Event 1 (Day 1A)

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Level 2:  Blinds 75/150
Entries:  660

While players continue to pile into Flight E, let’s take a look at the players who have already locked up a seat on Day 2.  These players will return tomorrow (Friday) at 12 noon, joining the survivors of today’s two flights.

There were a total of 1,922 entrants, with 266 advancing, making the average stack about 180,000.

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End of Level 17: Blinds 3000/5000/5000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 64
Average Chips: 180,000

Smooth talking and flimflamming his way through the last few levels, Lawrence John Lakatosh managed hassles and opponents on two different tables, snatching the lead from Michael Linde and Michael Matrone by just a few chips.

Lakatosh bagged 444,000 for a slim flight lead.

Michael Linde was right behind with 434,000.

Matrone remained steady the final two levels for an even 430,000 – right where he was 30 minutes earlier.

Lance Varin, who led almost all day, took 368,000.

Sundiata DeVore never looked back from the aces versus kings win, and bagged 380,000.

Melissa Burr, meanwhile, parlayed her lucky cookie offering to finish with a respectable 194,000.

Official and complete counts will be posted when available. Flight 1B continues tonight.

Day 2 begins Friday the 18th at Noon. Good luck!

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Level 17: Blinds 3000/5000/5000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 80
Average Chips: 144,000

Flight 1A will bag this level.

With less than twenty minutes to go, Michael Matrone is holding the overall lead with about 430,000. Lance Varin is under 400,000 now.

Meanwhile, on table 3, John Rhee, here sticking in a raise, has over 300,000 and is looking good for Day 2.

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Level 16: Blinds 2000/4000/4000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 110
Average Chips: 104,000

Michael Matrone has just about 420,000.

In level 15, the top two stacks converged. Lance dipped below 400,000 before recovering, and Matrone, on table 7 in the ten seat, has held around just over 400,000 for all of 16 so far.

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End of Level 15: Blinds 1500/3000/3000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 110
Average Chips: 104,000

Fifteen minute pause. Some color ups are being made by the staff already, and we’ll play two levels before bagging.

Relaxed at break: Mike Marder, laughing here in the one seat, is on the chip leader Varin’s table 10. Meanwhile, Chris Reslock, right, focuses.

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Level 15: Blinds 1500/3000/3000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 120
Average Chips: 96,000

On 11 with Cappuccio, Burr, Ragavan and even more regs, Sundiata DeVore has picked up up aces and run them into kings, knocking out an unlucky stack and moving past 250,000.

Everyone stares jealously as DeVore makes his stack rise the easy way. Meanwhile, the floorman shows off some dance moves.

It’s not enough to close on chip leader Lance Varin, however – he’s moved to around 400,000.

Finally: Michael Rossitto has been grinding this seat on table 2 all day, here getting it in good for a near double. Korotki, two to his right, joined the table around level 12.

Resignation: Eric Schaeffer sits in first position, waiting for the big with exactly the blinds and antes after getting cooled off. Chris Tryba, left, eyes the leftovers.

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Level 13: Blinds 1000/2000/2000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 170
Average Chips: 67,000

Color-up complete, our floorman surveys the start of level 13 in the sea of players.

No more re-entries as we begin the quest to bag. 1B is open for business, however, still in level 2.

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End of Level 12: Blinds 800/1500/1500 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 459

1A now goes on break, and its re-entry period will close when level 13 begins – still time to get back into 1A or make a late entry.

Pushing 290,000: Lance Varin.

Nearby on 11, Joe Cappuccio gets this three bet past Rags. Greg Weber, meanwhile, was just all in and escaped without a call.

Mitchell Mantin, also on 11, is getting short, but has to give up his EP open as well.

Level 13 begins at 5:45 PM.

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Level 11: Blinds 600/1200/1200 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 455

Lance Varin on table 10 has the likely lead.

With Weber’s big stack now a memory, at least for now, the chip leader is apparently Lance Varin on table 10.

Lance has over 260,000. He didn’t get it playing small ball. He’s made big bets all this level, and in fact just mashed in an open-ender and sent TPMK on the river.

The dealer grabs the all-in stack, about to push it all to Lance.

Speaking of getting felted, re-entry is winding down here in 1A. Player will have until the end of the next break to get back into this flight.

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Level 11:  Blinds 600/1,200/1,200 Big Blind Ante
Entries:  452

John Slaughter & Joey Galazzo

A handful of players were looking at a flop of and it was checked to Ryan Hohner, who bet 2,000.  John Slaughter (button) called, as did Joey Galazzo in the small blind.  Sundiata DeVore folded (bb) and they were three-handed to the turn, which was the .

This time they checked to the button and John fired 3,000.  Joey called and Ryan opted out.  The put trips on the board and both remaining players checked.  John showed for sixes-full-of-Aces and Joey mucked his hand.  He was left with ~18,000.

That pot took John’s stack up to about 63,000.

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