The field swiftly dropped from 72 to 68 entrants in a matter of moments at the start of the level, bringing us just three bustouts away from the end of play. However, since those bustouts, action has slowed to a crawl, with majority of pots played at the remaining tables consisting of shoves and folds. Stay tuned as we await the final three eliminations before Day 1c comes to a close.
A player raised to 14,000 from early position and Eluterio Rodriguez called from the cutoff. The small blind also called to take action three ways to a flop of 
. The small blind led out for 22,000 and the original raiser quickly put out a stack of orange T5,000 chips to raise to 100,000.
With action on Rodriguez, he went all in for 132,500. The small blind thought for about five seconds and let his hand go and the original raiser called off the remaining 32,500 left to stay in the hand.
Eluterio Rodriguez: 
Opponent: 
Rodriguez had found himself flopping top set at the perfect time and was now two cards away from doubling at the expense of his opponent's aces. The turn 
and river 
completed the runout and confirmed the double, earning him a huge pot as the tournament now has dipped below 70 players, needing less than five eliminations before play will conclude for the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
322,000
229,000
|
229,000 |
With 80,000 already in the pot, and a 
flop on the felt, a player jammed for 76,500 from middle position, and Vijaya Madala tanked for a few minutes before committing calling chips, leaving himself just 40,000 behind.
Opponent: 
Vijaya Madala: 
Madala found help immediately on the 
turn, prompting a "Jesus!" from the table. THe 
river bricked off, and Madala scored the KO.
A player shoved all in for 51,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Rees Scruggs, who called all in for less from the cutoff. The remaining players folded and the two turned up their cards.
Rees Scruggs: 
Opponent:
The board ran out 
and his pocket fives remained best to secure the double, leaving his opponent crippled in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Ben Keeline jammed for 39,000 from under the gun, and Pamela Belote called off her last 14,000 in middle position. The player next to act confirmed the amount of Keeline's stack, then called to put both players at risk.
Pamela Belote: 
Ben Keeline:
Opponent: 
Belote's kings turned into a set on the 
flop, leaving Keeline's best hope for survival to pair one of his hole cards to win the side pot. A turn and 
river left Keeline wanting, however, and he made his exit while Belote tripled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Chad Smith opened to 13,000 on the cutoff and was three-bet all in by the player in the small blind for a bit over 10 big blinds. He quickly called.
Chad Smith: 
Small Blind:
The board ran out 
, securing the win for Smith by the turn and scoring an elimination as the end of the day begins to come into the picture.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Pamela Belote raised to 16,000 from the hijack, and Brian Lee, who won Event #5 here at the 2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series, three-bet to 36,000 from the button. Belote called.
Belote jammed for 100,000 on the 
flop, and Lee didn't hesitate long to make the call.
Pamela Belote: 
Brian Lee: 
Belote couldn't find an eight on the 
turn or river, and sent most of her stack over to Lee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
170,500
|
170,500 |
|
|
14,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Viet Vo had bet 38,000 on a flop of with a pile of chips already in the middle and two opponents in the hand. The next player to act was in early position and went all in for 56,000, with the final player in the hijack calling. The all-in player remarked about the size of the pot
Action was then heads up for a side pot as the turn came . Vo threw out another 29,000 and received a call from the hijack. The river fell and Vo fired 42,000 more. The hijack thought for a bit and made the call.
Viet Vo: 
All-In Player:
Hijack: 
"Gah!" said the all-in player, seeing his aces were cracked to slay his chances at a triple as the Vo saw both the main and the side pots sent to him, resulting in him taking down a huge pot that puts him to be the likely chip leader at present moment in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000 |
