Championship Warm Up ($600)

With a pot of 34,300 built around board 3♠ 6♣ 2♥ 8♠ , Tom Maguire went for a bet of 15,000, and was check called by Takahiro Seki onto river A♣ . Seki this time, took initiative and led all-in for 16,100, only to be snap called by his opponent with a set 3♦ 3♣ . Seki's overpair 9♥ 9♣ bound for the muck, sending him out of the Day 1A running.