Rayhaan Adam opened to 7,500 in the cutoff and Sugen Singh called on the button, the blinds folded. On the K♦10♦8♦ flop, both checked and Adam bet the 5♣ turn for 17,000 for Singh to call.
They checked again the 9♥ river and Adam tabled K♠8♣. "Don't slowroll me, just show the cards," Adam joked as Singh exposed the inferior J♥10♥.
After their table broke, Ahmed Karrim and Elai Mazor moved their big stacks over to table six and joined the likes of SM and Brandon Matthews to put well more than one million chips on the table.
Karrim got to work right away and tangled with Matthews in a three-bet pot. On the J♦4♦3♦8♠ turn, Matthews checked in the big blind and called a bet worth 55,000 by Karrim. Matthews checked and sigh-called another 38,000 on the A♠ river. Karrim showed the 4♣3♣ for two pairs and Matthews mucked the K♦K♥.
Karrim then opened to 5,500 and Matthews as well as SM called in the blinds. On a 10♥6♥5♣ flop, the blinds check-called Karrim's 8,500 but check-folded the J♦ turn when Karrim fired a second barrel for 31,000.
In the meanwhile, Jon Per Persent was eliminated by Danny Dayani as the field was cut down further.
"SM" arrived with his massive stack over on table six and one of the first few hands produced a flop of 9♦8♣3♠. Stephen Courtney in the big blind led for 11,000 and Brandon Matthews called in the hijack. SM then bumped it up to 45,000 in the cutoff and both opponents folded.
"I had two pair," Matthews added and that left SM somewhat surprised.
SM then opened to 5,000 in the next hand for Courtney and Tanith Rothman to defend their blinds. Only Courtney check-called for 5,000 on the A♣5♥3♦ flop to then check-fold the 9♦ turn when SM made it 10,500 to go.
SM continues his very aggressive playing style that has propelled him to the largest stack in the room right now.
An unofficial 155 entries were recorded for Day 1c and with several minutes now passed in level 11, the late registration for the last regular flight has closed. All players wishing to join the action can do so in the ongoing turbo heat.
Around 24 players are expected to advance from Day 1c, which will likely mean half of those with chips at their disposal.
Rayhaan Adam raised from an early position and was called only by Paul Mantzios in the small blind, who then led the J♠6♣3♥ flop for 8,000. Adam raised to 25,000 only for Mantzios to shove as Adam asked for a count.
The all-in was for 69,000 and Adam called.
Paul Mantzios: J♣7♣ 
Rayhaan Adam: J♥8♥
The minor kicker advantage played on the 2♠ turn and K♦ river to eliminate Mantzios.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Merwan Corront was once again all-in with a shorter stack of 48,000 before the flop and his A♥3♦ was up against K♣Q♥. The ace paired on the A♣6♣2♥J♦7♥ runout for Corront to stick around on Day 1c.
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Menesh Keshav locked horns with Elai Mazor but opted to knuckle back the Q♦6♠2♣A♣3♠ river with some 70,000 in the middle. Mazor tabled the K♠Q♠ for a pair of queens and that won the pot.
Plenty of other big stacks are on the same table and the counts can be found below.
Teren Ramnundlall check-called a bet worth 15,000 by Brandon Matthews on the 10♠9♥3♥ flop and then announced a check in the dark ahead of the 10♥ turn, Matthews checked it back. There was no action on the K♥ river either and Ramnundlall won the pot with the J♥J♦ as he hit a flush, cracking the A♣A♠ of Matthews.
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