Players are on break after playing two 1-hour levels. There are four levels remaining on Day 1b flight, with Day 1c flight starting at 9:00 p.m. local for anyone who has maxed out their 1b bullets, or just would rather play a turbo format event.
Blinds will be 200/500 with a 500 chip big blind ante as players go in to level 7.
With Hongting Xu heads-up from the cuoff against Vitalie Grecul in early position, he had bet 8,500 into a pot of 11,000 on a board of 
, Grecul went deep into the tank.
Eventually Grecul ended up calling and showed very visible frustration when Xu showed him 
for a rivered straight, taking down the sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
23,000 |
After George Sandford and his duck card protector / friend were heads-up from the hijack against the cutoff of Emrah Yildiz, it was a 3,600 bet from Sandford into a 5,000 pot that got called by Yildiz with the board reading 
that set up a river.
The 
caused Sandford to jam all in for 23,800. It took about 30 seconds for Yildiz to decide on a fold, giving Sandford the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Christopher Day was just all in for his last 7,000 chips against Hongting Xu.
Christopher Day: 
Hongting Xu: 
It was a tough spot for Day and it didn't get any easier as the board ran out 
to send him to the rail
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
48,000 | |
|
||
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
30,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
13,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Kallum Bascombe had raised under-the-gun before the middle position Paul Henson had jammed for his last 7,000 or so and Bascombe called after the other players folded.
Kallum Bascombe: 
Paul Henson: 
Henson was ahead, until he wasn't. The board ran out 
to give Bascombe the win, sending Henson out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
With at least 30,000 chips in the pot, the button of Robert Douras had moved all in for 11,000 after Alexander Booth had checked to him on a board of 
.
Booth went deep into the tank facing the one third pot all in, eventually letting his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
16,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Players have been sent on a 60-minute break, where Grosvenor have provided them with refreshments and food, extended 20 minutes from the originally scheduled 40-minute break.
When action returns, they'll be at level 5 with a blinds of 200/300 with a 300 big bling ante.
At least 150 players have entered the Day 1b flight, with 120 remaining over 14 tables.
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