Day 1b of the Main Event is getting underway in the room as Day 1a winds down. The second of four flights will play down to 12.5% of the field this evening, and the surviving players will return for Sunday's Day 2 finale.
PokerNews will pick up the Day 1b action at the conclusion of Day 1a.
Ziad Dawas shoved his small stack and Ron Gil shoved from the next seat over with more. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up with Dawas at risk.
Ziad Dawas: 
Ron Gil: 
The board ran out 
and Gil made a pair of nines on the flop to eliminate Dawas from the Day 1a flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Action was heads-up with 
on the board when Kris Burchfield got his last 109,000 in after exchanging raises with a player in the big blind.
Kris Burchfield: 
Opponent:
The turn and river ran out 
and Burchfield dodged the flush to move near the top part of the leaderboard after scoring a big double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Amar Khorol was seen pulling in the chips after surviving a runout for a double-up.
Khorol had 
showing, while his opponent turned over 
. The board was 
and the tens held for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Kevin Goldman outlasted a field of 275 entries to capture the first ring of the RGPS Bay Area stop. The top 35 places paid out from a total prize pool of $55,000, and Goldman took home $12,100 for the victory.
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Goldman | $12,100 |
| 2 | Antonio Esta | $8,670 |
| 3 | John Tipton | $5,575 |
| 4 | Glenn Campbell | $3,425 |
| 5 | Anton Halteh | $2,645 |
| 6 | Emily Terry | $2,190 |
| 7 | James Petray | $1,845 |
| 8 | Lang Vo | $1,540 |
| 9 | Darrell Ticehurst | $1,230 |
The remaining 72 players are now on another 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
212,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
190,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
173,000
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
|
155,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
110,000 | |
|
60,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
51,000 | |
|
|
32,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
A player in middle position raised to 6,000 and William Hill shoved his last 20,500 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Hill's opponent called to put him at risk.
William Hill:
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Hill held on with the better ace to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
500
|
500 |
Action was heads-up with 
on the board when William Hill shoved and Amar Khoral called for the last of his chips.
Amar Khorol: 
William Hill: 
The turn and river ran out 
and Khorol held on with pocket eights to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000 | |
|
|
47,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
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