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The Texas Poker Open $3,300 Main Event continued from Champions Club in Houston, Texas on Thursday, featuring a $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Day 1B drew 103 entries, bringing the total field size to 163 entries through the first two starting flights. Leading the 13 Day 1B survivors is Jason Hickey with 850,000.
Hickey steadily rose the chip counts as Day 1B progressed, eliminating Alan Wentz with three tables remaining to crack the top three chip counts. Hickey ultimately burst the bubble, eliminating Philip Chow in a three-way pot to send the remaining 13 players onward to Day 2. All Day 1 survivors will combine for Day 2 on Sunday, April 27, at 3 p.m. CT.
Texas Poker Open Day 1B Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Jason Hickey | United States | 850,000 |
| 2 | Tony Sinishtaj | United States | 829,000 |
| 3 | Abraham Obeid | United States | 736,000 |
| 4 | Blake Barousse | United States | 683,000 |
| 5 | Andrew Moreno | United States | 656,000 |
| 6 | Jose Zurito | Mexico | 410,000 |
| 7 | Aaron Massey | United States | 375,000 |
| 8 | Benjamin Cole | United States | 341,000 |
| 9 | Ernest Bush | United States | 325,000 |
| 10 | Jeremy Becker | United States | 285,000 |
| 11 | Han Feng | United States | 257,000 |
| 12 | Andrew Ostapchenko | United States | 235,000 |
| 13 | Ray Qartomy | United States | 200,000 |
Day 1B concluded with 18:01 remaining in Level 17, with blinds of 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante.
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