According to another player at the table, Matt Affleck just got mountains of chips all in preflop with 
against 
and did not end up holding. After spending most of the day near the top of the leaderboard, he now finds himself with a below average stack going into the final break of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
81,500
|
81,500 |
Players are coloring up their T-100 chips and taking their final 15-minute break of the evening.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Aaron Massey was just seen leaving his seat and exiting the tournament room. According to Jon Williams, Massey raised from middle position to 5,500 and Williams three-bet all in for 58,800 from the big blind. Massey called off his remaining 50,000 or so chips and the two were off to the races.
Aaron Massey: 
Jon Williams: 
The 
flop came in Williams' favor and while the turn gave Massey more outs for the double up, the river came a brick and the dealer sent the pot Williams' way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,600
106,600
|
106,600 |
|
Busted |
The tournament clock displays 540 players remaining as the last two hours of play are solidly underway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
204,500 | |
|
170,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
167,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
148,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
||
|
|
40,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
34,000
3,900
|
3,900 |
|
|
||
|
27,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
19,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
14,000
53,500
|
53,500 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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With around 100 eliminations remaining until the tournament is in the money, here are some more chip counts from around the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
222,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
||
|
195,000
149,600
|
149,600 |
|
140,000
126,900
|
126,900 |
|
|
||
|
102,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
83,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
78,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
A player raised all in from under the gun for 30,000 and action folded around to Phil Hellmuth, who announced he was all in for around 77,000. The players in the blinds folded and both players were off to the races.
Phil Hellmuth: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, securing the knockout for Hellmuth. "Ah, the queen! Nice hand, Phil!" said his opponent as he got up from his seat. Hellmuth was silent as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
114,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
||
Bret Beebe was just all in preflop from the big blind for 53,500 with against his opponent's 
from the cutoff.
The board ran out 
and Beebe secured the double up, bringing his stack to around average with less than 50 players needing to bust out before the bubble bursts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
111,500
500
|
500 |
With the bubble looming, here is another update for stacks around the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
152,800
|
152,800 |
|
|
170,000
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
157,500
93,900
|
93,900 |
|
|
135,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
131,000
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
125,000
41,500
|
41,500 |
|
|
121,000
14,400
|
14,400 |
|
72,000
37,700
|
37,700 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
