There are 38:28 remaining in Level 18 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante, and the players have been sent on a 20-minute break. Around 610 hopefuls remain and will return to their seats to play until 7.30 p.m. local time, with the 90-minute dinner break scheduled to take place then.
Here’s a look at some recent highlights from the tables:
The blinds remain at 6,000-12,000 with a big blind ante of 12,000 and the cards are back in the air for the next 50 minutes of poker action at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
These players collected $22,190 for their respective efforts.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,600,000
1,263,000
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1,263,000 |
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2,015,000
820,000
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820,000 |
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1,628,000
847,000
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847,000 |
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1,620,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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1,433,000
393,000
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393,000 |
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770,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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730,000
410,000
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410,000 |
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706,000
117,000
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117,000 |
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683,000
237,000
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237,000 |
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645,000
395,000
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395,000 |
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500,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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480,000
94,000
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94,000 |
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405,000
1,345,000
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1,345,000 |
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230,000
166,000
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166,000 |
Before the break, Michael Tomeny went through the blinds to lose some of his chips and just got most of them back. Andrew Brokos raised and Tomeny flat-called in the cutoff. Brokos bet the 
flop for 25,000 and Tomeny called, then did so again for 50,000 on the 
turn.
Brokos checked the 
river and folded when facing a bet of 75,000 by Tomeny.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,875,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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590,000
15,000
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15,000 |
Bart Lybaert found himself all in and at risk for 231,000 coming back from the break. He was called by one player and the cards were on their backs.
Bart Lybaert: 
Opponent: 
The flop came 
and Lybaert held on to his lead with his pocket jacks. The 
on the turn gave Lybaert a set and narrowed his opponent's outs to just four. The river was the 
and Lybaert held on for the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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475,000
244,000
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244,000 |
Yaji Ren opened to 27,000 from under the gun and Mikhail Sokolovskiy three-bet to 90,000. Ren called.
The flop came 
and Ren checked. Sokolovskiy then shoved all in for 580,000 and Ren called.
Yaji Ren: 
Mikhail Sokolovskiy: 
The turn was the 
and the river the 
and Sokolovskiy handed over the rest of his chips to Ren and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,500,000
664,000
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664,000 |
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Qing Lu was in early position and found herself in an all-in preflop situation with an opponent from the cutoff who was at risk for around his last 300,000
Qing Lu: 
Opponent: 
The flop came 
, giving Lu a pair of kings and her opponent six outs to fill up to a set or straight in addition to having backdoor flush outs. Nonetheless, he stood up and prepared for his exit.
The turn came to give him another nine outs but the river 
was of no help and he wished the table good luck as he left while Lu collected her newly earned chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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815,000
715,000
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715,000 |
Daniel Hachem opened to 26,000 from middle position and was called by four other players. The flop fell 
and the action checked to Louis Hillman in the cutoff who bet 70,000. Thomas Applegate thought for a minute before shipping all in for 523,000.
The rest of the table quickly folded and the action was back on Hillman. He asked for a count and went into the tank for over three minutes with no reaction from Applegate. Hillman eventually decided to lay his hand down but showed 
before doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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690,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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457,000
143,000
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143,000 |
This is the last batch of players who collected $22,190 for their Main Event finishes.
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