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With six full levels now in the books the remaining players have been sent off on a 60-minute dinner break.
Play will resume little after 6:30 p.m. local time with plans to play another eight levels.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Registration and re-entry has now closed with the start of Level 7.
TD Bill Bruce just informed PokerNews the total number of entries reached 173.
Below are updated counts for the big stacks and early leaders:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
122,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
121,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
75,000
14,900
|
14,900 |
|
|
75,000 | |
|
|
74,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
74,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
73,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
36,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
27,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
||
|
19,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
With registration closed, the prizepool information has been released.
The prizepool reached a total of $173,000 from which 15 spots will get paid. A minimum cash is worth $3,287, but the big money is up top with $48,440 reserved for first.
Tim Vance got a much needed double up with a set of queens against a set of deuces to get off life support for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Brandon Smith has brought Andros Ioakimides down to earth.
Smith flopped a set of eights, then got all his chips in once Ioakimides turned an open ender.
The river bricked and Smith doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
|
52,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
Tim Vance just brought Alan Smith back down to reality.
On an 
board, Vance bet 11,150 into a pot of about 13,000. Smith flatted, but led out for 11,000 himself once the 
river was revealed.
Vance shoved for 5,050 more and Smith tank-called with 
. Vance showed 
having flopped top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
38,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
Paul Harris, who co-hosts the Final Table Poker Radio Show with local WSOP Main Event finalist Dennis Phillips, had climbed up near the top of the chip counts.
Unfortunately for him, he just ran 
into Vadim Kleydman's .
No love for Harris on the 
run out has left him with just a few chips and his chair while Kleydman's now nearing the leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
4,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
