Mike Lang bet 14,000 from the big blind into about 30,000 on a completed board of 
. An opponent in middle position thought more than a minute before letting it go.
Despite the win, Lang has lost a bit of steam from his peak.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Mike Rieck got his 51,000 in preflop with 
against the 
of an opponent.
"If I don't win, I hope you do," Rieck cracked.
The board ran 
, good for a Rieck double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Jeremy Brown bet 6,500 from an early position in a three-way pot on 
. A player in the cutoff called, and one in the blinds folded. On the 
, Brown checked and quickly shoved all in when his opponent bet 14,000. There was only about 26,000 back but Brown's opponent mucked right away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Dennis Stevermer busted Dan Bekavac with aces over king-queen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
173,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
130,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
100,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
80,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
75,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
50,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
35,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
Busted | |
Tim Garles bet 25,000 into a pot of 40,000 from the big blind on 
. According to another player at the table, Garles had defended big blind for 5,000 against an early open and check-raised from 6,000 to 13,000 on the flop.
His opponent stuck in a raise to 62,000 and Garles went deep into the tank. Finally, he shoved for 93,000 or so and was snap-called.
Garles: 
Opponent:
Garles got up to leave but the 
arrived to save him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
226,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Scotter Clark was all in from an early position for about 30,000 and Missy Bartelme called out of the big blind with 
. Clark showed a dominated 
and needed help.
He found some with a gutter on the 
flop but nothing further emerged to help him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Day 1b has hit a milestone with 500 entries. That pushes the two-flight total to just shy of 850, meaning the prize pool could get within shouting distance of $1 million depending on how the last 90 minutes or so of registration shake out.
Missy Bartelme had bet and was facing an all-in shove worth around 50,000 on a 
flop. She called with and was pleased to see her opponent roll over a crushed 
. The and 
were no threat to the queens and Bartelme surged to six figures.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
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