| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 | 33,500 |
|
50,000 | |
|
32,500 | 9,500 |
|
21,500 | -5,000 |
|
11,000 | 3,000 |
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 611 | $183,300 |
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| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Maurer | Grayville, IL | $43,880 |
| 2 | Mark Bell | Jeffersonville, IN | $23,809 |
| 3 | Kevin Praytor | Odenville, AL | $17,410 |
| 4 | Ryan Turner | Rochester, IL | $12,919 |
| 5 | Ber Xiong | Lawrenceville, GA | $9,720 |
| 6 | Benjamin Deforrest | Ballwin, MO | $7,414 |
| 7 | Donna Heard | Truman, AR | $5,734 |
| 8 | Calvin Simpson | Nashville, IN | $4,495 |
| 9 | Paul Mckanna | Nashville, TN | $3,571 |
A player in middle position popped it up to 800 and Rex Clinkscales called from the cutoff. The rest of the table threw their hands away and the flop brought 
. Clinkscales' opponent continued with a bet of 1,525 and Clinkscales stuck around.
The turn brought the 
and the original raiser slowed down by tapping the table. Clinkscales took this opportunity to drop 1,825 into the center and his opponent quickly got rid of his cards. Clinkscales is now sitting on about 26,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 | 11,000 |
The board read 
and Jacob Bazeley checked to his lone opponent. With over 10,000 already in the pot, his opponent shot out a bet of 6,000 and action was back on Bazeley.
Bazeley thought for about fifteen seconds before throwing out a call. Bazeley showed two ladies - 
- to be exact. His opponent mucked his hand and Bazeley dragged in the pot. He's now sporting a stack of about 34,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,500 | 16,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
We missed the details, but can officially report that Ari Engel has been eliminated from play. We're sure that we will see him once again on the felt for Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
John Holley opened with a raise to 625 and Aaron Massey called from the hijack. The button and small blind tagged along and the four players saw a flop of 
.
The small blind checked and Holley continued for 900. Massey looked at the dealer and announced a raise to 2,225 and the cutoff folded. The small blind quickly announced a three-bet all in over the top. Holley shook his head and mucked his hand and Massey went into the tank.
"I'm going to choose not to gamble," Massey lamented after about thirty seconds. He moved his hand to the muck and his opponent was awarded the pot. With this hit, Massey is now sitting on about 14,500 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500 | -5,200 |
The board read 
and we found Matt Chang calling the all in of a shorter stack player.
"You got a boat?" asked Chang as he called when his opponent came over the top. He showed 
for a turned flush.
Indeed, his opponent did have a full house with . The 
completed the board and Chang was forced to ship double up chips over to the player on the right. This is the first major hit we've seen to Chang's stack today. That being said, he's still sitting more than healthy and still toward the top of the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | -19,000 |
We did not catch any action, but walked past John Dolan's table to find his seat vacant.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
