Hands #53-57: Six Players Remain Heading to the First Break
Hand #53: The action folded to Brandon Adams in the small blind who shoved all in but Dominik Nitsche folded his big blind.
Hand #54: Daniel Negreanu moved all in for 6,150,000 in the cutoff. Dominik Nitsche called off his stack of 3,850,000 in the small blind and the cards were tabled.
Daniel Negreanu: 
Dominik Nitsche: 
"I have a flush draw and he doesn't," Negreanu shouted to his rail. The flop came 
and Negreanu was on a freeroll. The 
on the turn meant the two players would chop the pot as the 
quickly hit the river.
Hand #55: Negreanu pushed all in again from the hijack for 6,550,000 and picked up the blinds and ante.
Hand #56: Keith Tilston limped in from the small blind and Nick Schulman opted to see a flop. The flop came 
and Tilston check-called a bet of 800,000 from Schulman.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Tilston announced a bet "four thousand," meaning to bet four million. The ruling was a min-bet of 400,000 and Schulman called. Schulman showed 
and took down the pot with a pair of tens.
Hand #57: Igor Kurganov raised to 900,000 in the cutoff and Tilston called on the button. The flop fell 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn and the on the river. Kurganov checked for the third time and Tilston finally fired in a bet of 2,000,000. Kurganov folded and Tilston dragged in the pot.
The players are now heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,200,000 | 1,400,000 |
|
13,400,000 | -500,000 |
|
11,000,000 | -1,900,000 |
|
7,600,000 | 800,000 |
|
6,800,000 | 600,000 |
|
4,500,000 | -400,000 |