The remaining 80 players are on their first break of the flight.
Late registration closes at 10:25PM, and the remaining players at the end of Level 14 will move on to Day 2 on Sunday.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
As expected, many players will be taking multiple shots at this tournament.
Jianming made it to the last level of play in this morning's flight but was unable to hold on. This evening he leads the field with 53,000. Stay tuned to see if he makes it through!
Randy Pfeifer and Sean Bartlett are also taking another shot this evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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53,000 | |
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20,000
5,000
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5,000 |
|
11,500
11,500
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11,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Sean Bartlett has had a rough go of it today, and things have not gotten any better for him.
Bartlett flopped two pair with 
and got his money in on the flop. Unfortunately for him, the turn paired the wrong card and he was counterfeit against Tony Giallella's pocket kings.
The river was a brick, sending Bartlett to the rail.
Bartlett seems like a fighter, so don't count him out of the remaining flights!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Mike Bracci was sitting on a short stack for a while until he found himself in a situation to get himself back to a starting stack.
Two players who were also both short got their money in the middle, so Bracci decided to gamble and it paid off. Both players held ace-high while Bracci tabled pocket fives.
The board ran out clean for Bracci and he more than doubled up through one player and eliminated another.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
This level is the last one before registration closes for this flight.
The number of entries in Day 1b has already surpassed 1a, with the final two fights tomorrow having the expectation of being even bigger than today.
The guarantee for this event is set at $75,000, but if history is any indication, this number will be blown out of the water by the end of tomorrow!
The remaining 68 players are currently on a 15-minute color-up break.
Play resumes at 10:25PM, at which time registration will officially be closed for this flight.
