After calling a flop bet from Kelly Minkin, Zhang Yang went to the turn on a board that read 
.
Zhang led out with a bet of 125,000. Minkin studied the board and thought it out while Zhang stared her down. Eventually, she let it go and Zhang pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000 | 296,000 |
|
550,000 | 364,000 |
The action was picked up on a board reading 
, with a sizable pot already in the middle. Joe Kuether, who has chipped up nicely since the start of Day 2, checked over to Huai Zhang, who put out a bet of 85,000. With action back on Kuether, he went into the tank for about a minute before he announced that he was all in. Zhang wasted little time sending his card to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000 | 563,500 |
|
|
170,000 | -161,500 |
Phil Ivey's pocket tens held up in a pre-flop all-in against the pocket deuces of his opponent as he adds some more to his chip count.
The payout line has been staying in constant motion as the eliminations continue to mount, Ismael Bojang among those eliminated recently.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000 | 435,000 |
|
Busted |
Thomas Taylor, originally from San Antonio, Texas, and playing in his first-ever tournament, was all in for his last 8,000 in chips, which wasn't even one big blind. When action folded around to William Smith in the big blind, he was already committed to making the call, and the players tabled their hands.
Thomas Taylor: 
William Smith: 
The board ran out 
, which gave Taylor a full house and the double-up, and although he was still extremely short-stacked, he was smiling ear-to-ear. His tablemates, including Smith, even congratulated him. Unfortunately, Taylor would be eliminated just two hands later when his king-jack failed to hold up against another player's seven-eight.
Taylor went out in a very impressive 389th place and was still smiling as he headed to the payout line. When asked about his future tournament plans, Taylor said that he was "one and done," but that he still planned to have fun during his next few days in Las Vegas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | -6,500 |
|
Busted |
After the bubble burst, eliminations have been coming quickly. Among those seen in the payout line were Elio Fox and Yueqi Zhu.
Virtus Davis's day was also over as his 
falling victim to 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
The players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.
We are now in the money! Shortly before break, play went hand for hand but it did not need to last long.
A player went all in pre-flop with a short stack and was called by two players. They side plot between the other two players was checked down as the board ran out 
and Robert Williams showed the 
for the winning hand. The all in player cursed his luck as he showed and then was forced to wait to see if he was the lone bubble boy or not.
Luckily for him, another player was eliminated at another table on the same hand which means the two players will split the min-cash of $1,185.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
525,000 | 256,500 |
Patrick Megna raised to 16,000 from the middle position, and when action folded around to Thomas Fankhauser he made the call from his big blind. Fankhauser initially checked the 
, but after Megna continued for 15,000, Fankhauser put in a check-raise to 42,000.
At that point Megna asked Fankhauser if he liked the flop or if he was holding pocket fives. Fankhauser didn't respond, but Megna smiled and sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
333,000 | 333,000 |
|
107,000 | -42,000 |
Kenny Hallaert made a river bet of 80,000 on a board that read 
. His opponent thought it over for a few moments before calling.
Hallaert turned over the 
for the full house which his opponent could not beat and Hallaert added a nice boost to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000 | 50,000 |
