Two-time circuit ring winner Duane Gerleman busted the last of his bullets with 
, getting his remaining 22,000 in on a 
flop against a player who flopped a straight with 
in the big blind. Gerleman turned a backdoor flush draw but missed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000 | 97,000 |
|
90,500 | 61,500 |
|
66,000 | 32,000 |
|
54,000 | 11,000 |
|
50,000 | -36,500 |
|
50,000 | -2,000 |
|
48,000 | 11,000 |
|
26,700 | 12,700 |
|
17,300 | -18,700 |
|
17,000 | -14,500 |
|
16,000 | 16,000 |
Mike Lang opened to 2,100 in the cutoff and then called the shove of the player on his left who had about 8,500.
Lang: 
Button: 
Lang was behind but had live cards, and his chances looked better after a 
flop gave him a flush draw as well. The 
turn put him in the lead with a pair, and the 
was a blank on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,500 | 23,500 |
One last-minute buy-in pushed the total to 128 for Day 1b, which means the final tally with Day 1a is 238, a considerable step up from the 201 runners drawn in last year's event.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
We found Sam De Silva tanking against an all-in shove from Brett Reichard on a 
flop. De Silva had put in 5,000 from the cutoff and Reichard jammed 22,200 in the big blind. De Silva tossed in a call after a couple of minutes but his 
was miles behind Reichard's 
. The 
and 
didn't help De Silva.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,300 | -15,100 |
|
|
52,000 | 27,000 |
We found Mike Lovelace getting his stack counted out on a board of 
. Lovelace was in the small blind and had 
in front of him, while the player on the button had 
. He covered Lovelace's 31,250 but only barely. Nonetheless, the player told the table good game before the dealer could even confirm he had remaining chips and the player hastily exited, leaving about 1,000 to blind down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000 |
Brett Reichard got his remaining 12,000 or so in against a player he had barely covered.
Reichard:
Opponent: 
Reichard's dominating hand held as the board rolled out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | 7,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
