The registration line continues to be busy on Level 7, and the total field has grown beyond 1,000 entries.
The overall prize pool is getting closer to eclipsing $1,000,000, with late registration still open until the end of Level 13.
Action was four-way to the K♥K♠J♥A♥ turn, where Giuseppe Lomuscio checked from the small blind. Milo Jiang fired a bet of 2,000 in the big blind before Charles Villanueva raised to 7,000 in middle position.
Justin Vaysman folded on the button, as did Lomuscio as Jiang made the call.
The 9♦ river completed the board and produced checks from both players. Villanueva tabled K♦8♥ for trip kings, good enough to take down the pot as Jiang mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
34,000 | |
|
31,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Brian Luo checked the J♣A♥2♦ flop in the cutoff and made the call after Michael Matrone bet 5,500 on the button.
Another check from Luo followed the J♦ turn, where Matrone fired again for 12,000. That was enough to produce a fold from Luo, with Matrone raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
24,000 |
Vince Solomon was all in from under the gun for his last 11,000 and Anthony Hall made the call on the button. Scott Remaley then raised in the big blind and Hall got out of the way.
Vince Solomon: K♦10♥ 
Scott Remaley: 10♠10♣
Remaley's pocket tens were in great shape and remained ahead through the 6♠9♥A♥ and 4♠ turn. The dealer then flipped over the K♥ river, giving Solomon top pair to score the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
43,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
On Wednesday, the $300 Ambassador Bounty event was contested here at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.
Patrick Bergen came out on top, besting PokerStars Ambassador Maria Konnikova for the top prize of $4,472.
Konnikova earned $2,679 for the runner-up position, while fellow Ambassador Arlie Shaban also earned a spot in the money with a 12th-place finish.
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Bergen | United States | $4,472 |
| 2 | Maria Konnikova | United States | $2,679 |
| 3 | Maria Scardaville | United States | $1,692 |
| 4 | Anna Knishevitskaya | United States | $1,093 |
| 5 | Robert Johnson | United States | $846 |
| 6 | Robert Brobyn | United States | $670 |
| 7 | Peter Clesi | United States | $564 |
| 8 | Manish Chaddha | United States | $494 |
| 9 | Rebecca Bottoms | United States | $447 |
Midway through Level 8, the tournament staff have confirmed 398 entries thus far on Day 1d.
That brings the overall total to 1,042 entries, officially crossing the $1,000,000 mark in the prize pool.
Late registration remains open through the start of Level 13 tonight.
Three-way action to the 7♣2♣4♥ flop saw Ramon Batista check in the big blind, with Timothy Breen checking behind in early position. Andrew Chu slid out a bet of 3,200 in the hijack and Batista answered with a check-raise to 7,000.
Breen folded before Chu made the call. Both players checked the 6♠ turn and the dealer completed the board with the A♦ river.
Batista checked again, with Chu checking behind to showdown. Batista tabled A♣2♠ for two pair, taking down the pot as Chu mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000 | |
|
97,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
28,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
John Tavss was all in from the big blind and at risk against Michael Porrini.
John Tavss: K♠Q♥
Michael Porrini: A♣10♣
Tavss found immediate help on the Q♦9♣3♦9♦4♣ runout, connecting for two pair to double up through Porrini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | |
|
10,800 |
