Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson has taken advantage of the reentry format and has been spotted taking a seat with half an hour of late registration to go. At this point, the six-time bracelet winner still has 20 big blinds to start with.
Harry Lodge has gotten tangled in a blind-versus-blind situation.
He was facing a board of 
. With 14,000 already in the pot, his opponent made it another 5,000 to get to showdown. Taking a few moments to think, Lodge decided a fold was the best option. He now has 10,125 in front.
Ryan Laplante opened to 1,000 in middle position. Marsha Wolak, on the cutoff, three-bet to 3,500. Action folded back to Laplante who moved all in for around 11,000. Wolak snap-called.
Marsha Wolak: 
Ryan Laplante: 
The board came 
and Wolak won the pot, sending Laplante to the rail.
For former WSOP Champion, Greg Raymer, the day has gone very well so far. In spite of losing a small pot just now, Raymer has 69,000 in front, which is almost three times the average at the moment.
Raymer had opened to 1,100, was called behind by one player, and then faced a three-bet to of 7,250, to which Raymer folded. This has not made even the tiniest dent on his stack, though.
Valentin Vornicu opened to 1,100 from middle position. The player in hijack called, along with the player on the cutoff. The button three-bet shoved for around 3,000. Vornicu was the only caller.
Valentin Vornicu: 
Opponent: 
The board came 
and Vornicu took down the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.
It's official, Day 1b has had more entries than Day 1a. Not only that, there is also another hour until late registration closes (9:15 p.m.), so that number is expected to rise even further.
Moshe Gavrieli, under the gun, moved all in for 5,750. A player in middle position was the only caller.
Moshe Gavrieli: 
Opponent:
The board came 
and Gavrieli found his much needed double-up.
Matt Affleck has had a great hour or so. Since the last dinner break, he had dropped as low as 7,700 but is now well over the 30,000 mark.
Joe Elpayaa is also on the up, more than doubling from starting stack.
Simon Deadman has also been spotted in the field again, reentering following his earlier bust out.
Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
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