We found Jesus Calabrera mulling over a call after one opponent moved all in. The board read 
and Calabrera called.
Calabrera: 
Opponent: 
The board completed 
and Calabrera stacked his opponent's remaining chips.
We found Jerry Monroe and Brad Johnson in a hand on a flop of 
. Monroe shoved and Johnson called.
Johnson: 
Monroe: 
Monroe didn't catch any help when the board bricked and has one bullet left is he chooses to defend his crown. Johnson is pulling away from the field with near 165,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
Busted |
With ten minutes remaining on the clock for Day 1a, the field will play four more hands and then bag and tag for Day 2.
Day 1a has come to a close and the chipleader looks to be Jerry Ard with close to 200,000. We'll have the top ten counts from the flight posted shortly.
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
The second flight is halfway through Level 6. The levels will now reflect Day 1b action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
28,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
26,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
25,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
23,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
22,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
20,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
19,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
19,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
17,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
15,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
|
14,600
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
13,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
228,100 | |
|
|
196,500
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
184,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
164,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
148,700 | |
|
147,200
49,200
|
49,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
109,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
107,500
500
|
500 |
|
101,900 | |
With six levels in the books the field is on a ten minute break.
A total of 59 players survived Day 1a.
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
