Randy Pfeifer has skyrocketed into the chip lead and is closing in on the one-million chip mark now.
Pfeifer told PokerNews most of the chips were collected without showdown, including one hand where he picked up kings and pushed all in preflop after a series of raises, forcing a fold. His opponent showed jacks.
Jeff Klein has moved into the chip lead after a flurry of action.
First he pushed all in pushing Peter Craniotis off a 200,000 pot on an 
flop. Then he busted Mike Boncore flopping a set of eights against his top pair aces.
Klein even managed to make quads on the river.
Tensions are rising as each pot takes on more significance.
In the meantime, the room was hushed as Kyle Badger just leapfrogged Mike McKeever on the chip counts.
McKeever raised it up and Badger defended his big blind going heads up to an 
flop. Both players checked and Badger checked again on the 
turn. McKeever led out for 35,000 and Badger flatted.
Badger checked again on the 
river, but when McKeever bet 100,000, he pushed all in.
McKeever scowled and folded.
Peter Craniotis and Don Ranalli are currently vying for the chip lead as the only players over 600,000 in chips.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
The following players have busted in the money:
45 Derek Hinchliffe $189
46 David Iseman $160
47 Alfred Pawlikowski $160
48 Aaron Obstein $160
49 Shayne Shackelford $160
50 Jeremy O'Brien $160
51 John Cevallos $160
52 Joshua Knight $160
53 Henry Valez $160
54 Joseph Rowe $160
55 Jerry Calvaneso $148
56 Allison Shultz $148
57 Joshua Norris $148
58 Ronald Wheeler $148
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Shayne Shackelford's collapse is now complete.
After coming in with a massive chip lead, he fell under 100,000 and finally got it all in with 
against 
.
The player with queens hit a set and Shackelford was bounced out.
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