The final count of entries stands at 791, creating a prize pool of $7,593,600. First place will pay out $2,429,970 while the runner up will have to settle for $1,177,110.
54 total places will pay. Click on the "Prize Pool and Payouts" tab to the right for more details.
2005 WSOP Champion Joe Hachem has been eliminated from the tournament at the hands of Kristy Gazes. Joe moved all his chips in on the turn on a check-raise, but Kristy was holding the nuts, and that was the end of the 2005 Champ's night.
After a preflop raise from Joe Awada and a call by Seat 2, Davidson Matthew moved all in for his last 4575 from the cutoff. Awada called and Seat 2 folded. Matthew showed the , Awada the . Matthew caught lucky on the flop, and the on the turn and the on the river were no help to Awada. Matthew doubled up to a bit under 11K.