The final 51 players are on a fifteen-minute break. When they return, they'll play down to the final 43 players before bagging and tagging for the evening, with play going hand-for-hand when 44 players remain.
Brandon Carl opened to 7,000 in early position, and got callers in Glenn Uchibori on the small blind, and Kevin Hale in the big blind.
The flop came 
, and Carl continued for 8,500 when the action checked to him. Uchibori called, and Hale went all in.
Carl folded, and Uchibori tanked for a bit, then made the call.
Glenn Uchibori: 
Kevin Hale: 
Uchibori was behind Hale, with the set of jacks in the lead. Uchibori was looking for a fifth club to complete the flush, but it never came on the 
turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
278,000 | 143,000 |
|
205,000 | 205,000 |
|
Busted |
A player jammed for his last 14,500 from middle position, and action folded to Glenn Uchibori in the big blind. He had the dealer pull the 3,000's in from his big blind, then shrugged and called the last 11,500.
Opponent: 
Glenn Uchibori: 
The 
was a brick for Uchibori, but he hit the 
turn to take the lead. His opponent was still very live with two overs and an open-ended straight draw, but the 
river gave Uchibori the knockout with his tens-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 52,000 |
Vanessa Kade opened to 6,500 in early position, and got calls from Zach McKirahan in the small blind and Daoud Majid in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Kade bet 10,000, and McKirahan raised to 33,000. Majid folded, and Kade called.
McKirahan bet 42,500 on the turn, and Kade called again.
McKirahan then checked the 
, and with the fourth heart falling Kade went all in. McKirhahan went deep into the tank, taking several minutes to make his decision. Evetually, the floor came over and started counting down, and counted all the way down to zero, rendering McKirahan's hand dead.
After taking in the more than 170k pot, Kade is up to 335,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000 | 165,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -19,000 |
Brittney Barnes raised to 7,000 from middle position, and Brian "The Golden Blazer" Frenzel three-bet to 30,000 in the big blind. Barnes four-bet shoved to put Frenzelin for his last 102,500 total, and Frenzel tanked for a few minutes before folding.
After the hand, Frenzel told Barnes he folded pocket tens, to which Barnes responded, "Oh, I'm glad you folded! Tens are my enemy!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 10,000 |
|
72,500 | 14,000 |
A player raised to 8,000 in middle position, and Kevin Hale three-bet shoved for 81,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to the middle position player, who called off his last 48,500.
Opponent: 
Kevin Hale: 
The flop brought some chop outs for Hale's opponent, and the 
turn added a flush draw to Hale's outs to dodge, but the river ensured Hale the pot and the KO.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | 54,000 |
Bill Richter limped from early position, getting three callers. Action checked through all four players on the 
flop, and Richter bet 3,500 on the turn, getting a call from Josh Fontenot and getting two folds.
Both players checked the 
river, and Richter took down the pot with . Richter appears to be the first player on Day 1b to hit the 300k chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Hand #1:
A player opened to 6,500 from middle position, and Brian Frenzel three-bet shoved for 46,500 from the cutoff. The middle position player tanked for a few minutes, then folded.
While this hand was going on, at the table next door...
Hand #2:
A player opened to 7,000 in middle position, and Rian Mullins three-bet shoved for 45,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to the middle position player, who quickly folded, at roughly the same time the player in Frenzel's hand did.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,500 | 500 |
|
58,500 | 23,500 |
With the board reading 
, Barry Birdwell put a bet in for 15,000 in early position.
Ian Steinman, from the big blind, made the fold, sending the pot Birdwell's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000 | 52,000 |
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
