Doug Shirk limped and a player in the small blind moved all in for 615,000. Action folded back to Shirk who snap-called and the two turned over their hands.
Opponent: 
Doug Shirk: 
The board ran out 
and Shirk's pair of ladies pulled in the pot, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,485,000 | 695,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
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Anthony Lundy pulled ahead of the crowd shortly before the dinner break and will be the chip leader when play resumes.
Only 49 players remain of the 233 that started the day and play will continue until they reach the final 18.
Here are the chip leaders and an assortment of other chip counts from the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,875,000 | 475,000 |
|
1,730,000 | 445,000 |
|
1,700,000 | 290,000 |
|
1,640,000 | -160,000 |
|
1,640,000 | 220,000 |
|
1,500,000 | -340,000 |
|
1,450,000 | -150,000 |
|
1,325,000 | -15,000 |
|
1,275,000 | 415,000 |
|
950,000 | 160,000 |
|
850,000 | 668,000 |
|
840,000 | 395,000 |
|
820,000 | 265,000 |
|
|
790,000 | 590,000 |
|
770,000 | -35,000 |
|
760,000 | 360,000 |
|
|
665,000 | 501,000 |
|
|
505,000 | 505,000 |
|
435,000 | 215,000 |
|
425,000 | 125,000 |
|
390,000 | -316,000 |
|
|
340,000 | -540,000 |
|
|
325,000 | -145,000 |
|
270,000 | -297,000 |
Dinner is one hour long and play will resume at about 7:25pm.
Some players who hit the rail before the end of Level 22 and the dinner break:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Katie Stoned opened to 50,000 from middle position and Chris Thompson moved all in from the cutoff for his remaining 108,000 stack. Stone called and the two tabled their hands with Thompson at risk.
Chris Thompson: 
Katie Stone: 
The flop came down 
and Stone was well in front with her pair of cowboys. A 
peeled off on the turn, leaving Thompson with one last chance for romance.
A fortuitous card for Thompson completed the board when the hit the felt, giving him a set of queens to take the lead and the pot, doubling Through Stone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
805,000 | -300,000 |
|
276,000 | 276,000 |
Table six has become home to three of the bigger stacks in the room. Markus Alim is playing more than 1.6 million and sits to the right of She Lok Wong, who has about 1.8 million.
A couple of seats over is Anthony Lundy with ~1.4 million.
Cathy Dever has been moved to this table and has taken a hit, down to just over 700,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
1,600,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | 1,223,000 |
|
|
706,000 | -199,000 |
Michael Zhan opened from the small blind and Patrick Ibrahim defended his big blind. The dealer spread out 
on the flop and Zhan pushed in a bet.
Ibrahim moved all in and his Zhan called for his stack of around 350,000. Players tabled their hands with Ibrahim's opponent at risk of elimination.
Michael Zhan: 
Patrick Ibrahim: 
The turn came down a brick but an 
landed on the river, hitting Ibrahim with a second pair that was good for the pot as he sent Zhan out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,420,000 | -114,000 |
|
Busted |
Three players were looking at a board of 
and Matt Zola moved all in from the small blind. The player in the middle folded quickly, while She Lok Wong (button) have to give it some thought.
The start of Day 2 chip leader eventually let it go — he's still in fine shape with more than 1.4 million. Zola chipped up to ~470,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000 | 135,000 |
|
|
470,000 | 40,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,840,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
1,410,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
1,340,000 | 195,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | 215,000 |
|
|
790,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
710,000 | 185,000 |
|
|
450,000 | 84,000 |
|
|
220,000 | -225,000 |