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The official number of starters for this event is 1,663 which is up significantly on the 1,459 players who entered this equivalent event last year.
At the moment there are approximately 540 players remaining, with the top 162 set to collect $2,829, while our champion will take home the coveted gold bracelet and a tick over $482,000 in prize money!
We'll have the full prizepool and payout information entered for you shortly.
A young man by the name of Kevin Boudreau just approached our desk to let us know he was sitting with a mammoth 57,000 chips. He was also happy to learn that puts him into the chip lead.
Boudreau also let us know that he's had two cashes already this series and is well on the way to making it number three, so we'll be keeping a close eye on his progress!
When we arrived at the table to see Chris Ferguson and another player on their way to the rail. We're not sure about the action but "Jesus" is out.
The cards were already on their backs as we arrived to see Kathy Liebert all in with her tournament life at stake.
Liebert: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Liebert's kings are not enough and she is sent to the exit.
The players are back in action as Event #16 continues!
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
The players are now taking another 20-minute break.
After a preflop raising war, Antonio Esfandiari ended up all in with pocket queens. Bad luck for "The Magician," his opponent tabled pocket aces and without help from the 
board, Esfandiari is out of the tournament.
Following a raise and re-raise preflop, Jerry Yang and Darren Wong took a flop of 
.
Yang checked and Wong bet 1,525. Yang then check-raised to 4,000 before Wong moved all in. Yang insta-called and the cards were tabled:
Wong: 
Yang: 
The turn and river bricked out and Yang loses a chunk of change as Wong doubles to 23,500. Yang is suddenly back down to 17,500.
"These cards have been flying over here!" chuckled Robert Williamson III who shares that table as the players headed off to their break.
Media row is saddened to report that Lauren Kling has been eliminated from the tournament. Kling struggled to get much going today and was down to her last 1,200 in chips before failing to double up as she hit the rail.
