Action folded to Joe Cada in the hijack and he raised to 1,050. The player in the cutoff then reraised to 3,000. Action folded back to Cada who opted to bump it 4,900 more. The cutoff was not one to shy away and raised 6,100 on top. Cada tanked for about 90 seconds before sliding in a stack of about 50,000, enough to cover his opponent. The cutoff quickly folded and Cada took down the pot. He is now up to 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
||
|
64,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
63,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
61,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
58,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
57,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
56,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
56,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
54,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
53,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
52,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
44,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
44,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
|
44,000 | |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
40,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
||
|
39,000 | |
|
|
37,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
33,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
33,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
With about 3,700 in the pot and a board reading 
, Daniel Negreanu checked to Jason Senti, who bet 2,600. Negreanu seemed confused by the bet and began talking through it out loud.
"8-9?" Negreanu asked. "What do you want me to do?"
Senti gave a quick explanation that Negreanu is not only good at table talk but far more experience as well; therefore, Senti said he was just going to keep his mouth shut.
Negreanu got a good laugh out of the response and tossed his cards into the muck. Senti is up to 42,000 while Negreanu dropped to 27,000.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
With about 6,000 in the pot and a board reading 
. Dwyte Pilgrim checked to Isaac Baron in late position. Baron checked behind and said, "Two pair." However, before he could show his hand Pilgrim turned over 
for a rivered straight. He took down the pot and increased his stack to almost 90,000. Baron is down to 22,000.
It's officially official.
As it turns out, yesterday's Day 1a drew 328 runners, two less than we were led to believe. That's okay though, as today's Day 1b has drawn another 373 players to the felt to fill out this field. That puts the total number of entrants at a very respectable 701. The staff is calculating the prize pool right now, but we'd expect they'll be paying 104 spots with a first-place prize of right around $750,000. We'll have the full numbers as soon as they're verified.
Nick Binger raised to 750 from middle position and Joe Cada reraised to 2,500 from the big blind after the small blind limped. Both players called the reraise and the flop fell 
. The small blind checked to Cada and he bet 5,200.
After Binger called and the small blind folded, the dealer burned and turned the 
. Both players checked and did the same when the 
appeared on the river. Cada revealed 
and Binger mucked. With that win, Cada is up to 45,000. Binger dropped to 40,000.
Adam Junglen was under the gun and he raised to 750. Both the cutoff and big blind called and the three players watched the flop come 
. The big blind checked to Junglen and he bet 1,500. Both his opponents folded in turn and he took down the small pot. Junglen us sitting with about 55,000.
Phil Laak limped from under the gun, Danny Suied limped from the cuttoff, Brett Richey limped from the button, the small blind completed and the big blind checked. That brought them to a flop of 
. Action checked around to Richey and he fired 1,325. The small blind and Suied in the cutoff seat were his only callers.
The 
hit fourth street and action moved around to Richey again. He stayed on the gas, firing out 3,500. The small blind flicked his cards in before Suied followed suit and Richey was pushed the pot.
We've just lost another Team PokerStars Pro, the one and only Vanessa Rousso. Here's what happened:
John Hall raised under the gun, and Rousso called in position. Heads up, the two took a flop of 
, and Hall continued out with a bet of 2,000. Rousso called, and Hall bet another 4,500 on the turn. Rousso took her pause before making a minimum raise to 9,000, and Hall quickly called.
The river 
brought the third club, and Hall checked it over. After counting down her stack with some deliberation, Rousso announced an all in for 22,575. Hall eventually put her to the test, but she was not up to the challenge. "Nice call," Rousso said. "You got it."
She sheepishly rolled over her 
, and Hall's 
straightened her right out the door. "I didn't put you on the straight," Rousso said as she gathered her things. "I thought you had like aces. Bad read."
Hall is up to about 90,000 after earning that knockout.
