888poker Ambassador Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche is also playing this tournament and he is off to a good start. He chipped up to 55,167 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,167 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 150
Chris Moorman doubled with queen-jack against pocket kings and just moved all in with 
. He received a call by "lasochobi" who held 
. Moorman flopped a nine and held to double to 63,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000 | 48,000 |
Fabricio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez finished on the bubble of this tournament during the XL Inferno Series. He is now playing 132,220 chips after three and a half hours so a good shot at making the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,220 |
Chris Moorman just lost his chips with 
against 
and opted to rebuy once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,000 |
Late registration is still open for 40 minutes but there are now less than 1,000 players left. There are 983 players remaining and those who register at this point will be starting play with just fifteen big blinds.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 125
The $300,000 Guarantee has been reached already with 1,651 players and 393 rebuys. Where will it end with fifty more minutes of late registration?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,425 | |
|
130,555 | |
|
129,456 | 16,309 |
The tournament is past the three-hour mark and is nearing the final hour of late registration.