A player in the hijack opened to 10,000 and Blair Hinkle three-bet to 26,000 from the cutoff.
His opponent folded after some thought and Hinkle continues to chip up late in Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,500 | 148,300 |
There are currently 62 players remaining in Day 1a and 31 players will bag and tag for Day 2.
In the first PokerNews Podcast episode of the New Year, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway talk about Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme & Brad Owen getting into the Texas card room game down in Austin, Polk's chat with the controversial Dan Bilzerian, and Mike McDonald and Phil Galfond closing up shop on PokerShares and Run It Once (RIO) respectively.
They also recap Kyna England winning MSPT Season 12 Player of the Year, Masashi Oya winning the MSPT Venetian for $161,780, and the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) kicking off their latest stop at Northern California's Thunder Valley Casino.
Finally, they welcome guest Maria Ho to the show to talk about the new season of The Amazing Race, being best friends with Tiffany Michelle, her goals for 2022, and whether or not she'll be attending this year's Global Poker Awards.
Players are now on another 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
|
127,500 | 27,700 |
|
108,800 | 92,300 |
|
104,000 | 104,000 |
|
|
77,400 | 77,400 |
|
75,100 | -5,900 |
|
57,300 | 57,300 |
|
|
54,500 | 1,800 |
|
|
43,900 | 43,900 |
|
43,700 | 43,700 |
|
|
39,100 | 39,100 |
|
|
31,200 | 31,200 |
|
|
28,300 | 28,300 |
Joe Stapleton was all in and at risk preflop against Soloman Stewart.
Joe Stapleton: 
Soloman Stewart: 
The board came 
and Stapleton drilled quads to remain in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
193,000 | 142,500 |
|
37,800 | 12,600 |
Theresa Cummings bet 7,000 on the 
flop and was met with an all in from John Hadley for 26,400 total. Cummings called with a slightly bigger stack.
John Hadley: 
Theresa Cummings: 
Hadley was out in front with aces and nines and held through the turn 
and river 
. Hadley doubled up while Cummings was left with just 2,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,500 | 54,800 |
|
2,000 | -33,600 |
While Day 1a continues to move along, Day 1b has begun.
There are currently 95 entries at the start of Level 2. Players have one re-entry available and registration will be open for Day 1b until the start of Level 9 at approximately 8:30 p.m. tonight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,500 | -7,800 |
|
|
65,500 | 30,300 |
|
61,900 | 8,100 |
|
59,500 | 600 |
|
|
46,500 | -20,300 |
|
37,700 | -8,800 |
|
|
35,600 | -36,900 |
|
25,500 | 500 |
|
|
25,200 | 3,400 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
