Vijay Ramani has chipped up after busting an opponent in a blind vs blind situation. The short stack moved all in and Ramani called with 
, which was ahead of his opponent's 
. The 
board held for the preflop favorite and Ramani chips up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
575,000 | 575,000 |
With a level and a half left on the clock, there are numerous big stacks starting to emerge at the front of the pack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
786,000 | |
|
760,000 | |
|
630,000 | |
|
540,000 | 155,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
With over 100 big blinds in front, Lucas Drolet is wielding one of the larger stacks in the field.
He just won some more chips after defending his big blind versus and under the gun open and with no other callers, it was heads up to the flop.
On a 
flop, Drolet check-called a 12,000 bet. The 
turn went check-check and Drolet elected to lead on the river, betting 31,000, which got a quick fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
652,000 | 652,000 |
There were a slew of bustouts before the last break, including some notable names who will have to play another flight to stay in with a chance of winning the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
It's the last break of the day. See you back here in 20 minutes.
Petar Kalev has moved passed the 400,000 mark after taking down a sizable pot after barreling the turn and the river. With 
showing on the board, Kalev lead for 22,000, which his opponent called. The river was the 
and he bet again, bigger this time, making it 50,000 to see his cards. He got the call and turned over 
, which was good for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000 | 373,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
227,000 | 47,000 |
|
182,000 | 42,000 |
|
147,000 | 500 |
|
71,000 | 37,200 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
