Steve Federspiel opened from middle position to 55,000 and Bob Peppe moved all-in for 75,000 from the big blind.
Peppe: 
Federspiel: 
Peppe was unable to catch up on a board of 
and was eliminated in 9th place.
Players have decided to resume play earlier than planned. Cards are back in the air in Level 22 with nine players remaining.
On the second hand after play resumed, Satoshi Tanaka opened to 50,000 from middle position. Frank Lagodich then re-raised all-in for nearly 1,000,000. Action folded back around to Tanaka who quickly called.
Tanaka flipped over 
, well ahead of the 
of Lagodich.
Tanaka kings held on a board of 
, adding to his chip-leading stack and sending Lagodich to the rail in 10th.
Players decided to take a 45 minute dinner break. Play will resume at 5:45 p.m. local time.
After significant discussion, the players decided to continue the action.
The clock is stopped with 32:11 on the clock in Level 22 with the blinds at 10k/20k/20k. Here are the current chip counts as players await on further instruction.
| name | chip count |
|---|---|
| Steve Federspiel | 985,000 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 1,350,000 |
| Rocco Pace | 500,000 |
| Frank Lagodich | 1,065,000 |
| Amanda Heidbrick | 555,000 |
| Josias Santos | 870,000 |
| Bob Peppe | 165,000 |
| Nicola Ditrapani | 405,000 |
| Renato Spahiu | 1,075,000 |
| Joseph Paris | 990,000 |
The tournament has been paused due to issues regarding payouts. PokerNews is assessing the situation and will report the situation as it happens.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
With about 200,000 in the pot,, Satoshi Tanaka and Pat Steele both checked a flop of 
.
On the 
turn, Tanaka bet 100,000 and was called by Steele.
The on the river resulted in Tanaka betting 100,000 and being raised by Steele to 250,000 from his 450,000 stack. Tanaka declared all-in and Steele made the call.
Tanaka held 
for the nut flush while Steele had rivered a straight with 
.
Steele finished in 11th place and the players combined to a single, 10-person table. With one more bust-out, the live stream final table will be set and players will begin a 60-minute dinner break.
From early position, Amanda Heidbrick opened to 40,000 and was called by Renato Spahiu on her direct left. The next player to act, Benjamin Craig, raised all-in to 220,000. Heidbrick folded and Spahiu made the call.
Craig revealed with Spahiu holding 
.
The race was on, but short-lived, as the board came 
and Craig was eliminated in 12th place.
Antonio De La Cruz moved all-in from the hijack and was called by the button player Steve Federspiel.
Other players folded. De La Cruz flipped over 
and Federspiel displayed 
.
The board ran out 
knocking out De La Cruz.
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