Michael Ermie is fighting to be the top dog for Day 1A.

Ermie kicked things off by raising to 6,500 and Ben Ector moved his 43,500 chip stack into the middle. Ermie called and saw his had the lead over Ector’s . Ermie quickly got a hold of the hand with the flop coming out . The board ran out and Ector was knocked out of the flight while Ermie moved up to 328,000 (131 bb).

We’re down to 22 left as Day 1A continues here at The Venetian.