Kelley Slay was seen gathering a big pot while his opponent was gathering his things to head for the door. Slay had tabled 
, and his opponent got it all in with 
.
The board ran out with no help for the jacks and Slay dragged a big pot to move to the top part of the leaderboard.
Slay has been on a roll in the later stages of the evening, and he has taken advantage of a few big hands, including two separate sets of aces.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Peter Le was seen taking in a big pot and his table was excited about what had transpired.
Le had 
showing and Hai Nguyen had 
.
The board was 
. Nguyen flopped a set of queens, but Le made quad sevens on the river to secure the big double.
Ramon Martinez shoved his last 31,500 from the button and Herb Gartner looked him from the big blind. Action was heads-up with Martinez at risk.
Ramon Martinez: 
Herb Gartner: 
The board ran out 
and Gartner's flopped set of fives was good enough to send Martinez to the rail.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Chongyou Chen raised to 5,000 from middle position and a player in the small blind called. The flop was 
.
The small blind bet 4,500 and Chen raised it to 11,000. The small blind called and the turn was 
.
Chen bet 15,000 on the turn after the small blind checked. The small blind check-called and the river was 
.
The small blind checked once more and Chen fired 35,000. Chen's opponent gave it a moment of thought but tossed his hand in the muck without much hesitation.
Chen emphatically turned over 
and his opponent tapped the table and said "Nice hand."
The final number of entrants for Day 1b was 247 and 104 remain at this time. The Day 1b field generated $328,510, bringing the total prize pool to $497,420.
Day 1b will continue until 31 players are remaining.
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