The first deal of the day had all the tables busy with ample action. This resulted in the elimination of Wilson Tolon and John Jay Magadan.
First out was Magadan who was all in with 3♥ 4♥. He couldn’t however get past Stephen Nathan’s A♣ 7♣ nut flush with the board running K♣ 4♣ 10♣ J♣ 3♦. He took 52nd place.
Falling in 51st was Wilson “Jay” Tolon. At his table, he limped in, Gyeong Byeong Lee raised to 22k, Abraham Ende moved all in, and Tolon followed behind. Lee got out of the way.
Tolon A♠ K♥
Ende Q♥ J♥
The board ran 6♥ K♦ Q♣ J♣ 8♦ and Ende shipped it with two pair.