Ronald Birmingham bet 3,000 from middle position on a flop of 5♦9♥8♦ and an opponent in the hijack called.
The turn was the A♠ and Birmingham checked to his opponent, who bet 5,000. Birmingham then raised to 15,000, and his opponent folded.
Justin Arnwine was eliminated shortly after losing the pot to Charles Furey, but quickly reentered.
Robert Mitchell bet 3,600 from the big blind on a flop of 8♦7♥7♠ and Torsten Boker called under the gun. Mitchell then checked the 8♣ turn, Boker moved all in, and Mitchell snap-called for 7,500.
Boker showed A♣7♦ for a full house, but Mitchell had turned eights full with 10♣8♠. The 8♥ river improved Mitchell to quads, and he doubled up.
"What a ridiculous hand," Boker lamented.
Charles Furey bet 1,100 from the cutoff on a flop of 4♠9♦9♠, Justin Arnwine raised to 7,000 in the big blind, and Furey moved all in for 30,600. Arnwine snap-called.
Charles Furey: A♣9♥ 
Justin Arnwine: 10♠5♠
Furey showed trips, while Arnwine was on a flush draw. The 8♦ turn was safe for Furey, and he secured the double up after the 6♣ completed the board on the river.
Lucas Vergara has just joined the field in the early moments of Day 1b. Vergara won $113,000 for taking down this event last year, beating out a field of 228 entries.
Jeffrey Pelkey bet 1,200 from middle position on a flop of 3♥2♥5♦ and William Zgorski called on the button, as did Jared Kaanga in the big blind.
The turn was the 10♦ and Pelkey bet another 3,000. Only Kaanga called this time, and the 3♠ fell on the river. Pelkey then bet 7,000, and Kaanga quickly folded.
Pelkey turned over A♥6♥ as he took in the pot.
Charles Furey moved all in for 13,200 from middle position on a board of 3♥3♣7♥5♥ and Jeffrey Boyd snap-called in the cutoff.
Furey turned over A♥A♦, but Boyd had 8♥6♥ for a flush. Furey needed to fill up or make a higher flush on the river, but he missed the 5♦ and immediately headed off to the registration desk for a fresh starting stack.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Around 15,000 was already in the pot as Steven Elsbach and Robert Mitchell went to the turn on a board of 9♣Q♠5♣5♠. Elsbach then bet 7,000 from the big blind, and Mitchell called on the button.
The river was the 4♦ and Elsbach moved all in for 15,800. Mitchell quickly called with K♦K♣, but Elsbach turned over A♣A♠ to win the pot and double up.
Russ Dunlevy recently joined this table.
David Chaput bet 1,000 from the big blind on a board of A♥K♣5♥3♣ and Jared Kaanga called in the hijack, as did Gregory Bauer in the small blind.
The river was the A♠ and Chaput bet 3,000. Kaanga then raised to 6,000, and Bauer got out of the way. "I think you got me," Chaput said as he called, and Kaanga turned over 5♦5♣ for a full house. Chaput mucked A♦9♠.
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