A total of 169 entries created a prize pool of $1,588,600 and the top 26 spots will get paid at least $14,912. The winner can look forward to a payday of $417,921 and the elusive gold bracelet.
| Place | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 417,921 |
| 2 | 258,297 |
| 3 | 181,374 |
| 4 | 129,648 |
| 5 | 94,730 |
| 6 | 69,971 |
| 7 | 52,866 |
| 8 | 40,715 |
| 9 | 31,977 |
| 10-12 | 25,619 |
| 13-15 | 20,948 |
| 16-18 | 17,488 |
| 19-26 | 14,912 |
Dylan Linde raised from early position and was called by Andrew Kelsall in the next seat over.
The flop was 
and Linde bet. Kelsall called.
Linde bet again on the 
turn and Kelsall called again, but on the 
river both players slow down with a check.
Linde showed 
for nines and fives and that earned him the pot as Kelsall mucked.
Ryan Lenaghan raised on the button and Julien Martini three-bet in the big blind, Lenaghan called. On the flop of 
, Martini bet and was called before the same action repeated on the 
turn and the 
river.
Martini rolled over 
for a full house and that won the entire pot as Lenaghan mucked.
The start of Esther Taylor's day hasn't been going too well. She had lost most of her chips before the start of this hand. She opened with a raise under the gun and Daniel Alaei called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and all the money got into the middle with Taylor's short stack.
Alaei: 
Taylor: 
The board completed with the 
and the 
and Taylor earned a double up with her better kicker and two pair. Taylor is now right around 35,000 while Alaei has had a much better start to the day and sits around 175,000.
Wayne Diep has taken over the top spot while Scott Cole was among the most recent players to bust.
Cole was all in for just 8,000 on the button with the 
and Stuart Rutter called with the 
in the big blind. The flop fell 
and they chopped it avoid to deny Cole the chance to chip up, only two minutes later his seat was empty.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
There was already nearly 40,000 in the pot in a three-way pot between Dan Zack, Calen McNeil, and one other player. Zack and McNeil each had one small bet out in front of them and the other player was all in. The board showed and Zack put out a bet. McNeil let go of his hand.
Zack showed down 
for the nut straight and that earned him the whole pot, chipping him up to about 185,000 as the third player in the hand mucked and was sent to the rail.
On the three-way turn of 
, Per Hildebrand bet and picked up two callers including Sampo Ryynanen and Mark Gregorich. Hildebrand bet once more on the 
river and again both opponents called.
Hildebrand turned over 
for the nut flush, Ryynanen had 
for the low, and Gregorich mucked.
Steven Wolansky opened with a raise from early position and action folded around where Nick Schulman made it two bets on the button. Action folded back to Wolansky who called.
The flop was and Wolanksky checked, then called a bet from Schulman. On the 
turn, Wolansky check-called another bet.
The came on the river and Wolansky decided to lead out, betting. Schulman thought for a bit then called. Wolansky showed his 
for the nut low and a straight and that would allow him to take down the whole pot.
There will be a short unscheduled break for the bracelet ceremony of Julien Martini, who is still in this event, and the clocks have been stopped as a result.
In the meantime, Ismael Bojang has been eliminated while Nikolai Yakovenko and Wayne Diep have increased their stacks on his former table. Diep was just involved in a hand with table neighbor Felipe Ramos that had reached the turn with the board . Diep bet and Ramos called to see the on the river.
Diep bet once more, Ramos raised and Diep made it three bets to pick up a call. Diep rolled over for a full house and Ramos took the low with the 
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