Karo Galstyan went all in preflop from early position, and Lee Markholt reshoved from the hijaclk, having Galstyan well covered.
Karo Galstyan: 
Lee Markholt: 
Board: 
Galstyan hit a pair of threes on the flop, but found no further help on the runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 160,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | -2,500 |
|
245,000 | 116,000 |
|
245,000 | 20,000 |
|
240,000 | |
|
235,000 | -38,000 |
|
|
220,000 | -20,000 |
|
210,000 | 14,000 |
|
170,000 | -45,000 |
|
130,000 | -57,000 |
|
95,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
85,000 | -31,000 |
|
69,000 | 33,000 |
|
69,000 | 29,000 |
|
52,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 7,000 |
|
50,000 | -62,000 |
|
40,000 | 8,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Players are on a 15-minute break; the field will play through Level 16, which is a one-hour level on the other side of the break. Day 1b will end at the end of Level 16, or when the field is trimmed to 43 players.
Robert Angeleri open raised from the button, Nick Pupillo three-bet to 30,000 from the small blind, and Angeleri four-bet all in for 139,000 total.
Pupillo, having Angeleri covered, tanked for a couple of minutes, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 | 48,000 |
|
|
187,000 | -89,000 |
Karo Galstyan opened to 8,000 under the gun, Eric "PowWow" Ethans called from the hijack, and Greg Fils called from the big blind.
The flop came 
, and action checked to Galstyan, who bet 10,000. Both opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
237,000 | 17,000 |
|
|
116,000 | |
|
|
72,000 |
The under-the-gun player open raised, and Vincent Moscati called in the big blind.
Moscati checked the 
flop, the early position player bet 7,000, and Moscati check-raised to 18,000. The opponent called.
Moscati went all in for the rest of his stack on the 
turn, and the under-the-gun player folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
83,000 | 21,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
With 
on the board, Mike Zimmer bet 20,000 into a pair of opponents from the small blind.
Brett Murray tanked for awhile from under the gun, then folded. The third player on the cutoff also folded, and with the win Zimmer is nearing the 300k chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
273,000 | 88,000 |
|
|
215,000 | 53,000 |
Eoin Starr, from under the gun, and Iris Angeleri, in the small blind, went heads-up in an all in preflop pot, with Starr having Angeleri covered.
Iris Angeleri: 
Eoin Starr: 
Board:
Starr's pocket aces had Angeleri crushed, and the set of aces came in for Starr with the on the flop, virtually sealing the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | |
|
Busted |