That break ended up taking more like 20 minutes thanks to some technical difficulties. But players are now back and we're playing poker once again. There are 126 players remaining.
Per an earlier announcement, the plan is to play three more one-hour levels tonight.
Yuval Bronshtein had enjoyed a big stack for much of today, but a recent hand saw him suddenly crippled to less than a big blind. He subsequently was all in versus multiple opponents. The flop came , one player bet the minimum (3,000), and one other called. The two then checked down the turn and river.
One showed , the other , and Bronshtein's meant his day was done.
From under the gun, Jon Van Fleet moved all in for about 38,000 chips. The player next to speak moved all in for more, and all the other players folded.
Showdown
Van Fleet:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Van Fleet is out of the tournament.
Joshua Cowan had slipped below 100,000 when he opened a hand to 7,000 and was reraised by Raymond Bonavida to 15,000 from the button. It folded back to Cowan who called.
The flop came (rainbow), and both checked. The turn was the . Cowan bet 10,000 this time, and Bonavida called.
The river was a . Cowan checked, Bonavida bet 20,000, Cowan reraised all in for his last 60,000, and Bonavida called.
Cowan showed for queens, while Bonavida had him crushed with . Cowan is out, and Bonavida up to 210,000.
Henrik Tollefsen opened with a raise to 6,600, and it folded around to Eelke Arjaans who called from the small blind. The big blind folded, and the flop came .
Arjaans checked, Tollefsen continued for 13,800, and Arjaans called. The turn was the . Arjaans again checked, and this time Tollefsen bet 32,600. Arjaans responded by pushing all in, and Tollefsen called with his remaining chips.
Arjaans showed for two pair, but Tollefsen had him with . The river was the , and Tollefsen moves near the top of the leaderboard with 245,000. Arjaans falls to 70,000.
A player in middle position open-raised all in for his last 17,900, and it folded back around to Joe Bartholdi in the small blind who called the raise. The big blind folded, and the players tabled their cards.
Bartholdi had and his opponent . The flop came . "That's a good start," said the ahead player. It was a good ending for him, too, as the turn was the and river the .