Danny Fuhs, Aaron Massey and Brandon Steven were all eliminated this level and so far Fuhs is the only one of the three who hasn't reentered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
Busted |
Aaron Mermelstein moved all in on the 
flop for 6,650. His opponent tanked for a bit, then called with the 
. Mermelstein had the 
.
The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
to send Mermelstein to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Three players were all in and waiting on one player to decide whether to play or not. The player reluctantly folded and the three remaining players showed their hands.
Among them was Stacey Jones, who was in the lead with 
. His two opponents had 
and 
. The board ran out 
, giving Jones the win with a set of eights. He tripled his 20,550 stack to 62,000 on the last hand before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
The players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
24,800
|
24,800 |
|
81,000
55,100
|
55,100 |
|
||
|
79,000
26,325
|
26,325 |
|
||
|
58,400
-4,800
|
-4,800 |
|
52,000
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
|
||
|
36,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
29,600
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
27,300
-10,550
|
-10,550 |
|
|
||
|
16,350
16,350
|
16,350 |
|
11,100
-13,900
|
-13,900 |
|
||
|
5,900
-18,100
|
-18,100 |
|
Busted | |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Three players were all in on a board of 
. One of them, Chengce Jiang, turned over the 
for a set of threes. His two opponents had the 
and the 
. Jiang's set held when the board ran out with the and , and Jiang doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
Cord Garcia was doing very well to start off Day 1b, but after losing a flip with 
versus an opponent's queens, he was clipped back a bit. But, Garcia did win a small pot just a few moments ago to start moving back in the right direction.
After Brandon Steven opened with a raise to 1,500 from middle position, Garcia three-bet to 2,800 out of the cutoff seat. Play folded back to Steven, and he called to see the flop come 
. Steven checked, Garcia bet 2,000, and Steven folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
25,000 |
