Day one has come to a close with 72 players remaining. Players are counting and bagging there chips. Players will return tomorrow and play to the final 9.
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Online Australian poker pro Van Marcus raised to 2700 and David Saab raised to 6500 from the small blind. Van moved all-in for 18,000 and Saab quickly made the call.
Van
Saab
An ace on the flop was enough to give Van the pot and he goes through to Day Two with 55,000.
From the cutoff, high-limit Japanese player Masaaki Kagawa moves all-in for 18,000 and is called by the big blind. Masaaki opens and his opponent shows .
With the final board showing Masaaki stays alive and now has 37,000.
Tournament Director Danny McDonagh has just announced that there will be a re-draw for seats for Day 2. Players will again re-draw when down to four tables and two tables.