Championship Warm Up ($600)

With a pot of 38,000 in the middle across board 7♠ J♥ 4♣ 5♣ 6♣ , Tero Laurila led out 40,000 from the big blind, and was met with two all-ins behind - Tom Maguire (214,500) and Thi Kim (386,500). Laurila opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Maguire revealed king high flush K♣ 7♣ , crushing Thi Kim's nut straight 9♥ 8♥ for a last minute double up.

Tom Maguire opened 6,000 on the small blind, called behind by Patrik Demus.

Action on board 8♥ 9♣ 4♣ 7♣ 2♦ was checked all the way down to the river, where Maguire led 11,000. Demus raised to 36,000, and called for his remaining 68,000 after Maguire came back with an all-in.

Maguire tabled a pair of eights K♠ 8♠ , crushed against Demus' queen high flush Q♣ 5♣ .

A pot of 37,200 was spread out across board 8♦ 7♦ Q♥ J♠ T♥ . Paul De Thomasson fired a bet of 16,000 and was sent deep in the tank after Tom Maguire moved all-in. De Thomasson found the fold, opting to save his 70 big blinds behind.

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.