Day 1b of the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship is underway with 91 entries taking another shot at joining the 29 players who advanced from Day 1a.

The second of two opening flights for the Florida World Championship of the Bar Poker Open gets underway at 11 a.m. ET with players looking to join the 29 who advanced from a frantic Day 1a on Saturday.

While players qualified for Day 1a through Bar Poker Open events throughout the season, Saturday's Day 1b acts as a second chance for any of those 281 entries. For $365 they can hop in again Sunday with one re-entry available to them.

The enticement of bonuses is also prevalent, as any of the 29 players that bagged up for Day 2 in the money can fire again to try to build a bigger stack. If they bag a second time, along with their larger stack going forward, they'll also receive a $1,000 bonus.

Players Sunday will have their sights set on Day 1a chip leader Charles Olson's 725,000 chips, as he bagged the biggest stack of the day.

As with Day 1a, players will start with 30,000 chips at blinds of 100 / 100 with a 100 big blind ante, and the final 10% of the field will advance to Day 2 and be in the money with a shot at Monday's top prize of $50,000. Levels will be 30 minutes in length.

While the Florida World Championship is limited to those who've qualified throughout the year at BPO stops across the United States and Canada, open side events continue Sunday and Monday, including Sunday's $150 Charity Series of Poker event at 5 p.m. Players that take part in both Day 1a and 1b of the Florida World Championship Main Event will receive a free entry into this tournament as well.

It's going to be another great day of fun and exciting poker action at the Palm Beach Kennel Club and PokerNews is here to bring you all the action until a champion is crowned on Monday.

A fast-paced and dramatic first day of play in the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship left just 29 players from the original 281 entries, with defending champion Phil Hoff the last man out the door on the bubble for the money and Day 2.

Hoff was eliminated on the second hand of hand-for-hand play when he shoved his last 130,000 in with two pair and ran into Matthew McGuire who held a Broadway straight.

The hand gave McGuire the second-largest stack to end the night behind chip leader Charles Olson, who bagged 725,000. Rounding out the top five chip counts are Paul Chamberlain (535,000), Steve Mayer (510,000), and Chris Davis (490,000).

The day's 281 entries created a prizepool of $80,928, with Day 1b still to come Sunday. The winner is guaranteed a $50,000 first prize.

Play ended late in Level 18 with 3:12 remaining at blinds of 10,000 / 15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante.

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

The Day's Action

Among other notables surviving the day is Will Unruh, who was at or near the top of the leaderboard most of the day, finishing with 380,000. A solid contingent of female players in the field was led by Angela Ford and her 280,000 chips. Samantha Skelly battled with a short stack for most of the day before bagging up 170,000.

The day was full of dramatic hands, including a wild set over set over set flop that saw the elimination of Bill Murphy early in the day at the hand of Linda Fuchs. Unfortunately though for Fuchs and Jolanda Tedford, the other player in the hand, none were able to advance to Day 2.

Tedford's husband Frazier Tedford however did make it through the day, though with far less chips than he had hoped, as a late hand vs John Purdy saw his kings cracked by Purdy's ace-queen that flopped trips and then rivered quads.

Some other players that will have to fire again on Day 1b with hopes of advancing are Bob Carswell, Amanda Nissman, Deby Goldfarb, and Richard Anderson, whose journeys to the BPO Florida World Championship were profiled here on PokerNews.

Day 1b Sunday and Beyond

Next up is Day 1b on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET where players will be able to take another $365 shot at advancing to Monday's Day 2 where a champion will be crowned $50,000 richer. Players will also have a single re-entry available should they wish.

Stay close to PokerNews for continuing coverage of the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship from here at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Picking action up on the flop in a raised pot, the board read . Phil Hoff bet 35,000 from the small blind and got called by Matt McGuire on the button.

The turn brought the and Hoff moved all in for about 130,000.

"Oh don't do that, I've got the straight," said McGuire as he happily called and showed his .

Hoff could only show for two pair, and after the fell on the river, the defending champion's day was done, with the final 29 players all in the money and onto Day 2.

Matt McGuire	630,000	445,000
Phil Hoff	0	-260,000

A trio of quick eliminations has thinned the field to 30.

The next elimination will send the final 29 players on to Day 2 and into the money.

After a raise under the gun by Steven Hibbs, Steve Mayer moved all in for 240,000 in the cutoff. Hibbs called to put him at risk.

Steve Mayer:
Steven Hibbs:

The board came , keeping Mayer's queens ahead for a double-up.

Just a couple of hands later at the same table, Miguel Medrano was all in from the small blind with Thomas Giglio slightly covering him in early position.

Miguel Medrano:
Thomas Giglio:

This board came , bringing Medrano an ace on the river to give him a double-up as well.

Steve Mayer	510,000
Steven Hibbs	500,000	-75,000
Miguel Medramo	480,000
Thomas Giglio	80,000	-380,000

John Purdy moved his last 160,000 in from the button and got called by Frazier Tedford in the small blind.

John Purdy:
Frazier Tedford:

Purdy would need help to crack Tedford's kings, and he got a lot of it with the flop, giving him trips.

The board kept getting better for Purdy as well, as it completed with the turn and river, giving him quads to earn a sizeable double-up

Frazier Tedford	415,000	-190,000
John Purdy	350,000	350,000

With the bubble just four eliminations away, play has slowed significantly with the money and a spot in Day 2 within sight.

Case in point, a recent pot saw a pair of late position limps along with the small blind before Paul Chamberlain checked his big blind.

On the flop, Chamberlain bet 30,000 and got a trio of folds to take down the pot.

Paul Chamberlain

500,000

30,000