With the money bubble already burst and under a hundred players left in contention, here is the official payout information for Event 1. For the remaining payout information consult the Payouts tab.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $209,547 |
| 2 | $136,081 |
| 3 | $89,115 |
| 4 | $75,868 |
| 5 | $63,233 |
| 6 | $51,181 |
| 7 | $39,740 |
| 8 | $28,902 |
| 9 | $21,074 |
| 10-12 | $13,849 |
| 13-15 | $9,032 |
| 16-18 | $6,262 |
| 19-27 | $5,299 |
| 28-36 | $4,444 |
| 37-45 | $3,781 |
Adam Foster raised to 60,000 in early position, a player three-bet shoved for 230,000 out of the small blind, and the action folded back to Foster. He mulled the decision over for a few seconds, then called.
Foster: 
Opponent: 
Foster was dominated, and remained a dog after the flop (
) and the turn (
), but the 
slammed onto the felt on the river to give him a winning pair of fives.
The all-in player was off to the payout desk to get his money, while Foster is up to 1.7 million chips.
Hieu Tran has eliminated yet another player. This time he had 
against an opponent's 
, and the dominating hand held up as the board came 
.
Tran lost a few pots prior, however, so he's down to 1.2 million.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
We passed by Eric Miotto's table in time to see the dealer counting out his 674,000 stack, as he had just doubled through Phousith Norsavanh.
The final board read 
and Miotto had the 
displayed in front of his soon to be doubled stack.
According to Miotto, he had open-shoved for his last 22.4 big blinds holding his "all-time favorite hand in Hold'em."
Norsavanh had snapped the bet off with his 
to find himself dodging kings, but a cowboy on the flop shot his hopes down.
Christopher Leong had an opponent all in and at risk moments ago with 
against the player's 
.
Leong's dominant hand held up as the board came 
, and he's now up to 1.09 million chips.
In one of the last hands played before the recent break, Marcus Cohen opened for 55,000 from early position (this hand occurred in Level 23, when blinds were set at 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante).
Next to act, Joe "J.J." Wang flatted the bet, but when the action moved to Alex Ortiz Vazquez he decided on a three-bet jam for 526,000.
The action then folded around to Cohen, who tanked long and hard before deciding to lay his hand down. Before he did so, Cohen commented on how he "can't ever fold here," before ultimately contradicting himself.
Wang did the same, deliberating for a long while and talking himself through the hand before sliding his hand into the muck.
As Ortiz dragged the pot in, all three players began to exchange notes, commiserating on the strength of their respective hands. Wang claimed to have laid down 
, while Cohen mentioned not wanting to flip a coin with his 
.
Ortiz, for his part, said he held 
, confirming that a coin flip would have decided the hand.
After the hand was long over, a second visit to the table saw Cohen state that he "played this well to get the chips, not trying to flip a coin for all of 'em. That's not tournament poker. I'm trying to win this thing."
Countless amateurs who have looked down at a pocket pair and refused to find the fold button may disagree, but Cohen's disciplined laydown was the sign of a player looking to make good on his word.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
The 85 players remaining in Event 1 have stood to stretch, and play will resume in 15 minutes.
Two more levels will be played after that before dinner break.
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