Eugene Curzio raised to 3,500 in the cutoff before Ronald Birmingham moved all in from the small blind. Daniel Iachan called for 90,500 in the big blind, while Curzio got out of the way.
Daniel Iachan: K♠K♥ 
Ronald Birmingham: A♠K♦
Iachan turned over two kings, while Birmingham was looking for an ace to score the knockout. The board ran out J♥9♣3♥2♣10♥, and Iachan remained in the lead to secure the double up.
Ronald Birmingham raised to 6,000 in the hijack, Lee Sommers moved all in for 25,500 in the small blind, and Birmingham called.
Lee Sommers: A♦K♠
Ronald Birmingham: Q♠J♠
Sommers hit top pair on the K♦9♠3♠ flop, while Birmingham picked up straight and flush draws. The 4♥ turn was safe for Sommers, but Birmingham hit the 6♠ on the river to make his flush and send Sommers to the rail.
Tournament officials confirmed that there were 124 total entries for this flight. Day 1b will conclude once 16 players remain.
There are currently around 48 players remaining.
Joseph Lebrun raised to 3,000 in the hijack and Kevin Grabel three-bet to 5,000 in the cutoff. Lucas Vergara called in the small blind, as did Lebrun.
Grabel continued for 5,000 on the K♦Q♣6♦ flop, and only Vergara called. Vergara then led out for 13,000 on the 9♦ turn, and Grabel called.
The river was the A♥ and Vergara checked over to Grabel, who bet 25,000. Vergara quickly folded.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are going on a 45-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 6:30 p.m. local time.
Late registration for this flight ends at the end of the break. The tournament clock currently shows 119 entries, with around 56 players remaining.
MacLaren Chatham and Joseph Molitor went to the turn on a board of K♥5♣9♠8♣ when Chatham bet 5,400 from the hijack. Molitor then raised to 22,000 under the gun, and Chatham called.
The river was the 2♥ and Molitor moved all in for 31,000. Chatham snap-called and turned over 5♠5♥ for a flopped set, but Molitor had K♠K♣ for top set to win the pot and double up.
Michael Vital bet 4,000 from the button on a flop of 10♣6♣J♥ and Joe McKeehen raised to 16,000 in the hijack. Vital then moved all in, and McKeehen quickly called for 95,000.
Joe McKeehen: J♠10♥
Michael Vital: 6♥6♦
McKeehen had flopped top two pair, but Vital turned over a set. The rest of the board ran out 4♦Q♣, and Vital took down the massive pot to send McKeehen to the rail.
At the same time on another table, Clark Embrey moved all in for 35,000 from the cutoff on a flop of J♦A♦5♦ and Phong Nguyen called in the big blind.
Clark Embrey: A♥9♦
Phong Nguyen: A♣J♣
Both players had hit an ace, but Nguyen had flopped two pair to take a big lead in the pot. The board ran out 7♣4♥, and Embrey also headed for the exit.
William Beer moved all in for 20,000 from the hijack and Torsten Boker called in the cutoff.
William Beer: Q♣Q♠
Torsten Boker: A♦J♦
Boker hit top pair on the J♥2♥5♦ flop, but Beer remained in the lead with his queens. The 7♦ turn also gave Boker a flush draw, and he spiked the J♠ on the river to make trips and send Beer to the rail.
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