Tom Cage got all-in preflop against an opponent, with Cage having the bigger of the two stacks.
Opponent: 
Tom Cage: 
Board: 
A set of nines came in for Cage on the flop, improving to a full house on the turn and leaving his opponent drawing dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67 |
Kevin Ng went all in preflop with just over 10,000 chips, and Jon Des Pois made the call. Des Pois had Ng well covered going to the showdown.
Kevin Ng: 
Jon Des Pois: 
Board: 
Ng's ace-high held up through the river, doubling him up to near starting stack as the dinner break approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | 6,000 |
|
22,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | 115,000 |
|
140,000 | 115,000 |
|
|
119,000 | 93,000 |
|
105,000 | 8,000 |
|
89,200 | 24,700 |
|
|
88,000 | 20,000 |
|
83,000 | 51,000 |
|
76,000 | 41,000 |
|
72,000 | -20,000 |
|
70,000 | 35,000 |
|
62,500 | 48,500 |
|
60,000 | 23,000 |
|
54,000 | -6,000 |
|
52,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
48,000 | 47,933 |
|
43,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
43,000 | -20,000 |
|
42,500 | -10,500 |
|
38,000 | 7,000 |
|
36,000 | 16,000 |
|
35,000 | |
|
31,000 | 24,500 |
|
30,500 | -10,500 |
|
28,000 | 9,700 |
|
18,600 | -14,400 |
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break; the late registration period will go through the end of this break.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The late registration period has ended; Day 1b drew 112 total entries, and will play down to 14 players tonight, with all 14 of those players finishing in the money.
Day 1a and 1b combined drew 189 total entries for the event, and 24 players will finish in the money.
Three players went to the flop, all three checking with on the board.
The action checked to Hong Zhang in middle position on the 
turn, and only Jon Des Pois called, from the hijack.
Zhang checked the 
river, Des Pois bet 4,000, and Zhang called. Zhang mucked when Des Pois turned over 
for the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000 | 23,000 |
|
|
17,000 | -43,000 |
Travis Fujisaka open shoved from the small blind, and Steve Nevius called from the big blind, having Fujisaka covered.
Travis Fujisaka: 
Steve Nevius: 
Board: 
Nevius was well ahead when the cards turned over, and the pocket eights held through the river, ending Fujisaka's tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000 | 64,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Tom Cage opened in early position, Loren Klein called in the hijack, and Jon Des Pois three-bet all in.
Cage called, having Des Pois covered.
Jon Des Pois: 
Tom Cage: 
Board: 
The king on the flop left Des Pois drawing extremely thin, and the turn and river runout clinched the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
121,000 | 73,000 |
|
|
Busted |
