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Howard "Tahoe" Andrew led out for 1,600 on a board of 
. His opponent called.
The turn was another deuce - the 
- and Andrew checked. His opponent checked behind, tabling 
for ace-high.
"Tahoe" tabled two red jacks, and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
We haven't found a 100,000-chip stack yet, and if you're out there please report to the PokerNews desk near the final table area, but Mr. Robert Hancock has about 90,000 sitting in front of him.
By our unofficial counts he's the leader heading into the final break of Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 |
The players in Day 1a are now on their final 15-minute break of the evening. During the break, the tournament staff will race off the green T25 chips.
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
During the break, Andrew Higgins, who has 85,000 chips himself, informed us that a player has indeed crossed the six-figure threshold. That player is none other than Ryan Olisar, who sits with around 105,000 chips.
"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Ken Harbaugh shouted moments ago.
When we arrived at the table, we saw that Harbaugh had 
in front of him, and the board read 
.
Harbaugh flopped quads, and now has 40,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 |
Generally, when two-time WSOP bracelet winners with over $8 million in career tournament earnings dwindle down to 15 big blinds in a $1,650 re-entry event, they tend to blastoff and fire their second bullet.
Not JC Tran.
Tran took a hit right when he entered Day 1a of the Main Event here in Tahoe, but he kept on grinding. He then took another hit, dropping him down below 20 big blinds, and he continued to grind. Now, he has over 40 big blinds.
In a recent hand, Tran three-bet to 4,300 on the button after a player in the hijack seat opened to 1,700. The player called, and the flop fell 
. The player checked, Tran tossed out 4,700, and the player called.
The turn was the 
, the original raiser checked again, and Tran moved all in. The player folded, and Tran raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
31,500
|
31,500 |
|
||
John Deng has been cruising along today, and now sits with 41,000 chips. Cylus Watson and Taylor Paur could not survive Day 1a however, and have just registered to play Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | |
|
20,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
20,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
95,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
67,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
53,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
41,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
40,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
38,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
30,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
28,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
18,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted | |
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
