Cathy Welsh was seen taking in another big pot after she knocked out one opponent and chipped up through James Richter.

Welsh had , while Richter had and a third all-in player had . The board ran out and Welsh held on with pocket aces to secure a big pot that puts her over the 100,000 mark.

Cathy Welsh	124,000	79,000
James Richter	97,000	14,000

Day 1b will continue until 15 players remain. There are approximately 80 runners left in the tournament.

A player was all in for around 20,000 and Ariel Suchecki was the one to put her at risk just moments after doubling up on a previous hand.

Opponent:
Ariel Suchecki:

The board ran out and the aces held to secure the knockout for Suchecki, who had expressed disappointment in the PokerNews team for covering her early bustout.

"Make sure you get this one in there," Suchecki said as she dragged the pot.

Apparently the hand was a bit of a fiasco before PokerNews arrived.

"I nearly knocked over a waitress," Suchecki explained. "Put that down, too."

Ariel Suchecki

54,500

32,300

The final tally for Day 1b is 159 entries and a prize pool of $45,792. The grand total prize pool comes out to $128,648, from which the winner is guaranteed at least $40,000.

Stay tuned for final payouts and an official number of players moving on to Day 2.

Players have stepped out for another 15-minute break. There are currently 156 entries in the tournament after eight levels. Registration will close at the beginning of Level 9.

Rick Mendelson limped in from early positionj and Michael Stephens raised to 4,000 from the cutoff. James Richter called from the big blind and Mendelson tossed in the chips to come along.

The flop was and action checked to Stephens, who bet 7,000. Richter called and Mendelson got out of the way. The turn was .

Richter fired 10,000 at the turn but it was too much for Stephens and he got away from it.

James Richter	83,000	19,000
Rick Mendelson	47,500	-7,500
Michael Stephens	42,000	42,000

Action was heads up with 10,000 in the pot and on th eboard when John Coles bet 6,000 and Paul Hair called.

The turn was and both players checked. The river was .

Coles fired 12,000 and Hair thought for a middle before he tossed out chips to call. Hair turned over for the wheel straight while Coles showed the bluff and tossed it in the muck.

Paul Hair	85,600	20,600
John Coles	45,400

Cathy Welsh called the PokerNews team over to report a big hand. She was down to her last 12,000 when sone player shoved with and another called with . Welsh got the last of her chips in with .

The board ran out with a queen and no help for the others two to give Welsh a big pot that moves her well above the starting stack.

Welsh is from Austin, Texas and she is the lone representative of the Kontender's Poker Club. She was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer and her brother offered to take her on a trip anywhere she'd like, so Welsh chose Bar Poker Open and they're both spending the weekend at Palm Beach Kennel Club. This is her fourth BPO event.

Cathy Welsh

45,000

18,000

Action was heads up with over 6,000 in the pot and on the board when Paul Hair bet 4,200 and Tom Heinlein shoved with more. Hair went into the tank for a few moments before he tossed out a single chip to call.

Tom Heinlein:
Paul Hair:

The board finished up with and Hair made a second pair on the river to beat Heinlein's tens and send him to the rail.

"It's ok. I cashed yesterday," Heinlein said as Hair apologized for the tough beat.

Another fine display of sportsmanship from Heinlein.

Paul Hair	65,000	65,000
Tom Heinlein	0	-365,000

Rick Mendelson was seen dragging a pot after securing a double with . The losing Paul Tran-Hau had showing, and the board had run out to secure the double for Mendelson.

A few hands later, James Richter raised to 2,000 and a player in the small blind called. The flop was . Richter's opponent check-folded when he bet 3,000. He turned showed and took the small pot.

Rick Mendelson	55,000	55,000
James Richter	32,500	2,500
Paul Tran-Hau	12,000	-168,000

The players have stepped out for their first 15-minute break of the day.

Jewell McCann was all in for around 13,000 and Jennifer Atkinson put her at risk with just a little more. Action was heads up.

Jewell McCann:
Jennifer Atkinson:

The board ran out and the aces held to secure the double for McCann while leaving Atkinson with just a few T-100 chips.

Jewell McCann	26,300
Jennifer Atkinson	400	-29,600