Stuart Paterson had been grinding the short stack all day, but finally succumbed when his 
ran into an opponent's 
. The board ran out 
to end Paterson's tournament.
Joining him on the rail recently were Brian Haveson and Julian Sacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Marco Palacios got his remaining stack of about 60,000 into the middle with 
and faced an opponent's 
.
Unfortunately for Palacios, the board rolled out 
and his Main Event came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Population: 2
A few hours after John Riordan crossed 500,000, somebody else has finally done the same. Matt Newcombe had about 420,000 in chips before busting an opponent.
After raising and calling an opponent's re-raise, Newcombe watched a 
flop hit the board. His opponent fired at it, but Newcombe came along to see the turn. His opponent went all in for about 110,000 and Newcombe was more than happy to call with 
for a turned set. With , his opponent found no help from the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 |
The players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
Level: 18
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
The cards are back in the air, and the after-dinner session is here.
Matt Newcombe sat atop the chip counts briefly after John Riordan lost some chips, but Newcombe just lost a pot of his own.
After a player in middle position opened to 11,000, Newcombe called from the hijack. The player in the cutoff put in a three-bet to 42,000 and only Newcombe came along to see the 
flop.
A check from Newcombe led to a bet of about 43,000 from his opponent. After a good 90 seconds in the tank, Newcombe popped it to 101,000, but his opponent had none of it. A quick all-in and fold came next, as Newcombe lost roughly 150,000 of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Reed Zhao opened the last pot with an under-the-gun raise, and the betting action that followed left the man to his left all in for close to 200,000. Zhao put his chips in with 
, but his opponent's was the big favorite to drag the big pot.
The dealer had other ideas, though, spreading a flop to give Zhao a big lead with two to come. The turn opened up a few outs for the at-risk player, but the river 
was no help. With that, Zhao has sent a player to the exit here shy of the bubble, stacking up about 460,000 as he pulls in that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000 |
With 90 players remaining, the tournament is one table away from reaching the money as 81 players cash.
The min-cash will pay $2,819.
We didn't see how the money got in, but Zhen Cai and the gentleman in Seat 8 got their chips all in preflop on a coin flip. It was 
for Cai and 
for Seat 8 who was all in for 107,500.
The board ran through 
, and Cai's overcards never came through. After paying off his debt, he's been reduced back down to 51,000, and he'll have to work a comeback from his 10bb stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 |
