We caught the action in a heads up pot on the turn, with the board showing 
. There was about 8,500 in the middle, and Chad Batista had shoved for his last 5,500 when we got to the table. His opponent was already in the tank, and was there for about a minute before letting his hand go, and showing the 
. The table chuckled, and Batista took the pot to get up to 16,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Anyone who busted out of today's Day 1a will have the option to reenter into Day 1b. That is scheduled to start in just a few minutes, in a different room from here. We will walk over there in a few moments, and start up our coverage of that flight as well in this blog.
Level: 1b
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Level: 8a
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
For the time being, MrCleverFox will be covering Day 1b, and tayke2 will be covering Day 1a. Once 1a is wrapped up, tayke2 will move over to help with 1b.
Well AJ Jejelowo is at it again. The amateur is known for playing a ton of pots, and either building up huge stacks, or punting them in the process. Today, it looks like he will be building, as he just won a big coin flip to take the chip lead in level 8.
When we got to the table, Jejelowo had already three bet a player to 2,500. One of the blinds open shipped for 14,000 total, and it was back to Jejelowo. He tanked for about 40 seconds before dropping in the call.
Jejelowo: 
Opponent: 
The board brought all of the high cards, coming 
, and Jejelowo's two pair scored him the knockout. After that hand, he is sitting on 68,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
We apologize for the lack of updates from Day 1b. That tournament is being played in a different room all together from this one, and that room has very little to no internet for us. We are working on securing an ethernet cord, but for the time being, we will not be updating on 1b.
Level: 9a
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
We are back after some brief technical difficulties with Flight 1b of the WSOPC at the Bicycle Casino Main Event.
Already spotted in the field are WSOP Commentator David Tuchman, Matt Affleck, Eric Baldwin, Tripp Kirk, Matt Weber, and Cylus Watson.
Also in the field for flight 1b is one of the last women standing in the 2012 WSOP Main Event, Suzie Zhao.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,550
2,050
|
2,050 |
|
||
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
19,650
19,650
|
19,650 |
Level: 2b
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0