Day 1b registration has ended with 206 total entries, meaning that play will cease for the night when there are 25 players remaining. Those 25 will gain a in cash and advance to Day 2 on Sunday.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The board read 
. Tzu Yen bet 55,000 into a pot of around the same size. Gabriel Abusada had the decision on him. He thought for quite a while before the clock was called.
The floor came over to administer the countdown. Abusada had still not made a decision after the 30 seconds expired so his hand was declared dead. He held on to his cards a moment longer before finally releasing them.
Yen flashed the 
and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
175,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
605,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
|
475,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
460,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
260,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
230,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
155,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
120,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
115,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
115,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Michael Wang called the all in of a short stacked opponent. Decision was on Ted McCollum who was a large stack at the table. He thought for several moments before he folded.
Wang held the 
and would have to find a way to crack the 
of his opponent.
The flop found that way as it came 
but it was three spades to give his opponent hope of a flush. The turn was the 
and the river was also a blank as the 
came off to give Wang the knockout and the boost in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
||
Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 
. The pot was about 150,000. Daniel Schmiech moved all in for his remaining 97,000.
Debroah Hinton had the decision on here and thought for a while before calling.
Schmiech had the 
while Hinton had the 
.
The river came the 
to give Schmiech a big double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
245,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Players are now on another 15-minute break. 38 players remain.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Action arrived on the river with the board reading 
.
Eric Crews moved all in for about 88,000 into a pot of about the same amount. Chan Pelton had the decision on him and considered it for a while before eventually pitching his cards into the muck.
Crews showed one card, the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |