With about 7,000 in the middle and a completed board reading , Jeremy Drumm faced a bet of 3,200 choosing to raise it up to 10,000. His opponent took a moment before eventually making the call. Drumm tabled the , making a straight on the river, and his opponent mucked.
A string of bets between Mike Tieu and a heads-up opponent had Tieu all in and at risk preflop. Tieu had the best of it holding the crushing his opponent's . The board ran out and Tieu's opponent was forced to pay the all in price of 20,625.
Colin Phoenix has the early chip lead after sniffing out an opponent's all in bluff on the river. The board read and Phoenix's opponent had shoved for about 20,000 on the river.
Phoenix had his opponent slightly covered and made the call, turning over a full house with the . His opponent revealed the , missing a flush, and proceeded to exit the room.
Players are still flowing in with 77 players now seated in the Main Event. Some of the most recent entries include Scott Murawa, Leo Kaplin, Andrew Miller, and 2017 runner-up, Peter Beshay.
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The cards are in the air here on Day 1b of the Main Event. There are currently 32 players registered with a lineup at the registration desk. Late registration will remain open until the end of the dinner break which will be around 7 PM.