Joe Canez open raised from the cutoff, and the player on the button three-bet all in for his 15,900 stack. Canez made the call.
Button: 
Joe Canez: 
Board: 
Canez was dominated preflop, but the flop came out favorable, giving him top pair and four to a flush. The runout held up for Canez, sending the opponent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 |
With 
on the board, Eric Podnieks faced a raise from an opponent on the cutoff. A call would put Podnieks, who was under the gun, all in.
After a couple of minutes in the tank, Podnieks made the call.
Eric Podineks: 
Cutoff:
The came in on the turn, which in this case was something the cutoff didn't want to see. A harmless 
came in on the river, and Podnieks doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The $100,000 prize pool will be distributed among 22 in-the-money finishers from the total field of 171.
The 22nd place finisher will earn the min cash of $959. The champion of the Main Event will take home the first place prize of $27,180.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
160,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
153,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
153,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
117,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
93,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
85,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
76,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
64,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
|
60,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
54,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
37,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
37,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
29,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
12,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Players are on the last 15-minute break of the day. Three more half-hour levels will play out after the break, before Day 1b action come to an end.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The eliminations are starting to happen at a rapid pace as Day 1b winds down.
Young Hilliard eclipsed the 200k mark after eliminating Edward Spaulding, with Hilliard's 
holding up against Spaulding's in an all in preflop hand.
One table over, just seconds later, Vladimir Medvinsky had his opponent covered in another all in preflop situation.
Opponent:
Vladimir Medvinsky:
Board: 
Medvinsky's pocket kings held up, and the Day 1b field is down to 38 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
|
136,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Adrian Lopez, from early position, ended up in an all in preflop situation against a player on the big blind. The big blind's tournament life was at risk going to the showdown.
Big Blind: 
Adrian Lopez: 
Board: 
Lopez had the big edge with the pocket nines when the cards turned over, and his hand held through the runout and sent another player to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,000 |
