A player limped in from middle position and Jeremy Gibson made it 4,400 from the cutoff. Luis Valdes called from the small blind and the limper tossed in chips to come along.
The flop was 
. Valdes and the limper checked to Gibson, who bet 5,500. Valdes quickly folded and the middle position opponent was not to far behind to give Gibson the pot.
Luis Valdes raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Mary Darnell called from the next seat over. Action folded around and the big blind called to see a flop.
The flop was 
and Valdes bet 4,000. Darnell raised to 9,000 and Valdes quickly shoved with more. Darnell thought it over for a few moments before she tossed her hand in the muck to give up the pot.
To her relief, Valdes turned over 
to show a set of sixes.
Action was heads-up and Matthew Head had another player committed for all of his chips.
Opponent: 
Matthew Head: 
The board ran out 
and Head held on with ace-king to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.
The table also discussed a pattern where big hands happen soon after PokerNews leaves the table. It remains to be seen if there is any correlation.
Head now has 130,000 on the day as the tournament nears its final break.
Action was heads-up with around 20,000 in the pot and 
on the board when James Brown checked. His opponent in late position fired 8,000 and Brown shoved his last 33,100. His opponent called with slightly less and the hands were turned up.
Opponent: 
James Brown: 
The turn was 
and the river came 
to secure the pot for Brown and send his opponent to the rail.
Action was three ways and Mary Darnell was all in from middle position with 
on the board and all three hands turned up. A player in the small blind was committed for less, and a player under the gun had called to attempt the double knockout.
Small Blind: 
Mary Darnell: 
Under-the-Gun: 
Darnell was ahead with a set of sixes, but she needed to dodge a few outs to get there. The turn was and the river was , with no help for either of the other players, and Darnell picked up the knockout and the big pot.
Day 1d drew 248 players, of which 153 runners remain at the beginning of Level 7. The field added $83,080 to the prize pool, which brings the total to $196,980.
The players have stepped out for their second 10-minute break of the day. There are now 248 entries in Day 1d and registration will close at the conclusion of the break.
Action was heads-up with 
on the board when Luis Valdes bet 4,000. Aja Owens called and the river was 
.
Valdes fired 10,000 on the river and Owens quickly shoved. Valdes sent his cards into the muck just as fast and Owens took the pot without a showdown.
A player in middle position raised to 1,200 and Kelly Salgado three-bet to 3,000 from the cutoff. Action folded around and the middle position player called.
The flop was 
and action checked to Salgado. She fired 6,000, but it was too much for her opponent and he tossed his hand in the muck.
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