The final tally for Day 1b is 159 entries and a prize pool of $45,792. The grand total prize pool comes out to $128,648, from which the winner is guaranteed at least $40,000.
Stay tuned for final payouts and an official number of players moving on to Day 2.
A player was all in for around 20,000 and Ariel Suchecki was the one to put her at risk just moments after doubling up on a previous hand.
Opponent: 
Ariel Suchecki: 
The board ran out 
and the aces held to secure the knockout for Suchecki, who had expressed disappointment in the PokerNews team for covering her early bustout.
"Make sure you get this one in there," Suchecki said as she dragged the pot.
Apparently the hand was a bit of a fiasco before PokerNews arrived.
"I nearly knocked over a waitress," Suchecki explained. "Put that down, too."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,500
32,300
|
32,300 |
Day 1b will continue until 15 players remain. There are approximately 80 runners left in the tournament.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Cathy Welsh was seen taking in another big pot after she knocked out one opponent and chipped up through James Richter.
Welsh had , while Richter had 
and a third all-in player had 
. The board ran out 
and Welsh held on with pocket aces to secure a big pot that puts her over the 100,000 mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
97,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
107,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
79,000 | |
|
65,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
64,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
53,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
18,000
4,100
|
4,100 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Action was heads up with 
on the board when Wayne Tarber shoved the last of his short stack. Eugene Iovine was there to go for the knockout.
Wayne Tarber: 
Eugene Iovine: 
Iovine was ahead with a pair of aces. The turn and river ran out 
with no help for Tarber and he was out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
Busted |
A player in early position raised to 8,000 and Bill Rozinski shoved for just under 15,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up with Rozinski at risk.
Bill Rozinski:
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Rozinski's nines held to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
