With registration now closed, tournament officials have confirmed that 2,930 players entered the tournament creating a prize pool of $1,230,000.
The top 440 players will finish in the money, with the winner earning $167,272.
The action was picked up on the river with the board showing 
and Ren Lin was all-in putting him at risk.
His only other opponent went into a deep tank with the bet costing him 105,500 for a large portion of his chips.
Lin's opponent eventually made the call and Lin said "I got lucky on the river" showing him 
for the straight.
Lin's opponent showed 
and said "I knew it" as Lin scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
211,000 | 211,000 |
Kyle Miholich shoved all-in under the gun for 50,000 and the player in the big blind called with chips behind.
Kyle Miholich: 
Big Blind: 
The board ran out 
and Miholich doubled his stack to 100,000 with two pair nines and fives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 |
Matthew Pino was all in for around 90,000 with 
and was dominated by his opponent's 
.
"Four, four, four," Pino chanted as the flop and turn came 
. The 
came on the river to give him a set and the double up.
"I was down to 1.5 big blinds at one point," Pino yelled as he climbed up to 200,000.
On the next hand, Pino moved all in over the top of a pre-flop raise and showed two kings when the original raiser folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 |
Jake Schwartz, runner-up in Phil Hellmuth's 16th bracelet win last night, is back in action today and building another big stack.
In his last hand, he called a raise from Bertrand Grospellier out of the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop before Schwartz led for 11,000 on the 
turn.
Grospellier called, then called another bet of 25,000 from Schwartz on the 
river. Schwartz showed 
for two pair, eights and deuces, and Grospellier mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | |
|
40,000 | -115,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The action picked up when Shaun Deeb raised to 10,000 from the cutoff, the button called and the big blind went all-in for his remaining stack and Deeb was the only caller.
Big Blind Player: 
Shaun Deeb:
The board ran out 
and with that hand Deeb went over 400,000 in chips and is among the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000 | 205,000 |
The action picked up on a flop of 
. Jesse Fujarczyk's opponent shoved all-in for about 80,000 and Fujarczyk called with chips behind.
Opponent: 
Jesse Fujarczyk: 
The board ran out 
and Fujarczyk won with two pair eights and dueces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
A player in early position shoved all in before Allen Dancer from middle position re-shoved for about 60,000. The big blind then asked for a count of Dancer's stack and tanked for a few minutes before calling.
Allen Dancer: 
Early Position: 
Big Blind: 
Dancer stayed ahead on the 
flop, then sealed the pot when the on the turn gave him a set. The player in early position was eliminated, while Dancer doubled up through the big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
215,000 | 135,000 |
|
|
155,000 | 15,000 |
|
125,000 | 115,000 |
|
120,000 | 49,500 |
|
90,000 | 90,000 |
|
75,000 | -34,000 |
|
53,000 | -7,000 |
|
48,000 | 8,000 |
