The remaining 17 players are in the midst of their second scheduled 20-minute break. A redraw will take place once the field has been reduced to the last 16 and for the unofficial final table of the last nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,565,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
||
|
6,645,000 | |
|
||
|
5,260,000 | |
|
4,890,000 | |
|
4,660,000 | |
|
||
|
3,960,000 | |
|
3,925,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
3,790,000 | |
|
||
|
3,135,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,930,000 | |
|
||
|
2,190,000 | |
|
1,945,000 | |
|
|
||
|
1,595,000 | |
|
1,550,000 | |
|
||
|
1,270,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
1,140,000 | |
|
980,000 | |
|
||
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Griffin Benger opened to 260,000 from under the gun with 
and Julien Martini just called in the cutoff with 
. Jason Koonce also came along from the small blind with 
and an action flop of 
hit the board.
Koonce checked his set to Benger who continued for 375,000 with surprisingly the worst hand. Martini called with his top pair and Koonce made a huge check-raise to 2,000,000. Benger laid his hand down and Martini eventually sent his cards to the muck as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,400,000
1,510,000
|
1,510,000 |
|
|
4,625,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
|
4,025,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
|
||
Talal Shakerchi shoved under the gun for 1,750,000 and Scott Stewart called for less, 920,000, in the cutoff.
Talal Shakerchi: 
Scott Stewart: 
Stewart seemed optimistic about his chances, hopefully suggesting some opponents had mucked fives, but the 
brought nothing for him. The 
turn likewise, so he needed to pair on the river. It was a brick though: 
, leaving him out 17th and leading to a redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,970,000
1,420,000
|
1,420,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
| Seat | Table 1 | Table 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talal Shakerchi | Julien Martini |
| 2 | Louis Boutin | Florian Duta |
| 3 | Griffin Benger | Yiannis Liperis |
| 4 | Scott Baumstein | Chris Johnson |
| 5 | Ramon Colillas | Jake Schwartz |
| 6 | Pedro Padilha | Marc Rivera |
| 7 | Farid Jattin | Kristen Bicknell |
| 8 | Marc Perrault | Jason Koonce |
The remaining 16 players are back in their seats and the action has recommenced with 54 minutes left in the current level.
Marc Perrault raised it up to 500,000 in the cutoff with 
, leaving himself with just 170,000 chips behind. Talal Shakerchi re-raised all in on the button with 
and the action folded back to Perrault who tanked before sticking in his last chips.
The flop came 
and Perrault spiked a pair of kings to take the lead. The turn was the 
and Shakerchi was searching for an ace. The river brought the 
and Perrault survived elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
870,000
|
870,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,640,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
Jason Koonce claimed the blinds and antes with a raise from under the gun and Marc Rivera did so with a button raise soon after.
Then, Kristen Bicknell opened on the button for 300,000 and Julien Martini defended the big blind. Both checked the 
flop and the turn. Martini also checked the river and Bicknell made it 420,000 to go. Martini called with very little hesitation and Bicknell showed 
, Martini won the pot with for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,750,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,200,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
|
||
Louis Boutin was one of the shorter stacks at the feature table and raised to 1,225,000 in the hijack with 
. Griffin Benger shoved all in from the cutoff with 
and Boutin took his time before making the call for his last few chips.
The flop came 
to leave Benger in the lead with his pair of jacks. The landed on the turn, leaving Boutin looking for an ace or king. The river was the 
and Boutin was eliminated in 16th place, as the rest of the field scored a pay jump.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,850,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
Busted |
