With the board reading 
, Wei Lang check-raised all in after Yuebin Guo bet 10,000. Guo tanked for a couple of minutes, silently mouthing out possible hands his opponent could be holding. Finally, he called.
"Pair of tens," Lang said, turning over 
. Guo showed 
for a pair of kings and an ace-three low, good for a scoop.
"He thought about it," Lang said with a smile.
Lang's left with 51,500, while Guo has 64,000.
Passing through the tournament area recently we noticed a man with a beaming smile, and a quick check of his chip stack let us know why he was so happy.
Stevan Cho currently sits on around 165,000 chips, good for one of the largest stacks in the field. With the average stack right around 50,000 at the moment, Cho has put himself in position to become the table bully, and we'll let you know if his momentum continues.
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Although poker is a cutthroat game predicated on taking everything from the man next you, these players became friends despite trying to felt one another.
Mickey "Goathead" Palermo just got all in with 
against an opponent who held 
. The flop gave both players aces up: 
. The turn brought the , giving Palermo better two pair, and the river didn't help his unfortunate opponent. Palermo's working with a stack of about 116,000 now.
Play has entered the 10th level here in Event 3, meaning blinds are now set at 500-1,000, with a 100 ante.
There are now 240 players left in the field, and the average chip stack is just over 60,000 at the moment.
With less than 36 players remaining, prize pool information has been released. A total of 140 runners entered, rendering a final prize pool of $61,110. It will be split up as follows:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $18,334 |
| 2 | $10,083 |
| 3 | $5,805 |
| 4 | $4,889 |
| 5 | $3,667 |
| 6 | $3,056 |
| 7 | $2,444 |
| 8 | $1,833 |
| 9 | $1,375 |
| 10-12 | $1,222 |
| 13-15 | $1,069 |
| 16-18 | $917 |
Wei Lang got all in with one opponent on a flop of 
rainbow.
Lang: 
Opponent: 
The turn brought a 
, giving Lang the nut low and aces, while his opponent had an open-ended straight draw. A 
on the river preserved Lang's scoop.
Lang now has around 124,000.
With just over 200 players remaining, prize pool information has been released. A total of 578 entries were recorded, generating a final prize pool of $280,330 which will be divided up as follows:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $69,808 |
| 2 | $39,246 |
| 3 | $25,230 |
| 4 | $20,044 |
| 5 | $15,698 |
| 6 | $12,895 |
| 7 | $10,232 |
| 8 | $7,989 |
| 9 | $5,607 |
| 10-12 | $3,644 |
| 13-15 | $2,803 |
| 16-18 | $2,102 |
| 19-27 | $1,542 |
| 28-36 | $1,402 |
| 37-45 | $1,261 |
| 46-54 | $1,121 |
A player under the gun raised to 20,000, and action folded to Ron Halperin's big blind. He moved all in, and the under-the-gun player called.
Under the gun: 
Halperin: 
Halperin flopped top pair when the 
hit the board, and a 
turn changed nothing. The river was a , and Halperin collected all of his opponent's chips with a straight. He's now at 116,000.