Nine Remain At Dinner
James Chen raised to 225,000 first to act and was called by Ryan Tosoc on the button and Erik Seidel in the big blind. On the 
flop, Seidel checked and Chen's bet of 400,000 won the pot right there.
In the last hand before dinner, Tosoc raised the cutoff to 350,000 and Chen came along from the big blind. They checked down the board 
and Chen announced queens.
"Can I see your hand please?" Tosoc asked and added "I have aces," before Chen turned over 
. Tosoc not only had aces but rivered a straight with 
.
"I don't want to be a dick, it is just a crucial part of the tournament" Tosoc apologized and Chen instantly came back with a "then I will do this to everyone, just so you know."
The remaining nine players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and the action resumes at 9.53 p.m. local time with the following stack sizes and big blinds for the next level.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ka Kwan Lau | Spain | 3,920,000 | 33 |
| 2 | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,865,000 | 16 |
| 3 | James Chen | Taiwan | 8,295,000 | 69 |
| 4 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 4,455,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 8,925,000 | 74 |
| 6 | Matthew Gonzales | United States | 2,600,000 | 22 |
| 7 | Alex Epstein | United States | 7,395,000 | 62 |
| 8 | Wasim Korkis | United States | 2,595,000 | 22 |
| 9 | Ryan Tosoc | United States | 1,650,000 | 14 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,925,000 | -175,000 |
|
8,295,000 | -5,000 |
|
7,395,000 | -205,000 |
|
4,455,000 | 555,000 |
|
3,920,000 | -80,000 |
|
2,600,000 | 50,000 |
|
2,595,000 | -205,000 |
|
1,865,000 | -435,000 |
|
1,650,000 | 150,000 |
turn for 425,000 to claim the pot uncontested.
flop, Gonzales checked and a bet of 300,000 by Chidwick did the trick to win the next pot.
flop.
and Chen checked to Mizrachi who bet 180,000. He got two callers and the turn was the 
flop was checked all the way to Chidwick and his bet of 400,000 was called only by Chen.
flop, action checked to Lau and his bet of 350,000 won the pot.
flop was checked to Lau and he made it 250,000 to go. Only Epstein called and faced another bet of 350,000 on the 
on the river was checked and Lau tabled 
for a pair and busted flush draw.
face up.
. Chen continued for 1,100,000 and Epstein check-raised to claim an instant fold from Chen and nearly close the gap at the top of the leader board.
runout bricked and Chen's nines held to send the 2017 third-place finisher in this event to the rail in 10th place.
river and Seidel led for 250,000 into a pot of around 600,000. Mizrachi raised it up to 1,100,000 and Seidel called after some consideration.