Late registration for Day 1b end is still available up until the beginning of Level 13.
A total of 162 entries have registered for the flight so far, with about 80 players remaining as Level 9 begins.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Table 24 instantly became tougher territory with the entrance of Nick Pupillo.
The former No. 1-ranked player in the Global Poker Index rankings (currently No. 12) comes into the $360 Regional with more than $3.6 million in live tournament earnings. Amongst Pupillo's accomplishments are two WSOP Circuit Rings, two Heartland Poker Tour wins, and a bevy of other big finishes.
Pupillo looks to add an MSPT championship to his all-star resume this weekend in San Diego.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 108,000 |
|
133,000 | 88,000 |
|
80,000 | |
|
65,000 | -15,000 |
|
52,000 | -5,000 |
|
38,000 | |
|
30,000 | -5,500 |
|
27,000 | 27,000 |
|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | -4,000 |
|
10,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Hour Lim now sits on 85,000 chips, thanks to a double knockout hand.
Lim, with 
, got all-in on the flop with the board reading 
. Two opponents also went all in, one with 
and one with 
.
Lim, looking for a club to complete a flush, instead found running fours on the turn and river to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
An early position player opened to 3,000, and got calls from a middle position player, as well as Adrian Lopez on the immediate left.
The flop came 
, the original raiser checked, the middle position player bet 3,000, and Lopez raised all-in to 6,500.
Both opponents folded, and Lopez chipped up to 17,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000 | -4,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
