Day 1b of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event gets underway at noon from the Amazon Room at the Rio, with overflow tables set up in other rooms if needed. Day 1b is expected to offer a larger field than the Day 1a session, when 1,297 entrants began the day, with 636 still around five levels later. The opening session was led by Mark Garner at 194,900 in chips, providing the mark for today's leaders to shoot for.