Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
A short-stacked Nancy Birnbaum was all in for about 10,000 from the cutoff with 
against an early-position opponent’s 
. The board ran out 
, giving Birnbaum top pair to score the double up to about 21,000.
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A Few Chip Counts
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Michael Lipman – 100,000 (166 bb)
Mike Beasley – 95,000 (158 bb)
Raj Vohra – 50,000 (83 bb)
Joey Couden – 42,000 (70 bb)
James Hoeppner – 41,000 (68 bb)
Michael Tait – 38,000 (63 bb)
Leif Oskarsson – 37,000 (61 bb)
David Diaz – 33,000 (55 bb)
Zo Karim – 23,000 (38 bb)
Alex Bolotin – 19,000 (31 bb)
Adam Levy – 16,000 (26 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 15,000 (25 bb)
Jason Sackler – Eliminated
Barry Hutter – Eliminated
Recent Eliminations
Dan Buzgon, Darryll Fish, and Corey Burbick are among those who have recently been eliminated. Roughly 400 players remain in today’s flight.
Lipman Leads the Way
Level 6 (Blinds: 200/400 with a 50 ante) is coming to an end and on top of the chip counts is Michael Lipman with 105,000, after his 
cracked an opponent’s 
when a fell on the river.
Chip Counts From Around the Room
Blinds: 150/300 Ante: 25
Michael Tait – 53,000 (176 bb)
Mike Beasley – 48,000 (160 bb)
Darryll Fish – 27,000 (90 bb
Zo Karim – 27,000 (90 bb)
Dan Buzgon – 24,000 (80 bb)
Adam Levy – 23,000 (76 bb)
David Diaz – 18,000 (60 bb)
Corey Burbick – 17,300 (57 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 14,000 (46 bb)
Alex Bolotin – 12,500 (41 bb)
Jason Sackler – 9,000 (30 bb)
Barry Hutter – 8,000 (26 bb)
Registration Closed
With the start of Level 5, registration for Day 1A has closed. There was a total of 631 entries.
Late Arrivals
Dan Buzgon, Zo Karim, and Jason Sackler have taken their seats during Level 4.
Levy Likes the River
Blinds: 75/150
Picking up the action after a 
flop, the player in the big blind checked to Adam Levy who bet 400 from middle position. Levy’s opponent called to see the turn, which both players checked. When the 
landed on the river, the player in the big blind bet 1,000. Levy raised to 3,500 and after a few moments, Levy’s opponent called.
Levy tabled 
for a set of threes, his opponent mucked, and Levy collected the pot to increase his stack to about 22,000.
Notables in the Field
Among the players taking part in the Day 1A action are Darryll Fish, Adam “Roothlus” Levy, Alex Bolotin, Michael Tait, Stu Paterson, Corey Burbick, Mike Beasley, and Michael Lipman.