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Normally the action picks up quickly after the bubble bursts, but the deep structure of this tournament has resulted in zero eliminations since we reached the money. The average stack is more than 40 big blinds so most players still have a lot of room to maneuver.
As a side note, we've got 20 minutes until the dinner break.
It didn't take long since our last post for a player to be knocked out. Bob Kiehl was all in with 
against the pocket aces of Joe Ciffa. Kiehl actually picked up a gutterball straight draw on the turn, needing a ten on the river, and the 
on the river made Ciffa do a double-take before he realized he was safe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
A double knockout occurred moments ago which saw Thomas MacKenzie further extend his chip lead. Mandeep Chahal opened to 25,000, MacKenzie called and Kyle Haberman moved all in for just under 100,000. Chahal reshoved and MacKenzie called.
MacKenize:
Chahal: 
Haberman:
MacKenzie's pair held up, sending two players to collect their payout. MacKenzie, who entered the day with only 103,000, is now sitting behind a massive stack of 1.2 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,190,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
The remaining 21 players are on a 60-minute dinner break. Thomas MacKenzie has a huge lead with nearly 1.2 million in chips after busting two players in Level 21. A crowd of players are battling for second position, including Vincent Palma, Veerab Zakarian, Rob Forbes and Andre Smith.
We'll be back at 7:35 p.m. ET. See you then!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
530,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
475,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
200,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
145,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
116,000
-474,000
|
-474,000 |
|
115,000
-111,000
|
-111,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
510,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
370,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
320,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
270,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
236,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
160,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,140,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
380,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
355,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
335,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
315,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
290,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
170,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Robert Donegan limped, Dan Wagner shoved for around 145,000 from the small blind and action folded back to Donegan who thought for a moment before announcing a call.
Wagner: 
Donegan: 
Wagner flopped a flush draw, making him a slight favorite to win, but the turn left him needing a spade. The river bricked and Wagner was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Matt Dubuc opened to 24,000 from the cutoff and John Michalak and Rick Block called in the blinds.
The flop rolled out 
and Michalak led out for 30,000. Block moved all in for 146,000 total, forcing Dubuc out of the pot, and Michalak went into the tank. He thought it over for about 90 seconds before deciding to release, and Block showed the 
for nine-high with a gutshot.
"You were ahead," said Michalak, who added that he had a double-gutshot draw and nearly called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
