The remaining 22 players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Late registration and rebuys will be closed at the start of Level 9. Players will return to action at approximately 7:40 p.m. EST.
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened the action with a raise to 12,000 and he earned a call from Stephen Chidwick on the button. Adrian Mateos made it 55,000 to go in the big blind and Kisacikoglu called while Chidwick opted to get out of the way.
The 
flop triggered a continuation bet of 65,000 by Mateos and that resulted in a call by Kisacikoglu. That led them to the 
turn on which Mateos moved all in for just shy of the pot. Kisacikoglu asked for a count but made the call before getting an exact amount.
Adrian Mateos: 
Orpen Kisacikoglu: 
Mateos had several outs at his disposal but the 
river was not among them to knock out the Spaniard in the last hand before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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849,000
354,000
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354,000 |
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165,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Busted | |
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Seth Davies made it 11,000 to go and Bryn Kenney then got his last 82,000 into the middle from one seat over.
Timothy Adams moved all-in over the top to get rid of Davies and the cards were flipped over.
Bryn Kenney: 
Timothy Adams: 
On a 
flop, Kenney picked up a gutshot on top of his two outs for a set. The 
turn reduced the outs to four cards and the 
river then improved Kenney to a straight for the lucky escape.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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380,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
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240,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
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190,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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152,000
188,000
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188,000 |
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In a blind on blind battle with 25,000 in the middle on a board showing 
, Isaac Haxton led out for 38,000 and was called by Mikita Badziakouski.
The 
completed the board and Haxton sized down to 26,000. After using several time bank cards, Badziakouski made the call. Haxton rolled over 
for two pair and scooped the pot just before the 75-minute dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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565,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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85,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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In a three-bet pot to the 
flop, Artur Martirosian bet 35,000 and was called by Stephen Chidwick. There was no betting action on the 
turn and the river completed the board.
Martirosian used one time bank extension to then bet 300,000, which covered Chidwick. The Brit reluctantly folded and was left with less than the starting stack amount.
In a duel, button versus big blind, the flop saw Christoph Vogelsang bet and Ben Heath check-raise to 32,000. Vogelsang called and Heath checked the 
on the turn. Vogelsang made it 50,000 to go and Heath instantly released his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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610,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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595,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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285,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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160,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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On a completed board showing 
in a pot of roughly 140,000, Christoph Vogelsang over-bet the pot to 165,000 and Ben Heath went deep in the tank.
After using six time bank cards, Heath eventually made the call and the hands were shown. Vogelsang rolled over 
for the pair of fours bluff while Heath scooped the pot with 
for flopped trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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605,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
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225,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
The action kicked off with an under-the-gun raise to 11,000 by Aleksejs Ponakovs and Isaac Haxton called from the very next seat. David Yan in the big blind then three-bet to 60,000 and Ponakovs opted to fold, while Haxton called.
The 
flop triggered a continuation bet of Yan for 48,000 and Haxton came along to the on the turn. Yan now slowed down and checked, which prompted Haxton's bet of 100,000. The check-shove by Yan followed a mere few seconds later and Haxton snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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765,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
510,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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480,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
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Adrian Mateos in the big blind tangled with Artur Martirosian and was spotted with a turn bet of 32,000 out of the big blind on a 
board. Martirosian raised to 85,000 from under the gun and forced a fold.
One table over, a limped battle of the blinds produced a flop. Justin Bonomo checked and Dan Smith bet 7,000, then called Bonomo's check-raise to 20,000. It was Bonomo who led the 
turn for 40,000 and Smith opted to call after using one time bank extension.
Bonomo repeated his final bet on the river for another 40,000 and Smith paid it off to get shown 
for a wheel by Bonomo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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620,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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430,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
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340,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
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In a heads-up pot with 47,000 in the middle on a board showing 
, Mikita Badziakouski bet out 15,000 from the big blind and Eric Worre made the call from the hijack.
The 
completed the board and Badziakouski checked over to Worre who moved all in, covering the 47,000 remaining for Badziakouski, who went deep in the tank.
"I have a really embarrassing hand," said Badziakouski as he contemplated his decision.
After using two time banks, Badziakouski tossed in a chip for the call. Worre opened 
for king-high while Badziakouski tabled 
for the bottom end straight to score a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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175,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
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In what appeared to be a four-bet pot and 125,000 each in the middle to the flop, Chris Brewer check-called a bet worth 75,000 by Rob Yong. Both checked the turn and Brewer then jammed the on the river.
Yong called with the 
and chopped the large pot as Brewer had the equally strong 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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430,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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