A player opened for 600 from middle position, then Neil Channing shoved all in over the top from a couple of seats over, a reraise to 5,025 total. It folded back around and Channing's opponent called without too much hesitation.
Channing tabled and appeared in fine double-upping form versus his opponent's . Five cards later — — Channing's queens had served him well, and he now sits with an above-average stack.
The tourney staff just explained the plan to the remaining players to play through Level 8 plus another 18 minutes' worth of Level 9. It was also announced there are about 830 players remaining from the 2,880 who began Day 1b, which means the average stack in the room at present is around 10,400.
We'll be making note of total players left in Event 59 over in the right-hand margin, a number that includes the 256 who survived Day 1a. Thus with 830 Day 1b players still alive, that means a total of 1,086 out of the 4,620 who originally entered the tourney are still part of the overall field.
In a hand that would cripple J.C. Tran, Tran open-pushed all in for his last 2,975 and was called by the player in the hijack seat. Another player then pushed all in himself for his last 2,900 from the button and the original caller called him as well.
Tran:
Hijack:
Button:
The board ran out ....., pairing the player on the button on the river for the win. After he scooped the main pot and Tran scooped the side, he was left with just 150.
Tran was eliminated on the very next hand after his was bested by two other opponents.
Andy Frankenberger opened for 600 from early position and was called by player in middle position. Another player in late position raised to 2,000 and action folded back around to Frankenberger, who announced he was all in for several thousand more. The original caller folded, but the player in late position snap-called to put Frankenberger at risk.
Frankenberger:
Opponent:
Ouch.
The board failed to improve Frankenberger's hand and he was sent to the rail.
A player raised to 600 from middle position and got a single caller in Amanda Leatherman sitting one seat over. The flop came all diamonds — — and both checked. The turn brought the and a bet of 850 from the raiser, and Leatherman thought for a moment before calling.
The river was the . This time Leatherman's opponent fired 1,700, and after some more thought Leatherman let her hand go. Her opponent showed one card — the — as the chips were slid his way.
Ben Yu has had a decent afternoon and early evening here at Event 59. By the dinner break he amassed a stack of 25,800 and has essentially maintained that since we've started back.
It folded to Jeremiah DeGreef in middle position — one of the few remaining Day 1b players involved in the Onnit Last Sticker Standing Contest — and he raised to 1,025. His opponents all stepped aside until action reached the button, at which point the player checked his cards and declared himself all in for about 11,000.
The blinds got out, and DeGreef studied the situation. The all-in reraise covered him by a few chips, and thus to call would mean risking his tourney life.
"Suppose... I had king-queen suited," said DeGreef with a grin. "What should I do?" "Call," his opponent responded without hesitation, and just a few moments later DeGreef let his hand go.
His opponent flashed one card — the — and took the pot. DeGreef meanwhile remains alive to make more bets, ask more questions, and perhaps win the $1,000 due the player sporting an Onnit sticker who lasts the longest in Event 59.
The player on the button opened for 1,200 and action folded over to Eli Elezra in the big blind, who moved all in for his last 3,500. His opponent called to put Elezra at risk and hands were revealed.
Elezra:
Opponent:
Elezra was in good shape to double and the board kept him in the lead for the scoop.
and appeared in fine double-upping form versus his opponent's 
. Five cards later — 
— Channing's queens had served him well, and he now sits with an above-average stack.
.....
, pairing the player on the button on the river for the win. After he scooped the main pot and Tran scooped the side, he was left with just 150.
was bested by two other opponents.
board failed to improve Frankenberger's hand and he was sent to the rail.
and a bet of 850 from the raiser, and Leatherman thought for a moment before calling.
— and took the pot. DeGreef meanwhile remains alive to make more bets, ask more questions, and perhaps win the $1,000 due the player sporting an Onnit sticker who lasts the longest in Event 59.