With 15 bracelets between them, Phil Ivey and Jason Mercier have made use of the last moments of late registration to get involved in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | |
|
||
|
10,000 | |
|
||
The flop was showing 
, Yuliyan Kolev checked the small blind, a player in the big blind position checked, and Chris Ferguson bet 1,500 into a pot of around 4,500. Both players called.
The turn fell the 
and all three players checked. The river came the 
, Kolev bet 3,600, both of his opponents folded, and he scooped in a pot right after break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
||
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
The players will now be taking their last 20-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,600
48,600
|
48,600 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
6,350
|
6,350 |
|
38,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
||
|
20,000
17,650
|
17,650 |
|
|
||
|
|
19,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
||
|
13,000
7,650
|
7,650 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,000
5,250
|
5,250 |
|
11,700
7,450
|
7,450 |
|
||
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
Kevin MacPhee has been on an upward trajectory throughout the day, and just now, he took down a sizable pot on the river, pushing him even further ahead.
The board was 
, and following a check, MacPhee set the price at 20,000. He got a call and turned over 
. His opponent couldn't beat it and sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,950
4,550
|
4,550 |
|
14,800
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
9,300
13,200
|
13,200 |
|
8,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Chunhui Ji started things off by opening the cutoff and Maurice Hawkins three-bet to 3,700. It was a call from Ji and they went to the flop. It fell 
and Hawkins continued for a smaller sizing of 1,200, which Ji peeled.
The turn was the and Hawkins barreled for 2,200. Ji upped to 6,700 and Hawkins came along. The last card out was the and Hawkins checked to Ji, who made it 16,100 to get to showdown. Hawkins decided it was too much and passed, leaving Ji to collect.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000 | |
|
38,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
A player moved all in for around 7,000 and Marcello Giordano made the call. The players turned over their hands.
Marcello Giordano: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Giordano's aces up took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,300
22,300
|
22,300 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,500
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
59,600
10,100
|
10,100 |
|
|
||
|
24,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
23,400
16,300
|
16,300 |
|
11,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
||
|
10,500
14,700
|
14,700 |
|
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
9,100
900
|
900 |
|
||
