Nick Raio was in the small blind in a heads-up pot against a middle position player on a board of 
.
Raio checked and his opponent bet 5,000. Raio check-raised to 21,000 and the opponent thought for a moment before folding 
face-up.
"Good fold?" he asked.
Raio gave a slight nod as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Late registration for Day 1b has ended with 121 players in the field. The day will play down to 16, who will bag and return for Day 2 on Sunday.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are now on a one-hour dinner break and will return around 7:38 p.m. ET, and late registration will end when they get back. Here are a few chip counts while they take a break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
160,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
95,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
80,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
80,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
75,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Ronnie Sewell called a preflop raise to 7,000 from a heads-up opponent.
Sewell checked on the flop of 
and his opponent continued with a bet. of 12,000. Sewell check-jammed for 35,000 and his opponent took about a minute before calling.
Ronnie Sewell: 
Opponent: 
Sewell had two pair and needed to fade another diamond or a jack. He did so as the board ran out 
and he earned a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 |
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Jesse Crenan moved all-in for around 30,000 on a flop of 
and his heads-up opponent called with a bigger stack.
Jesse Crenan: 
Opponent: 
Crenan had the best hand with tens while his opponent was on a flush draw. The 
on the turn gave his opponent additional outs with a straight draw, but the on the river secured the pot for Crenan.
"Did I hold?" Crenan asked as he texted on his phone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
150,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
115,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
60,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
60,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
42,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
33,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
30,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Basar Sahbudak was in position in a heads-up pot on a board reading . Sahbudak's opponent led out for 3,000 and Sahbudak raised to 10,000. The opponent quickly called.
The opponent checked on the 
turn and Sahbudak checked back. The opponent checked a third time on the river and Sahbudak fired a bet of 11,000. The opponent called, only to muck when Sahbudak showed 
for kings and nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
