Our 417 players have generated a prizepool worth $1,921,327. That's good enough to pay out the final 56 players with the bottom level being worth $7,500. Going up from there, the eight who make it all the way to the final table will pocket at least $35,327, and each of the final five will earn six-figure cashes.
To the lucky man or woman who wins this event will go a cool $500,000 and the title of Inaugural Champion for The Big Event.
The full breakdown can be found in the "Payouts" tab up top.
We picked up the action on the turn in a heads-up pot between Amit Makhija and David Baker. There was just over 6,000 in the pot when the dealer put the turn card down on the board. Makhija put out a bet of 3,500, and Baker called.
That brought them to the river, and Makhija kept the heat on with another 6,500 chips. Baker took a long time to consider, at one point sliding his headphones off one ear and mumbling something to himself. He had the calling chips in his hand, and he eventually shook his head and dropped them into the pot.
Makhija tabled for the flush, and it was good. Baker looked just a bit frustrated as he spun his cards into the muck, dropping down to about 52,000. Makhija is up to about 47,000.
Matt Affleck raised to 800 from middle position only to be reraised to 2,050 from the player in the hijack. Action folded back to Affleck and he opted to move all in for right around 14,000. The hijack quickly called and the cards were turned up:
Affleck:
Hijack:
Affleck needed an ace but couldn't catch as the board ran out . The good news? He has the night off and can use it to do whatever he pleases.
After a raise to 3,200 in front of him, Albert Kim three-bet all in for about 9,000 total. His opponent quickly called with , and Kim was flipping for the double up with .
The flop drew a sound of disdain from Kim, and the turn cued his exit. He had already wished his table luck and paced a few steps away by the time the filled out the board on fifth street.
Kim, the 19th-place finisher in the 2008 Main Event, has been eliminated.
From middle position, Michael Katz raised. Jason Young reraised to 2,225 from the hijack seat and Ali Eslami called from the button. Katz also called.
The flop came down and action checked to Young. He bet 3,125 with 14,175 behind. Eslami thought for a bit before raising to 7,500. Katz folded and then Young folded after a minute in the tank.
On the flop of , Ali Eslami checked and the next player fired 1,250. Jason Young folded and then Eslami made the call.
The turn brought the and both remaining players checked to see the pair the board on the end. Eslami bet 2,000 and that was good enough to get a fold from his opponent.
With about 4,600 in the pot and a board reading , a series of raises and reraises led to Dwyte Pilgrim calling the all-in of his opponent.
Pilgrim:
Opponent:
Pilgrim was behind and needed an eight or jack on the river to take the hand. It was not meant to be however as the hit the river. Pilgrim was left with just 13,000 chips.
Vanessa Peng is now up around 50,000 after doubling up with against an opponent with off-suit. We missed when the money went in, but the board ran to give Peng the double and cripple her opponent down to just a few thousand chips.