The remaining 550 players have returned to their seats and the blinds will remain at 8,000-16,000 with a big blind ante of 16,000 for the next hour and 48 minutes.
The first 12 minutes of Level 19 are over and the screens show 550 players remaining. They have been sent on a 90-minute dinner break until 9 p.m. local time and will return to blinds of 8,000/16,000 with a big blind ante of 16,000.
Another former WSOP Main Event champion has departed and some recent highlights from the tables can be found below:
Each of these players earned $24,560 for their Main Event finishes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
David Pecheur raised to 37,000 from under the gun and was called by the button. Jay Romano three-bet shoved all in for 485,000 in the big blind and Pecheur came over the top for 1,014,000. The button thought for a couple of minutes before finally folding.
David Pecheur: 
Jay Romano: 
Romano was fighting an uphill battle and the flop of 
provided no help. The 
on the turn left Romano drawing dead to the 
on the river and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,510,000 | |
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Busted |
Thomas Parkes raised under the gun and the player in the hijack three-bet to 72,000, the action folded to Jaspal Brar who took some time in the big blind before mucking his hand and Parkes four-bet to 225,000. The opponent wasted no time announcing he was all-in for roughly 1,000,000 and Parkes practically beat him in the pot.
Thomas Parkes: 
Opponent: 
Parkes was in great shape and the flop came 
meaning he only had to dodge a jack, and he did just that when the board completed on the turn and the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,775,000
3,308,000
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3,308,000 |
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1,030,000
-170,000
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-170,000 |
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Action for an all in and a call were announced on a flop of 
and Johnny Chan was all in with 
from early position versus the 
of big blind Eric Froehlich.
Though Chan had a pair of eights, Froehlich had eight outs to a flush and three more to a straight. He filled up on both of them when the turn and river fell 
, locking in the win for "EFro" by the turn as Chan's Main Event bid was terminated right before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,165,000
449,000
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449,000 |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,980,000
580,000
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580,000 |
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2,950,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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2,900,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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2,645,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
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2,616,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
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2,567,000
767,000
|
767,000 |
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2,486,000
386,000
|
386,000 |
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1,870,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
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1,700,000
150,000
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150,000 |
The board read 
and Mans Montgomery was in the process of scooping in the pot with his 
tabled. His opponent's losing hand of was still tabled as well.
According to the table, the hand got all in on the turn. Meanwhile, Montgomery got about one-third of the way through stacking his newly collected chips.
"That was a beautiful turn card. I'll go to dinner now," he said and got up and walked away. It appears as if he has around 1.7 million, though that number will be confirmed after the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,700,000
1,349,000
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1,349,000 |
Joseph Cheong raised to 35,000 from under the gun and was called by the player in the late position. Action folded to Michael Vo in the small blind who shoved for 154,000. Robert Heidorn quickly folded his big blind and Cheong called while the other player folded.
Michael Vo: 
Joseph Cheong:
The board ran out 
for Cheong to hold with the higher hole cards to eliminate Vo just before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,800,000
552,000
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552,000 |
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Busted | |
Mark Scacewater ended up all in and at risk for 515,000 with the and his opponent Ross Ward turned over 
.
The board came 
and Scacewater joined the chip millionaires.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,470,000
-730,000
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-730,000 |
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1,050,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
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1,000,000
777,000
|
777,000 |
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670,000
-680,000
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-680,000 |
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600,000
144,000
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144,000 |
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Busted |
