With some 12,500 in the middle to the J♥10♣7♦ flop, Joseph Foote then tossed out three blue T-5,000 chips to send his opponent into the brief tank.
Once they folded, Foote flashed the A♠A♥ before raking in the pot.
A player in the cutoff bet 3,000 on a board of K♥2♣4♥7♣ and Wesley Shi raised to 8,000 in the big blind. His opponent called, and the 2♠ fell on the river.
Shi then moved all in, and his opponent called for his last 15,000. Shi turned over K♠4♦ for two pair, and his opponent mucked K♦10♦ on his way to the rail.
Michael Greifinger was also eliminated shortly after losing the aces-versus-kings cooler, while Aubrey Williams and Harrison Dobin recently joined the field.
Three ways for 1,000 each to the 8♠5♣2♦ flop, Sharman Olshan came along from the small blind. She then check-called a bet by the button for 2,000 and they checked the 3♦ on the turn. After the 6x river, Olshan bet and the button quickly folded.
Olshan is nearing the stack she bagged up last night on Day 1a and will hope to continue the trend for the remainder of the second flight.
James Cole bet 5,000 from the hijack on a board of A♦8♠7♠3♦ and David Olshan raised to 15,000 in the small blind. Cole then reraised to 30,000, and Olshan called.
The river was the 3♣ and Cole moved all in for 10,000. Olshan only took a few seconds before giving up his hand, and Cole took the pot.
Nicholas Palma raised from under the gun and Michael Mann squeezed behind. Xiang Zou then jammed for his last 15,000 and it folded back to Palma, who pushed all-in. Mann reluctantly folded and flashed the 10♥10♠ to the live reporting and social media team.
Xiang Zou: 8♦8♠ 
Nicholas Palma: Q♠Q♥
The J♦8♥7♥6♣2♣ board improved Zou to a set of eights to double and cut Palma's stack in half.
2015 WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen joined the field shortly after the break.
Kevin Nee has been spotted in the field on a recently opened table that also features Austen Yueh, Will Failla, Mitch Garshofsky, and Alex Queen.
The WPT Seminole Hard Rock Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open winner from November 2025 chipped up by taking down the last hand before the break and first thereafter.
Prior to the break, he raised big on the Q♦J♥8♣8♠5♠ river from 6,000 to 20,000 and his opponent reluctantly folded.
Nee then limped the small blind and the big blind checked. Nee check-called for 1,000 on the J♥10♦7♠ flop before the 6♠ turn was checked.
On the Q♥ river, Nee bet 4,000 and his table neighbour folded.
Tanupat Punjarojanakul in middle position and Michael Greifinger in the cutoff exchanged raises before the flop until they had all their chips in the middle.
Tanupat Punjarojanakul: A♠A♦
Michael Greifinger: K♦K♠
It was an aces-versus-kings cooler, but Greifinger saw the K♥ fall in the window. It was followed, however, by A♥3♠ as Punjarojanakul hit top set. The rest of the board ran out 10♦9♣, and Punjarojanakul secured the pot.
The stacks were counted down, and Punjarojanakul doubled up for 45,400.
"You guys should have gotten it in on the flop, it would've been funnier. But the hand would've taken 10 minutes, though," another tablemate said.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
So far, a field of 69 entries has emerged on Day 1b and it appears that only two players have been eliminated thus far in the opening two levels. The players are now on their first scheduled 15-minute break of the day, of which another two will follow along with an extended 75-minute dinner break after level six.
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