After a player in middle position opened to 1,000, Ashton Griffin called on the button. The player in the big blind called as well and the flop came down .
Action was checked to Griffin who bet 2,100. The player in the big blind popped it to 5,000, resulting in a fold from the player in middle position. Griffin responded by promptly raising to 25,000 on the top.
His opponent quickly folded and Griffin won the pot.
Day 1b of the Main Event has officially attracted 649 players. Combined with Day 1a's 320 players, and 18 no-shows, the total field for this year's event is 987. That's down slightly from last year's 1,072 by 85 players, but it'll still generate a nice payday for someone.
Speaking of which, we're still waiting on the official payouts, which we'll bring to you just as soon as we have them.
We caught up to the action to see the board reading . Dwyte Pilgrim bet 12,000 into an already substantial pot against a lone opponent. Pilgrim's opponent called and the World Series of Poker Circuit legend showed for jacks full of deuces. His opponent mucked and Pilgrim raked in the chips.
Just before the dinner break we watched a massive pot develop between Christian de León and Henry Tran that resulted in the latter's elimination.
We caught the action with 14,000 in the pot and a board reading . Tran had bet 6,000 only to have de León raise to 13,000. Tran snap-called the raise and then checked the river.
"All in," de León said. Tran had the shorter stack with 22,900 behind and hit the tank. Tran usually acts lightening fast, but it was a big call for his tournament life. Tran seemed to tank for an eternity, but in reality it was approximately five minutes before the clock was called.
The floor made his way over and ran the clock all the way down to one second before Tran said, "I call." De León then tabled for the nuts and Tran simply mucked.
Chris Klodnicki was faced with a 1,600-chip bet, and opted to raise to 4,000. His opponent called. The turn was the , both players checked, and the river was the . Klodnicki's opponent led out for 7,100, prompting Klodnicki to shift in his chair and study the board.
He eventually called, and his opponent mucked his hand. Klodnicki mucked as well, and pulled in the pot.
Tatiana Barausova and Jesse Sylvia were engaged in a battle of the blinds on a flop that read . Barausova led for 500 and Sylvia flat called.
The hit the turn and Barausova checked her option. Sylvia moved 1,300 into the middle and Barausova quickly announced a check-raise to 4,000 straight. Sylvia opted to lay it down and the Team Online member took down the pot.
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. Dwyte Pilgrim bet 12,000 into an already substantial pot against a lone opponent. Pilgrim's opponent called and the World Series of Poker Circuit legend showed 
for jacks full of deuces. His opponent mucked and Pilgrim raked in the chips.
. Tran had bet 6,000 only to have de León raise to 13,000. Tran snap-called the raise and then checked the 
for the nuts and Tran simply mucked.
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, both players checked, and the river was the 
. Klodnicki's opponent led out for 7,100, prompting Klodnicki to shift in his chair and study the board.
. Barausova led for 500 and Sylvia flat called.
