Double Bubble Bust Leaves 15 Bags from 1a

Day 1a of the Mini Main Event is complete, but there are fewer players advancing than expected. Based on the 319 entries, which beat both Oct & Jan 2025 Day 1a for this game (it was called the 4-Flight in Jan, but otherwise the same event), there should have been at least 16 bags at the end of the night.

Instead, they got to the bubble and then lost two players, Hongwei Liu (17th) and Timothy Smith (16th), on the same hand, leaving just 15 players still alive. That happened with 18:21 remaining in Level 21, so the first flight ended a bit early, with fewer qualifiers than expected. Below is a look at all the cashing players from Day 1a, and stay tuned for a list of qualifying bags in a following post.

Place	Player	Prize
16	Timothy Smith	$981
17	Hongwei Liu	$981
18	Ghislaine Johnson	$897
19	Youssef Hmama	$897
20	Sebastian Crema	$897
21	Bobby Jones	$897
22	Darren Mccagherty	$897
23	David Ballantine	$897
24	Victor Ma	$897
25	Darryl Power	$897
26	Teo Sanchez	$897
27	Rodney Poirier	$853
28	Colten Yamagishi	$853
29	Jerry Li	$853
30	Kevin Huynh	$853
31	Scott Serwa	$853
32	Mike Malm	$853
33	Neil Smith	$853
34	Brad Shackman	$853
35	Dallas Larson	$853
36	Patrick Girard	$812
37	Samson Mesenegeeshik	$812
38	Jonathan Breitenstein	$812
39	Daniel Lefebvre	$812
40	Richard Pepito	$812
41	Ramaz Haymour	$812
42	Levi Mcateer	$812
43	Seamus Mcgearty	$812
44	Bertrand Laroque	$812
45	Adam Cygman	$812
46	Lap Chi Duong	$812
47	Dj Sharma	$812
48	Yucheng Zhang	$812