Bernard Lee has been riding a short stack for most of the afternoon. That is why we were surprised to see him back above starting stack when we walked by his table.
According to Lee, he was able to double up with 
against his opponents 
on a 
flop. That will give him some breathing room as we creep under the one-hour remaining mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
48,100
5,100
|
5,100 |
|
47,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
|
45,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
41,300
10,300
|
10,300 |
|
|
41,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
39,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
23,400
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
18,500
14,800
|
14,800 |
|
18,400
2,600
|
2,600 |
Kevin Saul and Hoyt Lance got their stacks all in preflop. The rest of table folded and they were off to the showdown.
Saul: 
Lance: 
The board ran 
and Lance doubled up to over 25,000 and left Saul with a small stack to work with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000 | |
|
3,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
After Chad Batista limped in under the gun, the player to Batista's immediate left raised to 1,250. Batista was the only caller and the flop was 
. Batista check-called 800. The turn was the 
and again he check-called, this time for 1,500. The river was the 
and Batista's opponent moved him all in for his last 11,300. Batista quickly let go of his hand.
When we arrived at the table, three hands were turned face up with two players at risk. Biddle Daniel held 
, Ken Woolard held 
and the third player held the short stick with a measly 
.
The board ran out 
, and since both Daniel and Wollard had the other player covered, the split up his 24,000 in chips.
"I'm not sure I've ever seen that before," said Daniel with a smile. Somewhere out there Brett Richey is still cringing over a similar hand.
Cards are back in the air following the quick break. The field will play three more 40 minute levels and then bag and tag for the day. The second flight will start at 7 p.m. local time.
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
We are now on our second and final break for the Day 1a field.
The following hand was told to us by Aaron Massey just before the break.
The under-the-gun player limped before the player to his left raised to 600. Massey was in the big blind holding 
and three-bet to 1,900. The blinds folded to the limper and he again just called. The initial raiser folded.
The flop was 
rainbow, and Massey's opponent open-shipped for over 11,000. Massey thought for a bit before telling the table that he had "Rebuy Equity". He was referring to his ability to buy in again tonight in "Day 1b", but only if he was eliminated in our opening field. He made the call and his opponent tabled 
. Massey dodged the draw with a couple of bricks on the turn and river. He now has 31,200.
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