Level 9: Blinds 1,000/1,500
A total of 109 entries were tallied in this evening's flight, and the final 14 will advance to Monday's Day 2.
Just 50 players remain with an average chip stack of 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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105,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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80,000 | |
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70,000 | |
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65,000 | |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000 | |
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45,000 | |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Level 10: Blinds 1,000/2,000
Phil Hellmuth III, son of the poker Hall of Famer, limped under the gun. The player next to act raised to 6,000 and the hijack called. With the action back on Hellmuth, he limp-jammed for 34,000. The original raiser tank-folded before the hijack snapped it off.
Phil Hellmuth III: J♠J♦ 
Hijack: A♥K♣
It was a classic race with Hellmuth staying ahead on the 6♦6♣5♠ flop. He held through the Q♠9♠ runout as the fabled limp-jam worked wonders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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80,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Level 11: Blinds 1,500/3,000
Casey Sandretto opened the cutoff to 6,500 before the big blind jammed for 36,000 and Sandretto beat him into the pot.
Big Blind: A♥7♦
Casey Sandretto: Q♥Q♦
Sandretto picked up a premium at the right time and held through the J♦10♣2♠7♣Q♠ runout as the Day 1b field ticks below 35 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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135,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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Level 12: Blinds 2,000/4,000
A player limped from early position before a player on the button moved all-in. Tony Wasaya completed the small blind and two-time WSOP Circuit Main Event winner Michael Persky checked his option.
The 9♥8♥2♥6♦5♣ board was checked to the river before Persky bet 15,000 and got no callers.
Button: J♣10♠
Michael Persky: Q♥7♣
The button flopped open-ended but could not improve as Persky rivered a straight to bring the field to its final 30 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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80,000 |
The remaining 29 players are going on a 15-minute break.
Play resumes in Level 13 with blinds at 3,000/5,000/5,000 with an average stack of 113,000, or 23 big blinds.
Day 1b has been reduced to its final three tables as the remaining 26 players must navigate plenty of short stacks with the hopes of being one of the 14 to advance to Day 2.
Level 14: Blinds 3,000/6,000
A player jammed for 22,000 from early position and was called by Michael Lin in middle position and Michael Persky in the small blind.
The A♦3♥2♠6♣J♠ board was checked to the river before Lin bet 15,000 and Persky folded. Lin tabled 6♠6♥ for a turned set while the at-risk player mucked and the tournament has been reduced to its final 18 players.
With 15 players remaining and 14 being in the money, play will continue hand-for-hand until another player is eliminated.
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
