Day 1B of the Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino main event drew 122 players, bringing the total number of entrants for the first two starting days to 231. With an even better turnout expected for Sunday’s start, this stop on the Card Player Poker Tour will almost certainly eclipse the $300,000 guarantee with ease.

The $1,100 buy-in tournament began at 1 p.m. and lasted until 2:30 a.m. After 12 levels of play, just 29 players remained. Those players will combine with the rest of the field on Monday for day 2.

Leading the way is Devron Miller with 353,100. Miller spent much of the day as either the outright chip leader or one of the top few stacks, but he solidified his lead on one of the final hands of the night when he played a huge pot with one of the other top stacks in the field Brian Patrick. Miller moved all-in over a 104,000 check-raise from Patrick on a J73 flop, and took down the gigantic pot after Patrick folded following several minutes in the tank. Patrick still ended the day as the second largest stack with 268,400.

Other large stacks from day 1B include Duey Duong (260,700), Andy Phan (194,200), Angelo Roy (194,500) and Phong “Turbo” Nguyen (151,900).

Notable players who played day 1B but didn’t survive include recently crowned WPT Player of the Year Matt Salsberg, 2007 WPT L.A. Poker Classic main event champion Eric Hershler, Dana Kellstom and Live At The Bike commentator and Card Player columnist Bart Hanson.

Here is a look at the chip counts at the end of day 1B:

Despite being one of the larger stacks late on day 1B, Phong “Turbo” Nguyen’s focus isn’t entirely on the tournament at hand. In fact, between hands he is rushing across the room to check on his wife Linda, who is on the bubble in the $150 mega satellite into day 1C.

An early position raiser opened for 4,000 and Nika Futterman moved all-in for roughly 30,000. Duey Duong announced a call and the initial raiser folded.

Duong: 55
Futterman: KQ

The board ran out J5299 to give Duong a full house and the pot, while Futterman was sent to the rail.

With a flop of 743 Diana Yang bet 25,000 into an already sizable pot. Andy Phan called and the turn brought the 4. Yang bet out 20,000 and Phan once again challed. The K hit the river and Yang checked. After a moments thought, Phan bet 20,000.

Yang went into the tank, talking out the possibilities of the hand, but eventually announced a call. Phan revealed the QQ and Yang mucked.

Phan now sits with just over 200,000 in chips.

Play has resumed with new blinds of 600 – 1,200 with a 200 ante for level 11.