With 170,000 in the middle, Mackenzie Kraemer in the small blind moved all in for 103,500. The cutoff made the call who only just covered Kraemer.
Kraemer turned over 
for two pair. The cutoff threw his hand into the muck and revealed he had pocket jacks. Kraemer is now double the average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000 |
The cutoff was already all in when action was joined. There was around 90,000 in the main pot, and a flop of 
.
Eyyal Altar led out from under the gun for 35,000, getting a call from his opponent on the button. On the 
turn, Altar moved all in as the big stack. His opponent thought briefly before making the call with the effective stack of around 150,000.
Cutoff: 
Button: 
Eyyal Altar: 
Altar had the best of it with his trip eights and over 97 percent equity. A queen on the river and the cutoff and button would chop, anything else and Altar would scoop the whole pot. The 
hit the felt on the river, and Altar's trip eights were still best. He scooped the main and side pots, knocking out both of his opponents in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000 | 530,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
A huge 2,039 have bought in on Day 1b, meaning that 306 of the remaining 612 players will be paid today.
The minimum cash is for $2,406. The full payout structure will not be confirmed until the two fields combine on Sunday
Action was joined on the 
flop with 20,000 in the pot and four players in the hand. Action checked to Steven "The Mover" Frakes in the cutoff who fired for 6,500. The small blind called while the big blind and under-the-gun players got out of the way.
On the turn, Frakes asked the dealer to spread out the pot. She obliged, spreading out the pot that had now grown to 33,000. A few moments later, Frakes tossed in roughly a half pot bet to the tune of 15,500. The small blind quickly folded, and the pot went to Frakes.
Frakes is predominantly a high-stakes cash player, but has had quite the Summer. He has cashed in seven different WSOP bracelet events, including deep runs in Event #41: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Bounty (3rd - $87,047) and Event #57: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (11th - $22,176).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
103,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
424,000 | 252,000 |
|
250,000 | 196,400 |
|
242,000 | 208,400 |
|
225,000 | -95,200 |
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
|
196,000 | -8,500 |
|
175,000 | 175,000 |
|
160,000 | 160,000 |
|
153,000 | 99,000 |
|
152,000 | 152,000 |
|
140,000 | 60,000 |
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
|
107,000 | -63,000 |
|
101,000 | 51,000 |
|
97,000 | 56,500 |
|
|
94,000 | 43,500 |
|
65,000 | 19,700 |
|
65,000 | 15,000 |
|
46,000 | 1,000 |
|
37,500 | 37,500 |
|
35,500 | 35,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Jeff Sluzinski bet 6,000 from middle position and was called by the cutoff, button, and small blind.
The flop of 
encouraged Sluzinski to bet 13,000 and was called by the cutoff. The button and small blind folded.
Sluzinski ripped it all in for 36,000 when the 
came on the turn, the cutoff made the call.
Jeff Sluzinski: 
Cutoff: 
Sluzinski was ahead but was not out of the woods, however, the on the river sealed the deal for "Bowski" and grabbed the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000 | 53,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000