First Break With Eight Remaining
Level 37
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
Michael "imluckbox" Addamo tangled with Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts in a three-bet pot cutoff versus button that immediately ended after a 
flop as Aerts continued right away and forced a check-fold.
Right after, the remaining eight players headed into their first scheduled 5-minute break and the updated counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,786,809 | 2,632,500 |
|
|
35,487,107 | -90,000 |
|
23,585,689 | -90,000 |
|
15,414,267 | -90,000 |
|
|
12,515,803 | -2,102,500 |
|
11,197,092 | 270,000 |
|
|
6,903,432 | -440,000 |
|
5,359,801 | -90,000 |