The pace of play has picked up here in Event #23 and the field is thinning fast. We are down to the final five tables and Jean Gaspard has yet to relinquish his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | 150,000 |
|
750,000 | 150,000 |
|
700,000 | 435,000 |
|
675,000 | |
|
650,000 | 250,000 |
|
650,000 | |
|
|
615,000 | 235,000 |
|
425,000 | -125,000 |
|
400,000 | -265,000 |
|
390,000 | 258,000 |
|
275,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
There are less than 60 players remaining and another WSOP bracelet winner is heating up. Tony Dunst is still in the hunt and he's climbing the chip counts.
Dunst is now playing a healthy stack of 665,000 as he looks to add his first Borgata Poker title to his extensive poker resume.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
665,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Alex Lin got his stack of about 180,000 holding 
against the 
of his opponent. "Ace jack no good" Lin said with a smile and the board ran out clean for him to double his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000 |
The action folded to Norman Rodriguez on the button and he raised to 30,000. The small blind moved all in for about 80,000 and the big blind folded.
Rodriguez snap called turning over 
and he was dominating the 
of his opponent. The board ran out clean for Rodriguez to earn him the pot and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
The Event #23 players are now on a 15-minute color up break. PokerNews will pick right back up on all of the live tournament action when play resumes.
There was already close to half a million in the pot and a player was all-in when there was three-handed action on the 
flop.
Peggy "The Blonde Sniper" Costa moved all in for about 200,000 and the late position player snap-called.
Peggy Costa:
Early Position: 
Late Position: 
"Wow is this hand real" said Jason Rivkin as all three players were holding monster hole cards.
The turn brought the and Costa improved to a full house.
The 
river card sealed the deal for Costa to earn her the monster pot and the elimination. The remaining 81 players are now all in the money and guaranteed a minimum of $511 for their efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000 | 950,000 |