We just spoke with one of the tournament directors and he thinks there is "no shot" we'll reach the money this evening. Approximately 200 players remain in the field and tables are currently breaking at a rate of about 1 every 20 minutes.
At 3:00 a.m. local time we'll be closing up shop and play will resume at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.
2-time WSOP 7 Card Stud bracelet winner Mel Judah is making a strong push toward what would be his third bracelet in this event. With 9,700 chips, Mel has put himself in position to go deep in the tournament. We'll keep you posted on his progress.
Showing two pair and literally down to his last chip, Phil's opponent bets the river, putting Phil all-in. He makes the call and his opponent says, "ace high" and mucks. After the hand, Phil stacked over 7,000 chips.
Helmut just took down a huge pot at the hands of Steve Sung, showing for a straight. Sung is down to his last 375 chips, while Helmut is sitting on 13,000.