Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, the 2000 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion, jumped in the event at the very end of late registration.
He has his eyes on adding a seventh gold bracelet to his resume.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
Level: 9
Limits: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
The players are now on their last 20-minute break of the day and the late registrations will be closed at the end of this break.
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After a first bet, a player three-bet and only Joao Vieira made the call. The flop came down 
and Vieira called another bet.
On the 
turn, the same action happened and the dealer revealed a 
on the river. This time, the first player checked and called a bet from Vieira. The Portuguese player tabled 
, and was ahead of his opponent's 
. Vieira has now a stack around 12,200 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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12,200 | 12,200 |
Alex Keating came into the proceedings in level 8 which meant he would need to spin his stack up quickly to remain, but unfortunately for him, that was not the case.
Keating raised and saw both the blinds call which included Rex Clinkscales in the big blind. The flop fell 
and both the blinds check-called his flop bet. There was a diamond card on the turn, and Keating was allowed to continue with the betting lead, the small blind folded, but Clinkscales raised and Keating called.
On the river, Clinkscales bet which was enough to put Keating all in, and the latter made the call to see Clinkscales had a flush with 
to win the pot and send Keating to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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31,000 | 31,000 |
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Nguyen Nguyen called in the big blind after the action was opened from an opponent in middle position. Nguyen check-called a bet on the 
flop, before check-raising on the turn. His opponent called and on the river Nguyen bet and was called for the final time.
Nguyen Nguyen: 
The river had hit top pair for Nguyen, and it was enough for him to take down the pot and move up to 45,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,000 |
The player under the gun raised and the action folded to Mikhail Semin in the small blind who made the call.
The flop fell 
and Semin check-called his opponent's bet. The turn 
brought the same action. On the river 
, Semin bet and his opponent called but quickly mucked his hand when Semin tabled 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,800 | 2,400 |
With just over 30-minutes of late registration still available, Alex Keating is the latest player to join the field.
Keating, who has $440,216 in WSOP cashes, is now sat down in the seat left vacant by recent bust-out, Andre Akkari.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,500 | 7,500 |
A first player bet and it was three-bet by the player one seat over. The action folded to Jon Kyte on the button who called, as well as the initial raiser.
The flop came 
and after a check and a bet, Kyte raised and was only called by one player. The turn was the and Kyte's opponent check-called his bet.
On the river 
, both players checked and Kyte mucked his hand when his opponent revealed 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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18,000 | 8,000 |
