponent.

Jon Sarappa

146,000

17,000

Action was caught after the flop of and Ramo Radoncic led out for 3,500 from early position. His opponent made the call from the cutoff.

The turn was the and Radoncic continued for 10,000. His opponent again made the call.

Radoncic moved all in for his remaining 5,300 after the river came the . The cutoff found the call and both players revealed their hands.

Ramo Radoncic:
Cutoff:

Radoncic's Aces took down the pot putting him right around the average stack.

The remaining players are headed on a 15-minute break as registration comes to a close for Day 1a.

Action was caught after the flop of and both blinds checked. Middle position checked to Jon Spencer who led out for 2,500 from the button. Both blinds made the call.

The turn came the and both blinds checked to Spencer. He continued for 5,000 and was raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Both players found a call.

While the completed the board, the small blind fired for 15,000. The big blind made the fold and Spencer called. He revealed to best his opponents .

Jon Spencer

104,000

104,000