The tournament is up to 534 players for day 1b. Chris Bolek has just taken his seat and will be looking to add on to the amazing November he had in 2014 when he had a first and second place finish for a total of $764,571 in winnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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40,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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38,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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37,500
37,500
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37,500 |
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34,500
4,500
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4,500 |
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34,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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31,500
31,500
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31,500 |
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31,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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29,500
500
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500 |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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28,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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24,000
24,000
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24,000 |
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23,500
6,500
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6,500 |
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22,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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22,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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19,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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Rami Boukai raised to 400 in the hijack and Faraz Jaka three-bet to 1,300 from the button. Boukai called and the flop fell 
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Boukai check-called 1,100 from Jaka to see the 
turn where he check-called 2,600 from Jaka. The 
river completed the board and Boukai checked for a third time. Jaka bet 6,800 and after a few moments, Boukai opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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24,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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In the cutoff, Justin Zaki check-called 725 from Aaron Massey on the 
flop, but Zaki came out betting with 2,100 on the 
turn. Zaki slowed down on the river, and Massey dropped 3,125 into the pot. Zaki folded fairly quickly, and Massey showed him 
for top two.
Massey is fresh off of a 10th place finish in the LAPT event here earlier today, when he cashed for $22,760. He wasted no time hopping right over to the PCA Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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34,000 | |
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27,000
3,000
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3,000 |
We got to the table with 2,600 in the pot already and the board showing 
. There was a bet of 825 in front of Scott Baumstein acting out of the small blind and he was facing a bet of 2,500 from Donald Rae. Baumstein made the call and the dealer put out the 
on the turn.
Baumstein thought for a moment before putting out a bet of 4,150. Rae asked for a count and then decided against seeing the river card as he handed his cards to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,500
11,500
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11,500 |
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25,225 | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
If you played Day 1a and are looking for something fun to do during today's day off from the action, you can visit the John Watling's distillery to get a taste of some local Bahamian rum. PokerNews' Remko Rinkema recently stopped by, and you can check out his review in the video below:
Joe Cada started things off with a raise to 400 from early position and Rhynie Campbell called from the button. The two would check the flop of 
and the dealer put out the 
on the turn. Cada checked again and Campbell put out a bet of 750 that Cada called.
The river was the and both players quickly checked. Cada turned over 
and Campbell mucked to give the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event champion the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,250
7,250
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7,250 |
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We found Sebastian Von Toperczer and David Diaz heads up with a completed board of 
. Witha bout 7,000 already in the pot, Von Toperczer fired out a final bet of 6,500. Diaz was in the tank for about 90 seconds before he flung out calling chips.
Von Toperczer rolled over 
for a flopped set of treys. Diaz threw his cards into the muck and his stack was reduced to about 17,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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41,000 | |
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17,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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