$250,000 Guaranteed Day 1ab | 2016 iNinja World Championship at Planet Hollywood

06-13-2016 21:41 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Smith	135,500
Ryan Phan	120,000	120,000
Curtis Biloki	84,000
Ben McCoy	80,000	55,000
Michael Sanders	77,600	77,600
John Reading	60,000
Matt Alexander	37,000
Tony Lazar	25,000
Jon Kulkay	24,900
Joe Barnard	21,000
Kou Vang	20,200
Daniel Levy	20,100	-26,900
Aaron Johnson	19,500
Vlad Revniaga	19,000
Tesfaldet Tekle	15,000

Day 1b

mnuwwarah

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Posts from here on out will be Day 1b coverage.

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

06-13-2016 20:50 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Lushin	439,000	279,000
Ricky Kroegen	239,500
Tony Robertson	224,500	9,500
James Krause	212,500
Victor Ayala	211,000	58,000
Alan Casas	205,500
Bee Vang	200,000
Heidi Roggenkamp	171,500
Mike Christiansen	142,000	2,000
Tanner Bibat	139,500
James Millman	117,500	-23,500
Paul Cross	107,500	21,200
Brian Watson	105,000
Ting Ho	104,500
Daniel Rivera	94,500
Jonathan Zarin	94,500
Emmanuel Santos	93,500
Charles Akadiri	93,500
Lucas Aranha	85,000
Brian Mast	81,500
Munehiro Kurozumi	79,000
Robert O'Connell	74,500
Brandon West	72,500
James Drane	70,500
Daniel Toffel	57,500

Bag 'Em

mnuwwarah

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

With an elimination to 29 players, play has concluded for Day 1a.

06-13-2016 20:12 UTC-7

Watson Survives

mnuwwarah

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Brian Watson got all in from the big blind with against the small blind, who had . After the board ran out , Watson received 51,900 from his opponent.

06-13-2016 20:02 UTC-7

Krause Shows Down Early

mnuwwarah

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A player in the small blind bet 8,000 on a board of , and he got a call from the big blind. Josh Krause raised to 20,000, and the small blind tank-folded. Krause flicked in but the big blind still hadn't acted.

"Well, he knows what I have now," Krause accurately stated.

After thinking a bit, the big blind reluctantly stated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Krause	200,000	-20,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

06-13-2016 19:31 UTC-7

Turn Saves Millman

mnuwwarah

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

James Millman got his 67,400 in preflop with against a player in the small blind who had . A flop of left Millman wanting, but a on the turn arrived to give him a superior set. The river was a , preserving his hand.