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It looks to be that there are 204 players that have taken to the felt for the Day 1b flight. For a total of 625 players at the moment. This number could (and probably will) increase by tomorrow with players able to register until noon on Day 2. Tournament officials seem to be pleased with the 30% increase.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 | |
|
|
59,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
38,000 | |
|
32,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
28,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
27,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
27,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
27,000 | |
|
|
24,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
23,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
21,800
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
17,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
With about 6,000 in the pot and a board reading 
with two spades, a middle-position player checked, Traci Brown bet 4,000, and the player on the button folded. The MP player then woke up with a check-raise to 10,000, Brown moved all in, and MP snap-called.
Showdown
| Brown |   |
| MP |   |
Both players had the nut straight, but MP held a flush redraw. Brown was clearly nervous, but much to her relief, the 
blanked on the river.
"You had to sweat just to chop," one of the players at her table laughed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Just before the break, a player in the cutoff opened for 500 and was met with a three-bet to 1,500 from the button. Seneca Easley, who won the WSOP Circuit Rincon Main Event last year, was in the small blind and opted for a four-bet to 3,500. The cutoff got out of the way while the button moved all in. Easely snap-called and rolled over , which was good against the buttons . The board didn't hold any surprises and Easley chipped up to 42,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Players are now on a ten-minute break.
Action folded around to an unknown player in the cutoff and he limped for 150, which Aaron Massey raised to 500 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way, while the original raiser made the call, brining about the 
flop. Massey led for 500, the cutoff called, and the 
appeared on the turn.
Massey led again for 500, and again the cutoff called. When the peeled off on the river, Massey bet 1,000, the cutoff called, and Massey revealed . The cutoff showed 
before sending his cards to the muck. Massey is up to 27,000.
After surviving Day 1a, Matthew Chang and "Cowboy" John Land wanted to try their hand at being a PokerNews field reporter for a bit. We provided them with a pen and pad, and they've been strolling the floor looking for interesting hands. Land recently brought us the following hand, and we must admit, he did a fine job of capturing the action:
Action folded around to the button and he raised to 300. The small blind made the call, as did La Sengphet in the big blind. When the flop fell 
, the small blind bet 450, Sengphet flatted, and the original raiser folded. The dealer then burned and turned the , and the small blind fired out 600. Sengphet responded with a raise to 1,250, the small blind three-bet to 4,000, and Sengphet tanked for a couple minutes before folding 
face up.
We found Duy Tran and George DiPaolo in a hand at the flop. The board read 
, DiPaolo checked and Tran bet 600. DiPaolo called and the turn came 
. DiPaolo check-called again, this time for 725. The river brought the 
and DiPaolo checked a third time. Tran bet 1,400 and DiPaolo called.
"You win..." Tran mumbled and waited for DiPaolo to table his hand. DiPaolo turned over 
for a rivered pair. Tran slid his cards back to the dealer and sighed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 | |
|
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18,000 |
