Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the day.
The official numbers are in. Combined with the 316 runners from Day 1a, the 446-player Day 1b field brought the total number of entries up to 762, which created a prize pool of $1,143,000. That will divided among the top 81 finishers with $228,600 and a seat into the National Championship reserved for the winner.
Here's a look at how it will be divvied up:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $228,600 |
| 2nd | $140,932 |
| 3rd | $103,899 |
| 4th | $77,438 |
| 5th | $58,487 |
| 6th | $44,748 |
| 7th | $34,667 |
| 8th | $27,192 |
| 9th | $21,591 |
| 10th-12th | $17,351 |
| 13th-15th | $14,116 |
| 16th-18th | $11,624 |
| 19th-21st | $9,681 |
| 22nd-24th | $8,161 |
| 25th-27th | $6,961 |
| 28th-30th | $6,001 |
| 31st-33rd | $5,235 |
| 34th-36th | $4,618 |
| 37th-45th | $4,115 |
| 46th-54th | $3,703 |
| 55th-63rd | $3,372 |
| 64th-72nd | $3,098 |
| 73rd-81st | $2,846 |
Zal Irani and Quan Nguyen checked on a flop of ![]()
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, and Cord Garcia fired out 6,700. Only Irani called.
The turn was the
, both players checked, and the
completed the board. The two checked again.
Garcia showed ![]()
for a pair of nines, prompting Irani to muck ![]()
face up.
Kevin Saul just received a full double holding ![]()
on a board of ![]()
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. The Foxwoods Main Event champion was all in for 25,800 and his opponent's cards were in the muck when we arrived.
Saul now sits with around 55,000 chips.
The following players are nowhere to be found, which means they have been eliminated in the last few levels.
In one of the last hands of Level 14, Rob Salaburu three-bet to 12,000 from the blinds facing a raise to 3,600 and a call. Only the original raiser called.
The dealer fanned ![]()
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, and Salaburu immediately led out for 13,000. The player folded, and the Octo-Niner pulled in the pot.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
"You're going to want to watch this one," Cord Garcia just told our reporter a moment ago.
He and Quan Nguyen were heads up on a flop of ![]()
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, and Nguyen checked.
"One free card," Garcia said, knuckling behind.
The turn was the
, Nguyen checked again, and Garcia bet the minimum (1,600). Nguyen min check-raised, making it 3,200, and Garcia called.
A repeat four - the
- completed the board, and both players checked. Nguyen showed ![]()
for sevens and fours, and Garcia mucked.