Four players saw a flop of 
and it checked to Joe Reddick who bet 1,700. Nelson Perez raised to 4,000 and it folded back to Reddick who called. They went heads-up to the 
and Reddick check-called a bet of 8,000 from Perez.
The 
completed the board and Reddick led out with a bet of 7,500. Perez called, Reddick showed 
for top pair, but Perez tabled his 
for a flopped set of nines to take the pot.
Johan Schumacher had opened the hijack and only Justin Liberto wanted to get involved, defending his big blind.
The flop ran out 
and Liberto check-called Schumacher's 500 continuation. The 
turn saw similar action with Liberto check-calling the 2,000 bet this time.
The final card out was the 
and Liberto checked again. Schumacher sized up his bet to 8,000, which put Liberto into the tank. He threw the chips in but mucked when he saw Schumacher had hit a straight with 
.
The Day 1b players continue to file into the Amazon room and three more WSOP bracelet winners have joined the field. WSOP bracelet winners Ben Zamani, Elio Fox, and Chris Klodnicki are among the latest wave of players to take their seats.
Luciano Hollanda already had two cashes in the last week before the Main Event and now he's going for a third in the biggest tournament of the year.
Hollanda started off right by raising from late position to 700. The player on the button and the one in the big blind called. The flop was 
and all three checked. The turn was the 
and Hollanda put in a bet of 2,000. No one was interested and Hollanda picked up a pot to start off right.
All the community cards were out and they read 
. There was a little over 20,000 in the pot and Brandon Adams was facing a bet of 6,000. Taking some time to mull it over, he called and the two players went to showdown.
Brandon Adams 
Opponent:
Adams took the pot and has added 50 percent to his stack since he sat down.
The flop showed 
, Roger Mack bet around 1,500 into a pot that was approximately 9,000, and Oscar Kemps threw in 8,000, enough to cover Mack's remaining 5,000 stack.
Mack took a few moments of time before putting his tournament life at risk by making the call. Kemps flipped over 
for a flopped set and Mack turned over 
for the nut flush draw.
The 
fell on the turn and Mack asked the dealer politely for a diamond, but the river did not connect with him as it fell the 
and Mack was sent home. Kemps took down the pot and added to his growing stack.
The three ESPN feature tables are up and running and the lineup includes several big names. On the main stage are Maria Ho, Brian Hastings, and Kenny Hallaert, along with Randy Pisane, Chad Power, and Ardit Kurshumi.
The secondary feature table includes the one and only John Hesp, who only trails Timothy Gordley in the counts, as well as David "ODB" Baker and Joao Vieira.
On the outer table are Melanie Weisner and Annette Obrestad, among others.
Jeffrey Kostolni raised to 650 from early position and got five callers. They saw a flop of 
and Kostolni continued with a bet of 1,500. Darren Sperling called and Robert Woods called from the button.
The dealer burned and turned the 
and Kostolni checked. Sperling bet 2,500 and both players called. The river was the 
and Kostolni checked. Sperling threw out a bet of 5,000 and again both players called.
"I just have a set," said Sperling, turning over 
for a flopped set of jacks, and both opponents mucked.
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