Yonnas Banteamlak raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and Dennis Backhaus called in the big blind.
Both players checked to the river on a board of K♥5♥5♦Q♠10♣. Backhaus then led out for 125,000, and Banteamlak tanked for a minute before calling. Backhaus showed Q♥10♦ for two pair, and Banteamlak mucked.
Backhaus, complete with his rubber duck suit, climbed up to 750,000 with that pot, while Banteamlak was left short-stacked with 350,000.
The $300 Double Greenchip Bounty event attracted 61 entries, generating a prize pool of $14,640.
The top eight players will finish in the money, with the champion earning $5,270.
Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $5,270 |
| 2 | $3,096 |
| 3 | $1,940 |
| 4 | $1,318 |
| 5 | $1,025 |
| 6 | $805 |
| 7 | $659 |
| 8 | $527 |
Han Oh moved all in for 105,000 in middle position and Masoud Shoja called in the cutoff
Han Oh: A♣2♦ 
Masoud Shoja: A♥Q♦
The board ran out J♣10♠9♥8♠4♠, and Shoja improved to a straight on the turn to win the pot and send Oh to the rail.
Oh's elimination brought the field down to 38 players. Day 1b will end once 29 remain.
A player in the cutoff moved all in for 200,000 and Andrew Touchette called in the big blind.
All-In Player: 8♠8♦
Andrew Touchette: 10♥10♠
The at-risk player found himself dominated by Touchette's tens, and the J♦9♠2♠K♥6♦ board offered no help. "Does he got me? I think he might," the cutoff joked as Touchette added to his million-chip stack with another bustout.
Warren Wiggins moved all in for 240,000 from the big blind, an opponent in early position reshoved for 250,000, and the small blind put both opponents at risk.
Warren Wiggins: Q♣Q♦
Early-Position: A♠J♥
Small Blind: 8♥8♦
Wiggins was ahead with his queens, and the 7♦6♦4♥4♦K♠ board kept him in the lead as he secured the pot. Wiggins tripled up, while the early-position player was sent to the rail.
Players on Day 1b of the $500 Monumental Stack are going on a 45-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 7:55 p.m. local time.
The tournament clock shows 45 players remaining. The day will conclude once 29 remain.
A player in early position moved all in, Solomon Tibebu called for 220,000 in middle position, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Solomon Tibebu: Q♠Q♣
Opponent: A♣10♦
Tibebu was ahead with his queens, and the board ran out 8♦8♥6♣10♥8♣ to improve him to a full house and secure his double up.
A player under the gun raised to 35,000 and the small blind called. Rick Aasen then three-bet to 120,000 in the big blind, and only the under-the-gun player called.
The flop came 10♣9♣3♠ and Aasen bet 60,000. His opponent accidentally put in 100,000, and the dealer forced him to make a min-raise to 120,000. Aasen then moved all in, and his opponent quickly folded.
Aasen, who already won the $400 T.O.R.S.E. event this festival, moved up to around 600,000 with that pot. Ed Thompson, meanwhile, has continued to build his stack and is above 1,000,000.
A $260 Milestone satellite into tomorrow's $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em event begins at 7 p.m. local time.
Players begin with a 20,000 starting stack, and anyone who accumulates 100,000 earns a seat. The tournament also has five seats added, in addition to the prize pool.
Andrew Touchette's table just broke, and on his first hand at his new one he picked up K♣K♦ in middle position and had an opponent in early position all in with A♦Q♥ for his last 150,000. The board ran out J♣3♠J♠3♦2♦, and Touchette scored the knockout to move up past 900,000.
Ed Thompson is also sitting with 850,000, Carl Beeman has 670,000, and Robert Colucci 620,000. The tournament clock currently shows 54 players remaining.
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