Level 13 is down, which means it's time for the 90-minute dinner break. There's approximately 1,000 players remaining, and they'll play another two levels when they return.
Here's a look at some of the more notable developments from Level 13:
- Former champs Robert Varkonyi and Jerry Yang eliminated.
- Jason Mercier doubles.
- Karina Jett hits the rail.
- Toni Judet Chips up.
- AJ Jejelowo takes the chip lead.
Here are your top five stacks heading into the dinner break. Ben Alcober busted two players just before the dinner break began to amass his stack.
| Player | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Alcober | 940,000 |
| 2 | Armando Fernandez | 850,000 |
| 3 | AJ Jejelowo | 752,500 |
| 4 | Dane Lomas | 720,000 |
| 5 | Gregory Merson | 715,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Andrew Lichtenberger called a preflop all in from a short-stacked opponent.
Lichtenberger: 
Opponent: 
The board ran 
and the opponent made a straight and lightened Lichtenberger's stack by about 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
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We caught up with the four handed action on the flop, which had come down 
. It was checked to a player in middle position, and he fired out 12,500. Jake Cody came along for the ride, and the other two players folded. The 
hit the turn, and it was checked to Cody, who fired out 17,700. His opponent made the call, and the river brought the . Cody's opponent checked, and Cody did likewise. His opponent showed 
for a river set, and Cody took a peak at his cards again before spiking them face down on the felt.
After that hand, Cody is down to 262,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
262,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
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| Rank | Player | # of Main Event Cashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berry Johnston | 10 |
| 2 | Humberto Brenes | 8 |
| “ | Bobby Baldwin | “ |
| 3 | Mike Sexton | 7 |
| “ | Jay Heimowitz | “ |
| “ | Phil Hellmuth | “ |
| “ | Doyle Brunson | “ |
| “ | Chris Bjorin | “ |
| “ | Jason Lester | “ |
| “ | John Esposito | “ |
| 11 | Steve Lott | 6 |
| “ | John Bonetti | “ |
| “ | Johnny Chan | “ |
| 14 | Hamid Dastmalchi | 5 |
| “ | Thor Hansen | “ |
| “ | Dan Harrington | “ |
| “ | Jack Keller | “ |
| “ | Jesse Alto | “ |
| “ | Hans “Tuna” Lund | “ |
| “ | Jim Bechtel | “ |
| “ | Robert Turner | “ |
| “ | Dewey Tomko | “ |
| “ | Donnacha O’Dea | “ |
| “ | Rod Peate | “ |
| “ | Mel Judah | “ |
| “ | Peter Hedlund | “ |
| “ | Mark Wilds | “ |
| “ | George McKeever | “ |
| “ | Johnny Moss | “ |
| “ | Andrew Cunningham | “ |
| “ | Andrew Brokos | “ |
*Chart courtesy of the WSOP Media Guide
We found Maria Ho and an unknown player at a flop of 
. Ho was in the big blind and checked. Her opponent bet 11,500 and Ho called. The turn came and both players checked. The river came 
, Ho bet 17,000 and her opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Picking up the action after the river of a 
board, AJ Jejelowo's bet of 45,000 was called by his opponent. Jejelowo tabled 
for a flush, besting his opponent's holdings to win the pot.
Jejelowo is up to about 850,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
97,500
|
97,500 |
We've fallen under the 1,000-player mark, as just 999 remain. Since the top 666 make the money, that means two out of every three players who have made it this far will be cashing in this year's WSOP Main Event.
