Michael Westmoreland is all in preflop with against Pontus Khosravi's . The board comes and Khosravi's hand holds up to win the pot, increasing his stack to about 460,000.
Michael Westmoreland is eliminated in 56th place, earning $10,571.
The blue (500) chips are being raced off the tables during the break. There are 59 players remaining, and they are guaranteed at least $10,571. The next jump in prize money is $12,982 for 54th place.
Play will continue today until there are nine players left for Sunday's final table. Expect a dinner break around 9:00 pm PDT.
Brian Kaplan moved all in preflop with A-K, and his opponent called with Q-9. The flop came queen high, and Kaplan never caught up. Brian Kaplan was eliminated in 60th place, earning $10,571.
(This hand happened before the break.) Joe Pelton raised from the button to 15,500, David Chiu moved all in from the small blind for about 40,000, and Pelton called with . Chiu showed , and he'd need to improve to survive.
The flop came , and Chiu paired his kicker to take the lead, while Pelton picked up an open-ended straight draw. The turn card was the , and the river card was -- the . Pelton rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot.
David Chiu was eliminated in 61st place, earning $10,571.
(This hand happened before the break.) After a flop of , Pontus Khosravi bet 20,000, Ali Eslami raised to 58,000, Khosravi moved all in for 135,500, and Eslami immediately called with for two overcards and the nut flush draw. Khosravi showed for an overpair, and it would need to hold up for him to survive.
The last two cards were , and Khosravi's queens held up to win the pot, increasing his stack to about 215,000. Eslami dropped down to about 40,000.
Shortly before the break, Noah Boeken raises to 16,000, the player in seat 7 moves all in for 43,500, and Boeken calls with . His opponent shows , and it's a race situation.
The board comes , and Boeken's opponent wins the pot with two pair, aces and jacks. Boeken drops down to about 134,500 in chips.