Late on Day 1b, Eyal Al Revah was all in with against for his last four blinds. Revah walked away from the table expecting to lose but was beckoned back when the came to double him up. Revah continued to double his stack until he bagged for the night.
Revah's tournament journey has been much better since that moment on Day 1b as Revah is now the first player to have over a million in chips
Numerous stacks are chasing him including Patrick Truong, who is holding over 900,000.
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American Idol alum William Hung found himself all in against his neighbor to the left, Patrick Truong.
William Hung:
Patrick Truong:
The board blanked out improving neither Truong or Hung. Truong found himself playing the role of Simon Cowell, sending Hung home before the final. Hung finishesd in 85th place for $2,545.
Big names have been sent home including Joseph Cheong out 115th for a min-cash of $2,014. Following soon after Cheong, Ben Palmer went out 109th for $2,014 and Ryan Laplante followed in 107th place for $2,120. Tony Dunst made it a bit deeper but fell in 96th place for $2,332.
Notable MSPT players who made the money and have fallen include Afik Krief out 102nd for $2,120, Jason Seitz out 110th for $2,014 and Cody Whitebear out 88th for $2,545