Nicholas Bélanger made a small raise, and Alain Zarka pushed his chips forward. His opponents were looking at a 25K bet, and one by one they folded, until the action came around to Bélanger. He already had a pile of chips in his hands, ready to go.
Bélanger: 
Zarka: 
Board: 
Luckily for Bélanger, he had secured a set on the flop. A few hands later, on the same table, Johnny Akilian and Bob T had their own pre-flop showdown:
Johnny: 
Bob T: 
Board: 
As the average stack decreases in number of big blinds, the gloves come off. The last break comes in about 15 minutes, after which Day 1A players will have 3 levels to work with before the end of the flight.
