On the river, the board read and Dan Lowery was all in on the button for about 14,000. A player in the cutoff had bet 6,000 and was in the tank. He eventually settled on a call, and Lowery tabled , confident his top two were a winner. However, the cutoff showed for a straight.
"That's a nice hand," Lowery said with a sigh as he headed for the exit.
Grant Hinkle shoved all in for about 18,000 early, and Anthony Spinella put in calling chips in middle position. Everyone else folded, and they tabled their cards.
Hinkle:
Spinella:
The flop delivered a straight draw for Hinkle, but he turned a set and faded Spinella's remaining outs to double through.
Will Berry fired a final Day 1b bullet before registration closed, and he shoved all in soon after sitting when someone opened to 3,100 in middle position. That player called with and Berry found himself dominated and hoping for a king with . The flop brought the deck's final jack, and the Oklahoma-based pro headed for the doors with only Day 1c left to punch a Day 2 ticket.
With the beginning of the previous level, registration for Day 1b closed. There were 312 entries today and that means Day 1b will end when 38 players remain.
and Dan Lowery was all in on the button for about 14,000. A player in the cutoff had bet 6,000 and was in the tank. He eventually settled on a call, and Lowery tabled 
, confident his top two were a winner. However, the cutoff showed 
for a straight.
.
and Kessler doubled up with a full house.
, bringing three diamonds onto the paired board. Dentale went all in and Spinella folded.
.
