Just before the break, there was a three-way all in on Erkut Yilmaz's table.
Player #1: 
Player #2: 
Erkut Yilmaz: 
The board ran out 
to give Yilmaz the best hand and eliminate the two other players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000
2,582,000
|
2,582,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
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Players will return in 15 minutes and some updated counts will be up shortly.
The player in the hijack raised to 275,000. Chris Grigorian was on the button and moved all in for roughly 2,100,000. Warren Janney was in the small blind and moved all in for 1,255,000. The original raiser folded, leaving the two to battle it out.
Warren Janney: 
Chris Grigorian: 
The board ran out 
, giving Janney the winning hand and the full double. Chris Grigorian had been on a tear of late and will have to try to pick up the pieces after that tough spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
2,288,000
|
2,288,000 |
|
885,000
-655,000
|
-655,000 |
Michael Abitbol has a player in early position all in and at risk preflop.
Michael Abitbol: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
. Abitbol hit trip eights to eliminate the other player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,355,000
1,055,000
|
1,055,000 |
The action has been furious as the blinds increase. On one of the tables, Kathy Liebert got almost a full double after asking the table, "Who's going to double me up." She then woke up to pocket kings in the big blind and called an all in player's shove that she had covered and held on.
The very next hand on the same table, John Hutchinson decided to do the same thing and woke up to 
. The player on his right shoved for approximately 1,400,000 and Hutchinson called. The other player had 
and the board ran out good for Hutchinson after he spiked an ace on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,100,000
13,660,000
|
13,660,000 |
|
||
|
|
4,400,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
4,200,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
3,150,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
||
|
2,210,000
-2,290,000
|
-2,290,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,530,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
1,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
1,460,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
1,420,000
-870,000
|
-870,000 |
Start of day chipleader Valentin Vornicu has been eliminated by Hai Nguyen.
Valentin Vornicu:
Hai Nguyen:
The board ran out 
— no help for Vornicu as the aces of Nguyen held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,700,000
8,399,400
|
8,399,400 |
|
Busted |
John Hutchinson raised to 225,000 from the hijack, and Jay Bloom, in the small blind, called.
The flop came . Bloom check-shoved all in when Hutchinson bet 250,000, and Hutchinson called.
John Hutchinson:
Jay Bloom: 
The turn brought them the 
, and the on the river completed the board. Bloom ended up with trip aces and the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,440,000
3,225,000
|
3,225,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
Valentin Vornicu was on the button and moved all in, covering both of the blinds' stacks. Andrew Christoforou looked down at his cards in the big blind and called for his remaining 595,000.
Andrew Christoforou:
Valentin Vornicu: 
The flop was 
, giving Vornicu the lead. The turn was the . Christoforou stood up before the river, which was the , giving him two pair and sending him the pot.
Vornicu said, "All you have to do is stand up."
Christoforou had a laugh and took his seat to continue battling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
996,000
|
996,000 |
