The final 47 players in Day 1b have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the day.
When they return, they'll play either three more levels or until nine more players are eliminated, which is certainly the more likely scenario.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
328,000 | |
|
|
310,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
298,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
240,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
210,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
183,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
174,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
90,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
|
56,500 | |
It's shaping up to be another early night for the players, with just 12 more eliminations needed to reach the 38-player threshold to bring the field to 15 percent and send those players on to Day 2.
Chris Tryba raised to 6,500 under the gun and was met with no less than four callers, including Scott Katip in the big blind.
The flop came 
and after Katip checked, Tryba continued for 20,000.
A player in early position called, and the action then folded back to Katip, who moved all in.
Tryba called for approximately 130,000 to put himself at risk. The early position player folded, leaving Katip to try to take out Tryba.
Chris Tryba: 
Scott Katip: 
Katip's flopped set had Tryba in dire straits, and the 
runout couldn't save the WSOP bracelet winner, as the huge pot was pushed to Katip, whose stack is now nearing 500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
488,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
A commotion was heard at Table 21 as a large pot was being pushed to Chad Stone, whose stack has moved above 300,000 after an incredible runout.
Stone and his opponent got 65,000 in before the flop with Stone's opponent at risk. Stone held 
and the at-risk player held 
.
The 
flop couldn't have been better for Stone, bringing him a flush draw.
The 
turn brought no help, but after Stone called for one more diamond, in it slid with the 
on the river to give Stone the unlikely pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
342,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Albert Augustine moved his last 11,500 in from early position. He was met with calls from Chad Holloway in middle position, who himself has spun up a micro stack, and Jamie Teel on the button.
Holloway and Teel checked every street of the 
board, with Holloway showing 
and Teel showing 
on the end, for ace highs.
Augustine then showed 
, holding the only diamond for a winning flush to triple-up back over starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
91,000 | |
|
|
58,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
38,500
42,500
|
42,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
301,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
295,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
|
|
283,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
275,000
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
|
180,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
160,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
145,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
40,000 | |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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