Tino Lechich is up to 35,000 in chips after a playing a recent three-way pot with Julius Colman and one unknown.
A player in middle position made it 600 to go before the flop and was called by both Colman and Lechich (big blind).
The flop came down and Lechich checked to the raiser who fired a continuation bet of 900. Colman made the call and when the action found its way back to Lechich, he kicked it up to 4,000, prompting both of his opponents to fold.
As he raked in the pot, Lechich flashed the .
We counted Colman at just under 40,000 in chips after the hand.
Michael Cook revved things up by putting in a raise to 600 from the button. David Steicke re-popped it from the small blind, making it 3,000 to go. Wooka Kim, in the big blind decided to come along for the ride and Cook laid down his hand.
The two players, Kim decked out in a sweatshirt lent to her by Steicke, both checked the flop, keeping things nice and friendly.
When the hit on the turn, Steicke no longer wanted to keep things friendly and bet 3,000. Kim came alonng, making the call.
The river was the , and once again Steicke tossed out a bet, this time to the tune of 6,000. Kim pondered her options as she shuffled her chips, counting down her own stack. Finally, she tossed out the chips to make the call and showed down , good enough to best Steicke's .
Wooka Kim is now holding about 34,000 in chips, and Steicke drops to about 40,000.
Three players limped in the pot including Sam Youssef and David Steicke before Wooka Kim raised to 850. All three of the limpers called, seeing the flop come down .
Action was checked by the first player, then by Youssef and then Steicke fired 1,525. Only Kim made the call.
The turn brought the . Steicke checked and then Kim checked.
The river was the and Steicke reached for some chips. He fired 5,000 and Kim folded. She showed that she was laying down . Steicke waited until the pot was pushed his way before tabling having rivered a set. He's back on 42,000.
Leo Boxell just won a pot that amounted to more chips than yesterday's end of day chip leader finished with (Tony Dunst - 104,325)... and we still have three and a half more levels to go.
When we walked up to the table, Boxell was pondering whether or not to call a 48,000 raise made by an unknown opponent. Boxell had led out with a 5,000 bet on a and his opponent jacked it up to 48,000. Boxell tanked for what seemed like an eternity, but eventually opted to move all in for what seemed to be a little bit less, if not barely more than his opponent's 48,000 raise.
A call was made and Boxell tabled for middle set. His opponent found himself to be in bad shape with the , good for middle pair, a gutshot straight draw and a backdoor spade flush draw.
The turn and river blanked , and Boxell raked in the monster pot, worth just over 105,000.
The hijack seat raised to 600 and Brendon Rubie reraised from the button to 1,600. The big blind and hijack seat both called. The flop came down and everyone checked.
The turn was the and action checked to Rubie. He fired 3,500. The big blind called and the hijack seat folded.
After the hit the felt on the river, the big blind checked to Rubie. He fired 9,000 and his opponent folded. He's back up to 105,000.
Earlier in the day Brian Wilson found himself on the bottom end of a full house over full house against Asier Aberro. Wilson seemed anxious to get back into battle and put in a raise to 1,175 from the cut-off. Aberro called out of the small blind and Lim Jong-Hyun also made the call from the big blind.
The flop was and Aberro quickly bet 3,000, Jong-Hyun called and Wilson also made the call.
The turn was the and both Aberro and Jon-Hyun checked to Wilson who fired out a bet of 10,000. Aberro looked him up, and Jon-Hyun folded.
The river paired the board and Aberro quickly checked to Brian Wilson, who checked behind. Abbero revealed pocket tens, and Wilson flipped over the for a straight, good enough to scoop the 32,000.
After the hand Wilson counted out 47,000 in chips and Aberro was down to about 42,000.
The official player count for Day 1b is 109, bringing the total count through two days to 190. APPT President Jeffrey Haas told us during the opening remarks that there are already over 400 players registered for the main event, so tomorrow should be big.
Of the 109 players who started today, just 99 remain.
Three players saw a flop of . The first player checked and then David Steicke fired 625. The next player called and the first player folded, leaving Steicke heads up with one player.
The turn brought the and Steicke check-called a bet of 600.
After the river fell the , both players checked. Steicke saw his opponent turn over for a pair of kings. Steicke leaned forward and studied the board for about half a minute and then announced, "Chop!" and tabled .