Action folded around to big stack Mikita Badziakouski in the small blind, and he moved all in. That put Brazilian Pedro Padilha to a decision for his final 110,000 and change, and he would make the call with 
. He was actually dominating the 
held by Badziakouski, and the flop of 
gave Padilha a stranglehold on the hand. Only two cards would help Badziakouski now, but neither of them came, giving Padilha a nice double.
The virtual clock says 75 players remaining, but only the top 71 will be earning a payout of at least $8,300 and change. The blinds are currently 5,000-10,000, and the average stack is 320,000 and change.
Once the bubble has burst, a fresh round of big stack chip counts will be posted.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,200
After Kevin Martin raised it up in the cutoff, Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias moved all in from the small blind for around 100,000. Martin called with 
, and he was dominating the 
of Diaz. The board came down 
, and the jack kicker played for Martin to send a big pot his way.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Peter Chen shoved his final 71,000 into the middle holding 
, and overall chip leader Mikita Badziakouski put him at risk holding 
. The five would hold up on the 
flop, but the 
on the turn quickly flipped the script.
Badziakouski would need one of the two remaining fives to win now, but a three came instead, giving Chen a nice double up.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 850
As expected, today's 6-handed Championship Event had a great turnout, with 479 players creating a final prizepool of $2,275,250. The top 71 players will finish in the money tonight, with everyone locking up at least $8,313. Everyone at the final table will lock up tens times that, $83,662, and the eventual winner will earn the WSOP bracelet, along with $423,426.
Wiktor Malinowski looked to be in great shape to double up to nearly 200,000, when he held 
against the 
held by Roman Hrabec. The flop of 
gave Hrabec some extra outs, as did the 
on the turn.An eight, seven, or club would get the job done now, and the came on the river to give Hrabec a big pot.
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