An opponent in early position got it in for around 44,000 and Christopher Skinner was the lone caller.
Opponent: 
Christopher Skinner: 
The board ran out 
and Skinner's aces held to knock out another player. Skinner is nearing the 400,000 mark late in Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
391,000 | 101,000 |
A look at the leaderboard from Day 1a. The final entrant tally was 98, with 11 moving on to Sunday's Day 2.
| Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Hickey | 441,000 | 110 |
| 2 | Ken Morey | 381,000 | 95 |
| 3 | Luke Nguyen | 364,000 | 91 |
| 4 | David Leese | 204,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Charly Peterson | 195,000 | 49 |
| 6 | Nathan Trimble | 195,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Andrew Ostapchenko | 176,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Leonid Vaisburg | 148,000 | 37 |
| 9 | Woo Suk Oh | 139,000 | 35 |
| 10 | Rich Alsup | 106,000 | 26 |
| 11 | Katerina Grishakova | 101,000 | 25 |
Registration is now closed and 156 runners turned out for Day 1b. That brings the total for the first two flights to 254, with a big turnout expected for Saturday's final flight.
Day 1a sent 11 runners to Day 2.
With 50,000 in the pot and 
on the board, a player in the big blind bet 8,000 and Dantram Huynh raised to 18,000.
The big blind shoved and Huynh was covered with about 42,000 left. Huynh called and turned over 
. Her opponent had 
.
The river was 
, giving Huynh quad sixes for a big double late in Day 1b action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000 | 24,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 11 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.
Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event final table in a single season:
| Player | Hometown | Season | Final Tables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Steele | Chelsea, Michigan | 4 | 4 |
| Brett Kuznia | Stephen, Minnesota | 4 | 4 |
| Dan Sun | Cedar Rapids. Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Christian Pham | St. Paul, Minnesota | 4 | 3 |
| Everett Carlton | St. Paul, Minnesota | 1 | 3 |
| Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 5 | 3 |
| Michael Deis | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 5 | 3 |
| Nick Pupillo | Addison, Illinois | 5 | 3 |
| Mark Hodge | Fernandina Beach, Florida | 6 | 3 |
| DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 6 | 3 |
Players are on their last break of the evening. Play will continue until 10:00 left in Level 14.
A short time ago, Scott Subak was down to around 6,000.
Subak raised to around 60,000, well more than enough to cover the player to his left. Subak's opponent called.
Opponent: 
Steve Subak: 
The board ran out 
and Subak held with eights to score the elimination and continue his march back into contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000 | 82,000 |
Ryan Adams got his last 40,000 into the middle and he had the lone caller covered in late position.
Opponent: 
Ryan Adams: 
The board ran out 
and Adams caught a pair of kings to score the elimination and chip up near 100K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000 | 18,500 |
Matt Morfitt raised to 6,500 from under the gun and action folded around the Brett Parise on the button for a call.
The flop came 
and Morfitt checked. Parise bet 8,000 and Morfitt called.
Both players checked through the turn and river. Morfitt turned over 
for the king kicker to join the board's aces and sixes. Parise tossed the losing hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
267,000 | 38,000 |
|
114,000 |
