Until now, Winfred Yu was the biggest name in today's field with the most tournament winnings of all participants, but this has just changed as of a minute ago. David Steicke is now in and the Australian boasts a record of $3,423,485 in recorded tournament cashes on the Hendon Mob.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 |
In a battle of the blinds, Henrik Tollefsen three-bet shofed for 10,350 chips with the 
and the Japanese in the small blind made a reluctant and optimistic call with the 
. The Norwegian held up on a board of 
to get back above starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
"Go big or go home" is the message for the upcoming 12 minutes and 10 minutes break, as that will be the end of the late registration and re-entry period here in the Grand Ballroom. Aditya Argawal was last seen with 5,000 chips only but the seat is since occupied by another player and the Indian nowhere to be found anymore. Will he take the re-entry option for today still?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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The player on the button opened to 1,000 and Aaron Lim called in the small blind, so did the short stack from one seat over. On the 
flop, Lim made a bet of 2,100 and the short stack moved all in for 3,750 in total to get called by the Australian only.
The player at risk showed the 
first and then also tabled his 
while Lim was ahead with the 
. The 
turn bricked, but the 
river gave the pot to the short stack. Lim had doubled up the stack after arriving late and this was just a small hiccup.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
17,000
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17,000 |
|
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When his opponent bet 5,000 chips into a pot of 16,000 on the river of a 
board with less than 7,000 behind, Japanese PokerStars Qualifier Shinobu Tanaka responded by pushing a stack of yellow 5,000-denomination chips across the line.
His opponent went deep into the tank, taking four minutes to ponder the decision for his tournament life.
Eventually, a third player at the table called the clock and about halfway through the countdown he folded, handing Tanaka a pot that would push him up to 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 |
In a battle of the blinds, the player in the small blind got the remainder of his short stack for what looked like 15 big blinds in after a flop of 
. David Steicke looked him up with the 
but could not fade the huge draw of his opponent's 
, the on the turn immediately completed a straight. This made the 
river meaningless and the upcoming break is only minutes away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
With the end of Level 5 upon them the players are taking a 10-minute break.
The tournament clock currently reads 315 entries with 225 players remaining. The registration and re-entry period will close when play resumes with Level 6.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
39,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
38,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
35,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
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|
30,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
28,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
24,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
22,000
16,400
|
16,400 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
18,500
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
|
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|
10,000
-43,500
|
-43,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
In Confessions of a Winning Poker Player, Jack King said few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems, but every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his career.
This seems to hold true for Vietnam's Khanh Le, who has climbed up over 100,000 in chips now and taken a spot near the top of the counts.
Unfortunately, the excitement of doing so has apparently affected Le's memory, as he told PokerNews he simply doesn't remember how he got all the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,000 |
