The tournament clock is showing 500 entries with late registration still open for four more levels plus the dinner break.
| Year | Field | Winner | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 452 | Phil Hellmuth | $485,082 |
| 2017 | 505 | Christopher Brammer | $527,555 |
| 2016 | 524 | Ankush Mandavia | $548,139 |
| 2015 | 454 | Kevin MacPhee | $490,800 |
Justin Ligeri was talking on his phone while standing up: "I'm standing, up, I am waving!" and waved around.
"Pizza guy! Pizza guy!" Ligeri kept shouting while waving.
A pizza delivery guy walked over and Ligeri signed for his order for the pizza guy to drop off five pizzas which Ligeri seemed to be sharing with his table and some other random players from several tables spread over the room.
Alex Foxen opened to 5,300 and got one caller before Danny Tang three-bet all in for starting stack from the big blind. Foxen four-bet all in and the third player in the hand called it off for less.
Danny Tang: 
Alex Foxen: 
Player 3:
"Good spot for me," said Tang.
"I folded an ace," said another player.
The board came 
with Tang tripling up. Foxen still sits with a stack of over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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95,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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Kevin Killeen was all in for 9,500 and had been called by Julien Sitbon. David Peters had then raised, forcing Sitbon out of the hand.
Kevin Killeen: 
David Peters: 
The board came 
and Killeen was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,000 | |
|
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|
78,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
53,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
47,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
23,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
17,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
15,300
14,700
|
14,700 |
|
|
||
|
13,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
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Chris Klodnicki had raised to 2,600 from the early position and action folded to Pablo Melogno in the big blind. Melogno three-bet to 7,400 and Klodnicki took some time to consider his options and then shoved for 23,600 in total. Melogno looked annoyed and glanced at Dan Smith and muttered something angrily before folding.
A discussion ensued between Smith and Melogno and the clock being called on Melogno which he wasn't too impressed about. The dealer also got involved with a remark and Klodnicki added that this was a different situation as it was for his tournament life while Melogno had apparently tanked too long over a min-raise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
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|
14,700
15,300
|
15,300 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
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|
79,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
75,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
52,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
32,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
|
15,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
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Jorryt van Hoof got his last 20,500 in with 
against the of Norbert Szecsi. Both players flopped pairs on the 
board but Szecsi's was best.
The turn 
and river 
couldn't save the former November Niner and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Andras Nemeth raised to 3,300 from the cutoff and Calvin Anderson three-bet to 9,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Nemeth chuckled before making the call.
The flop came 
, Nemeth checked and Anderson continued with a bet of 5,000. Nemeth counted out his stack.
"Didn't have as many chips as you thought you had?" Anderson grinned.
Nemeth smiled and then announced a raise to 23,400 which was actually him going all-in. Anderson quickly called.
Andras Nemeth: 
Calvin Anderson:
Nemeth had hit two pair while Anderson was sitting on the flush draw.
The turn was the which didn't change things but the 
on the river meant Nemeth's two pair were counterfeited and that they would split the pot as they would both play the two pair on the board with the ace-kicker in their hands.
Shortly after, Nemeth was seen leaving the tournament area as he was eliminated in the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
109,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
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|
87,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
||
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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