Huck Seed limped in blind for 300 from the small blind with 700 behind before the big blind asked him how much he had left.
"I got a pot-sized bet," showing the 700 chips he had remaining with 800 chips already in the middle.
The big blind set him in and Seed called turning over the 
and then disappointed to see the 
, up against his opponent's 
. The board came 
and Seed was eliminated.
Seed, "Well maybe I shouldn't have limped blind..."
It would appear as though Barry Greenstein had a big dinner during the break, as he's currently napping in the palm of his hand whilst the digestion process takes place.
If anyone's got room for 40 winks, however, it's Greenstein, as the High Stakes Poker star is well above the 13,000 average with 21,500.
Joining the action with a short stack already in the middle saw Sofia Lövgren and another player get their remaining chips in on a 
flop. The other player showed 
, the short stack had 
but Lövgren had flopped the straight with a straight flush redraw holding of 
. The turn paired but it was the while the river was the 
and the Swede picked up a huge pot to put her up to 37,000.
In a battle of the blinds, an unknown player in the small opened for a raise to 850, and Dominik Nitsche three-bet to 1,800 in the big. The initial raiser four-bet shoved for about 8,000 total, and Nitsche called to put him at risk. Cards up, gents:
Small blind:
Nitsche:
There was no funny stuff on board, and Nitsche's pocket pair held as it ran 
. With a baby fist pump and a, "Good game, man," Nitsche tallies the knockout to chip his way up further. He's at about 34,500 now, and in contention for the Day 1b chip lead again.
With over 4,000 in the middle, it appeared as though Andrew Lichtenberger had three-bet, been called, and reached a 
flop with his neighbour.
Both players checked, only for the initial aggressor to lead out for 2,625 on the 
turn. Lichtenberger, as ice cool and stoic as ever, mulled over his options momentarily before announcing all-in. His opponent made the call and LuckyChewy scooped the pot.
The online whiz, who now also boasts a near $1.2 million in tournament winnings, climbs to 20,000.
Level: 8
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
36,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
33,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
31,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
||
|
24,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
19,900
100
|
100 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
||
|
18,000
500
|
500 |
|
15,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
10,700
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
||
|
3,400
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
||
Chip leader Welsey Pantling had suffered a few chinks in the armour of late, but he's just got those chips back after a successful encounter with Dominik Nitsche.
I joined the action on the 
flop, both players checking to a 
turn where Nitsche check-called a bet of 1,500. On the 
river, Nitsche check-called again, this time for 5,500, before being shown 
.
Pantling back up to 44,000.
After he won EPT Vilamoura, all of Toby Lewis' friends cheered him on, shouting "Run-good Toby, Toby Run-good!"
Lewis is now up to 40,000 after an opponent bluffed off his stack to him when Lewis had a flush.
Lewis had opened to 750 preflop from UTG and UTG+1 made the call. Lewis fired 1,050 on the 
flop and was called before both players checked the 
turn. Lewis bet 3,750 on the 
river only to find his opponent moving all-in on the river.
A worried Lewis stood up, "I'd have prefered the 
to come on the river, I have a flush."
Finally Lewis made the call and his opponent mucked hand as the Vilamoura winner showed 
for the rivered flush to eliminate his opponent.
"Very weird hand..." said Lewis afterwards.
Lewis up to 40,000
Well look at this, would ya?
We've just broken the fifth table out of play and re-combined down to the final four tables in Day 1b. Before everyone was even fully reseated, two more players were knocked off in quick succession to leave us with just 34 players remaining.
If you'll recall, Day 1a was cut one level short as the field was reduced close to the 15% mark at 28 players. We were setting a similar pace today, but the after-dinner rush has seen players dropping significantly quicker than yesterday. There are a few more bigger stacks than there were at this time on Day 1a, and if this pace continues, we could well be down (or at least very close) to the final two tables by the time Level 9 runs out.
