With late registration now closed, the floor has announced that of the 84 entries for Day 1b, 10 players will bag up and advance to Day 2 on Sunday.
Currently, 30 players remain in the second of four starting flights.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Brian Winter raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Jeremy Meade three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff. Winter then four-bet jammed for about 50,000 total and Meade thought for a moment before making the call.
Brian Winter: K♠Q♥ 
Jeremy Meade: K♦J♠
The flop came 8♣6♠2♣ with Winter's king-queen still out in front. He was in great shape to double up after the 2♦ turn, but the J♣ fell on the river to send him packing.
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Action went heads-up to a flop of A♠K♥10♥ in a hand between Wes Ingram in the small blind and Alan Percal in the big blind.
Ingram check-called a bet of 3,000 from Percal, bringing the 7♥ turn, where both players checked.
On the 4♣ river, Ingram checked again and Percal tossed out a bet of 7,500. Ingram called and tabled 10♦4♦ for two pair, tens and fours, besting the A♦J♥ of Percal.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players have been sent on the second 15-minute break of the day and will return to blinds at 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante.
Duster Ellis raised to 2,700 from early position, the player in the cutoff flatted, and Paul Schreiner defended in the big blind.
The flop of K♠5♠7♣ checked through to the 6♥ turn, where Schreiner led out for 1,600. Only Ellis called to see the A♥ river.
Schreiner led out again, this time for 6,000, and Ellis thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.
After a middle position raise and a flat from the hijack, the player on the button three-bet jammed for just over 30,000. Caio Sobral then reshoved in the big blind to isolate, resulting in folds behind.
Button: A♣K♦
Caio Sobral: Q♥Q♦
The button pulled ahead on the A♥5♦K♠ flop, improving to two pair, but Sobral retook the lead on the Q♠ turn.
Sobral's set of queens proved to be best as the 6♥ completed the board.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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