A player opened to 600 in early position and got one caller before Kelly Minkin made it 2,000 to go on the button. The opener came back with 5,500 after the blinds folded, and Minkin called. She called a barrel of 5,000 on the 
flop and both checked the 
turn. The opener fired 10,000 on the 
river and Minkin snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,800
9,200
|
9,200 |
All of these players are firing here on Day 1b after bricking Day 1a. Maria Ho is off to a roaring start with about two starting stacks, far better than she did yesterday when she was playing at a deficit almost immediately.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Greg Himmelbrand bet 1,500 on a board of 
in middle position and got a call from an opponent on the button. He fired 2,600 on the 
river, and his opponent looked him up. Himmelbrand showed 
and the full house was good.
At another table, James "Big Show" Calderaro and John Gordon grabbed seats next to each other.
Players are on break for 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
|
||
|
25,000 | |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Adam Krach is among the most recent entrants to the tournament. He held the chip lead early on Day 1a but ended up failing to find a bag, and he's back for more after a late night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Michael Lech check-raised all in for 3,400 in the small blind on a flop of 
, and an opponent who fired 1,000 quickly called with a set of fours in middle position. Lech rolled over 
and he was looking for a three, but the turn and river were bricks and he headed for the doors.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
James Calderaro went bust and reentered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
33,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
31,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
15,100
15,900
|
15,900 |
|
14,300
10,700
|
10,700 |
|
|
||
|
14,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
12,400
12,600
|
12,600 |
We found Zach Donovan all in for 17,725 on a board of 
. A player in the cutoff had bet 2,100 and been called by opponents on the button and in the big blind before Donovan jammed. The bettor tanked awhile and mucked, but the player on the button called. The big blind shoved all in, and the player on the button called.
Donovan: 
Button: 
Big blind: 
Donovan was in a fantastic position fading only chops, and the river was a harmless . The cutoff said he folded a set of jacks.
"Money card," Donovan said with a smile, pointing at the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
40,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
39,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,200
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
28,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
14,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
