Checking In With a Few of the Regulars
Tyler Payne raised to 1,200 from middle position and Jeff Revell three-bet to 4,200 from the button. Payne called and the flop was 
. Payne checked and the button shoved for around 15,000. It was too much for the Winter Series Main Event champion, and Payne got away from it.
Elsewhere in the room, action was three-handed with around 5,000 in the pot and 
on the flop when Michael Robilotto checked. Toby Boas bet 1,500 and Kelley Slay gave it up before Michael Robilotto followed him into the muck.
Meanwhile, Dickie Malone, who took sixth place in the opening event of the Winter Series, looked up James Abrams' bet with a full board of 
. Malone turned over 
for the diamond flush and Abrams flashed the losing hand before he tossed it in the muck. Malone has chipped up to nearly 60,000 in the early stages of Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,600 | 35,600 |
|
58,000 | 28,300 |
|
31,000 | |
|
27,600 | 27,600 |
|
24,500 | |
|
19,500 | -26,300 |
|
|
15,300 | -38,700 |