Coverage Resumes as Registration Closes

Level 9: Blinds 1k/2k/2k

Registration of Flight Day 1b is now closed, with 42 players remaining of the total 87 entrants.

End of Day 1a; Players Bag

With the elimination of Conrad Carpenter, play has stopped and the remaining 4 players have bagged up their chips to return on Sunday for Day 2.

1. John Brooks: 1,307,000

2. Christopher Cummings: 350,000

3. Lan Tran: 163,000

4. Dashi Tsydypov: 144,000

Coverage of this tournament will be taking a break and will return later this evening so stay tuned!

Conrad Carpenter Eliminated in 5th Place ($550)

After Conrad Carpenter opened to 25,000 preflop, chip leader John Brooks moved all in and Carpenter snap-called to put himself at risk.

Conrad Carpenter: [AsJc]

John Brooks: [AdQs]

Carpenter needed some help to catch up to Brooks, but the board on the turn [8sAc5cQh] left him drawing dead and the [6d] on the river sealed his fate and he was eliminated in 5th place.