Day 1a is now more than halfway in the books with 20 players remaining. Players have until the end of Level 6 to late-register for a fresh stack of 1 million chips.
Level: 6
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The stack of David "JeanClaude1970" Peters took a huge hit after he got it in with pocket sevens and was outmatched against "jsdubois11" who held pocket jacks.
The board did not help Peters, and his stack is now about one-third of what he had when he recently late-registered. Meanwhile, "jsdubois11" doubled up to give him his biggest stack of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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863,216
218,208
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218,208 |
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334,017
-814,508
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-814,508 |
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"Buck82" was off to an early start, but has given a bit of his stack to his opponents. In a recent hand, he three-bet the opening bet from "Heinz_76" to 84,200 and got a call from his opponent.
Flop: 
"Buck82" checked the flop before he called a bet of 51,000 from his opponent. Both players checked when the 
appeared on the turn.
"Buck82" checked for a third time when the 
paired the board on the river before "Heinz_76" bet 138,000. "Buck82" folded and his chip stack dipped to under 700,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,896,821
78,390
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78,390 |
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684,164
-600,278
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-600,278 |
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Players are now on their second five-minute break of the day.
The big chip lead for "slim5hady69" just went up in smoke after he doubled up Joao "Azor_Ahai" Neves Jr who now has over 3.5 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,540,000
1,654,800
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1,654,800 |
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2,165,484
-1,836,880
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-1,836,880 |
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While we missed the hand, "slim5hady69" just extended his lead in a big way by eliminated "TheKelster" to bring the remaining field size down to 20 players.
He not only became the first player to pass 3 million in chips, but also nudged passed 4 million as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,002,364
1,337,724
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1,337,724 |
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Busted | |
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Here is a look at the top 10 players in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,664,640
251,200
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251,200 |
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2,213,297
-149,000
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-149,000 |
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1,890,963
117,754
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117,754 |
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1,885,200
885,200
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885,200 |
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1,818,431
412,861
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412,861 |
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1,290,724
450,324
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450,324 |
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1,245,074
245,074
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245,074 |
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1,235,364
235,364
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235,364 |
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1,188,838
-924,124
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-924,124 |
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1,148,525
-35,300
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-35,300 |
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Level: 5
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
David "JeanClaude1970" Peters lost an early pot but has already rebounded. He opened for 25,000 before "Navins9" three-bet to 60,000. The player in the big blind flat called and Peters called behind.
Peters checked before he called a bet of 74,860 from his opponent on a 
flop. Both players checked when the 
appeared on the turn.
Peters led out for 145,645 and got a call from his opponent. His opponent mucked after Peters turned over the 
for the nut-flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,183,825
183,825
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183,825 |
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780,822
-19,420
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-19,420 |
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