The action folded around to the hijack who raised to 75,000. Michael Thompson was in the big blind and called off his stack of 24,000.

Michael Thompson:
Hijack:

"Good luck," said the all-in Thompson as he stood up to shake his opponent's hand.

The flop of wasn't looking promising for Thompson as his opponent flopped an open-ended straight draw. The hit the turn thought giving him the lead and the river was the for Thompson to survive.

Michael Thompson

80,000

-3,000

A player was at risk with less than the big blind and Mike Schnitzer was the one looking to close the deal.

Short-Stacked Player:
Mike Schnitzer:

Schnitzer was ahead with the ace-high and the flop of all but sealed it. The hit the turn giving the all-in player a gutshot straight draw but the board paired with the on the river as he waited for a payout ticket.

The action folded around to Mike Reesman in the small blind and he put a stack of 5,000 chips across the line. Doug Morris was in the big blind and instantly called off his stack of 78,000.

Doug Morris:
Mike Reesman:

Morris was in great shape as the flop came . The on the turn meant Morris had secured the double and the completed the board on the river.

Mike Reesman	326,000	-129,000
Doug Morris	172,000	77,000

Andrea Willbur, Martin Bender, and Pamela Cooksey all put 74,000 in before the flop and Cooksey was at risk on the bubble.

The dealer spread a flop of and Bender checked to Willbur who moved the rest of her stack across the line and Bender got out of the way.

Pamela Cooksey:
Andrea Willbur:

Cooksey had run into the top set of Willbur but the turn gave her some hope as she picked up an open-ended straight draw. The on the river however, was not what Cooksey needed as she was eliminated from the tournament. A player on another table was eliminated during the same hand which means they split the minimum cash, taking home $250 each.

All 54 remaining players have locked up a payout of $500.

Martin Bender	610,000	287,000
Andrea Willbur	370,000	370,000
Pamela Cooksey	0	0

55 players remain as the tournament director has instructed for hand-for-hand play until the bubble burst.

There was a limp from early position before the button raised to 42,000. Robert Oswald was in the big blind and put his entire stack across the line. The limper quickly folded and the preflop raiser asked the dealer how much more it was. The dealer responded that it is 67,000 total.

"67,000? So 25,000 more? How could I fold?" As he proceeded to drop five more black chips into the middle.

Robert Oswald:
Button:

It was a coinflip as the flop came , paring Oswald's queen and giving him an open-ended straight draw. The hit the turn, giving the button more outs but the on the river helped no one as Oswald dragged the pot.

Robert Oswald

154,000

77,000

15-minute break.

After just moving tables, Kishia Jefferson was right back in the action as a player raised in early position and she three-bet to 60,000 next to act. The action folded back to the original raiser and he put the rest in for about 65,000.

All-In Player:
Kishia Jefferson:

It was a race as the board ran out , for Jefferson to drag another pot.

Kishia Jefferson	385,000	80,000
Matthew Dolezalek	230,000	-165,000
Doug Morris	95,000	-43,000
Dylan Cummings	50,500	-146,000

The action folded around to the cutoff who jammed for about 70,000 and Kishia Jefferson three-bet all-in from the small blind, forcing the big blind out of the hand.

Cutoff:
Kishia Jefferson:

Jefferson had woke up with a bigger pair and she was able to dodge the jack as the board ran out .

Matthew Jones limped in the small blind and John Hinney checked his option.

The dealer fanned a flop of and Jones check-raised the bet of 12,000 from Hiney to 60,000. Hiney wasted no time calling off his stack of 34,500 and both hands were tabled.

John Hiney:
Matthew Jones:

Jones had flopped middle pair, while Hiney flopped top pair and the turn and river further improved Hiney to two pair.

Matthew Jones	340,000	150,000
John Hiney	88,000	88,000

Day 1b had a total of 490 entries, adding another $90,650 to the prize pool. Between the three flights, there were a total of 1240 entries. The top 54 players in Day 1b will make the money, collecting $500.

The final 25 will bag up and join the 37 from Day 1 on Wednesday at 11:00 am.