Craig Welko opened to 1,000 in the hijack, finding two callers including Joseph Skarr in the big blind.
Skarr checked to Welko on the K♥4♦A♠ flop, who continued for 1,100. That was enough to claim a small pot, as both opponents slid their cards to the dealer.
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Four-way action to the 2♣A♠J♣ flop saw Maksim Tatarintsev fire a bet of 700 from the hijack. Rani Azeez was the only caller in the cutoff, and the 8♣ turn hit the felt.
Tatarintsev slowed down with a check, making the call after Azeez slid out 3,000.
The A♣ river produced another check from Tatarintsev, and Azeez sized up to 6,000. Tatarintsev slid his cards into the muck, with Azeez picking up the pot.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Gabriel Habbaba's stack was in the middle, at risk against Surya Ramjali on his immediate right.
Gabriel Habbaba: A♣Q♦ 
Surya Ramjali: 9♥9♦
Habbaba stood up as the Q♠9♠5♠ flop saw Ramjali improve to a set of nines. The 2♠ turn brought some chop outs, but the 2♣ river left Ramjali with a full house to score the early knockout.
Marco Agnolucci checked the J♣6♠9♠ flop from the big blind, and Matthew Thom followed with a check from under the gun. Harold Albert slid out a bet of 3,000 from the hijack, with only Thom calling.
Thom checked again on the Q♠ turn, and Albert continued for 4,000. Thom did not take long to let his hand go, seeing the pot shipped to Albert.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
With time remaining in the opening level of the day, the tournament clock is showing 50 entries on Day 1b.
Four more hours of late registation remain, with Day 1c starting tonight at 6:00 p.m. local time.
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