A player in middle position raised to 475 and got two callers from the blinds, including J.C. Tran sitting in the small blind and Tony Dunst sitting in the big blind.
The flop came , and all three checked. The turn was the , and this time Tran fired a bet of 650, getting a fold from Dunst but a call from the original raiser.
The river was the , bringing a fourth spade and second deuce. Tran acted quickly, betting 1,650 this time, and without much hesitation his opponent tossed his cards.
With late registration over here on the second of the two Day 1s in Event 59, we can report some final numbers regarding the field size, prize pool, and payout schedule.
A total of 4,620 players entered this one, together creating a total prize pool of $4,158,000. The top 468 finishers will be dividing up the loot, with a cool $654,797 awaiting the winner — not bad for a $1K investment.
A player in middle position raised, and it folded to Shane "Shaniac" Schleger who reraised all in. A count revealed his reraise was for exactly 2,525 more.
It folded back to the original raiser who thought a good while, then finally called. Schleger grinned when he saw his opponent's hand — — then he tabled his own . The board rolled out , and Schelger's fours held up, enabling him to survive.
Players are back from dinner and Level 7 has begun.
Following the precedent set last night by those playing Day 1a, the plan tonight will be to play two more one-hour levels, then another 18 minutes' worth of Level 9 before stopping for the night. Then whoever survives Day 1b will joined the 256 players who made it through Day 1a as a combined field for tomorrow's Day 2.
Following a quick loop of the Red and Bronze sections, here's a glimpse at some notables' stacks at the moment — before they move. Tables will be breaking from those sections into Gold and Silver during these next couple of levels.
, and all three checked. The turn was the 
, and this time Tran fired a bet of 650, getting a fold from Dunst but a call from the original raiser.
, bringing a fourth spade and second deuce. Tran acted quickly, betting 1,650 this time, and without much hesitation his opponent tossed his cards.
flop ran safe for Saechao and he doubled through and then some to 9,200.
— then he tabled his own 
. The board rolled out 
, and Schelger's fours held up, enabling him to survive.
