Here are some more chip counts from various tables around the room. We also spied Phil Hellmuth making a quick exit from the tournament area as he was recently eliminated from play.
We arrived at the table just in time to catch the aftermath of a hand where Greg Raymer eliminated a player from the tournament. We managed to catch that the all in player was in for his tournament life before the flop with but was dominated by Raymer's .
After a run out of , Raymer was able to score the elimination and move his stack up to about 17,700.
The prize pool information for this event has officially been released! This event drew a total of 372 players (down 48 from last year) which equates to a total prize pool of $846,300. With that, the top 42 spots will be paid. A min-cash will net a player $4,189 but everyone will have their eyes on the first-place prize of $220,061. For more information on the prize pool, see the "Payouts" tab above.
We arrived at the table on the turn to see David Sklansky, David Williams, and a third player looking down at a flop of . After an unknown round of betting, the fell on fourth street and all three players checked.
The river was the and Williams led out with a bet. The third player folded and Sklansky called. Williams tabled for a rivered pair of kings but was ultimately behind Sklansky's for top pair. Sklansky dragged in the pot and now has about 8,400 while Williams has fallen to around 4,400.
Upon taking a stroll by Vanessa Selbst's table, we found her chair vacant and can only assume that she has fallen. That means that this event will see a new champion crowned this year.
We picked up with the action after the deal to find a player open with a raise. Roland Israelashvili made it three bets from the next seat over and it folded back to the initial raiser to find him toss out a four-bet. Israelashvili called.
Israelashvili led out on fourth street and his opponent called to see fifth. On this street, it was Israelashvili's opponent who fired out and Israelashvili called. He did the same on sixth and Israelashvili went into the tank for roughly thirty seconds before opting to finally get rid of his hand. By losing this pot, Israelashvili's stack is down to around 6,900
We arrived at the table at the end of the hand to see a completed board of with Carlos Mortensen and recent bracelet winner Michael Malm staring down at the felt. Mortsensen tossed out one final bet after the river card fell and Malm called.
Mortensen showed for a rivered pair of tens. Malm shook his head and showed to the table for a losing ace-high. Mortensen dragged the pot and Malm was down to just 1,000 in chips. He busted from play a few hands later.
but was dominated by Raymer's 
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, Raymer was able to score the elimination and move his stack up to about 17,700.
fell on fourth street and all three players checked.
and Williams led out with a bet. The third player folded and Sklansky called. Williams tabled 
for a rivered pair of kings but was ultimately behind Sklansky's 
with Carlos Mortensen and 
for a rivered pair of tens. Malm shook his head and showed 
