50 players made it through the day. Tomorrow a total of 82 players will return for the second day of the tournament. Here are the chip counts from day 1b.  

Player  Chips
John Bousfield  - 114250
Richard Trigg  - 106375
Gemal Husnu  - 98075
James Williams  - 82250
David La Ronde  - 71425
Richard Wild  - 60000
Alfie Baldwin  - 58600
Robert Sherwood  - 53725
Tom Kugelstadt  - 51475
Julian Thew  - 50000
John (Derek) Miller  - 49175
Steve Talbot  - 41075
Michael Mccool  - 39525
Stuart Lord  - 37675
Mark Taylor  - 37625
Jonathan Kalmar  - 37300
John Sayers  - 36750
Iqbal Patel  - 33050
Gary Peniket  - 32325
Michael Hill  - 31975
Michael Spati  - 31325
Michael Joyce  - 31225
Stephen Boyd  - 31175
Paul Parker  - 29975
Mark James  - 29650
Edward Lundon  - 29125
Mark Robinson  - 27750
Michael Farrer  - 26300
Gary Fox  - 25475
Tim Hickling  - 25100
Jonathan Weekes  - 24550
Peter Charalambous  - 23625
Darren Grosvenor  - 22375
Howard Plant  - 21950
Brian Martin  - 19500
Gary Holden  - 19150
Stacey Easter  - 18725
John Brassington  - 18050
Martin McDonough  - 17800
Jeff Hemmerman  - 17700
Anthony Cartwright  - 17075
Craig Brignall  - 16325
David Gardner  - 16250
Kevin Parkes  - 15400
Martin Hadfield  - 14625
Gary Brewer  - 11050
Peter Garrett  - 10300
Peter Lee  - 10250
James Swan  - 8750
Craig Bickerton  - 8750

52 (TBC) players remain and chips are being counted up and bagged and signed for.  Day 2 proper begins at 2pm local time.  Full chip counts to follow shortly.

Or some kind of Amarillo Slim acronym thingy.

John Miller and mate both have AK and both flop an ACE and both play it cagily ’til the 6k river bet from “Riverasusual”.  It’s called and the jollities erupt.  Ho ho ho ha ha ha aha.

(..with 14 mins to go 8 hands were drawn to be played.)

Mick McCool calls Rick Trigg’s preflop 2.3k bet from the button.  They see a KT5 flop and Rick checks it.  Mick bets 2.2k and Rick gestures to the dealer to give him the pot.  Mick shows 34 offsuit.  Rick obliges by showing 77’s.

He has AQ versus QQ’s for Julian Thew.

John Bousfield calls Daniel Morgan’s all-in preflop bet of 6k with QT, Daniel with 77’s.  John hits a QUEEN.  Daniel is out !

He has AQ v AJ of Julian Thew.

Gareth Acreman out holding 33’s against Jon (I made the WSOP final table before it was the November 9) Kalmar holding 88’s and flopping QUADS.

Blinds 500 - 1,000 ante 75

(Full counts after the final level.  This is yer lot fer now) 

John Bousfield 117k

Gemal Husnu 98k

Richard Trigg 92k