The glances of participants near the tournament screens keep going towards the ceiling as they try to figure out how many spots are paid. With 1,060 players still in contention, the payout spots have been announced and scroll through slowly. Tournament staff has confirmed that the top 881 finishers will earn a portion of the prize pool and take home at least $801 for the efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
The cat with many lives as a short stack grinder has done it again. Tai Tran was at risk for a mere 32,000 and picked up one caller. He was then isolated and went into showdown in a flip.
Tai Tran: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Tran made a straight to triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
With already 190,000 in the middle and the flop showing 
, Johnny Tan pushed for 174,000. His sole remaining opponent was in the tank and eventually called it off with the 
. Tan had the overpair with 
and held on turn and river to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Lance Ha in the hijack moved all-in for 210,000. The player in the cutoff called.
Lance Ha:
Cutoff: 
The flop came queen-high giving Ha a flopped set. He had his opponent drawing dead and got a full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
The number of remaining players is dropping very quickly and among the latest casualties was a short stack who got it in via flip with 
. Chung Ho made the call with the 
and hit a set on the 
board.
"Good game guys, it was nice playing with you," the eliminated player said and bumped fists with all opponents before departing. No complaints, no outburst, no drama at all even though no payout was locked up by then.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
"Sorry in advance, the jack of spades is always coming," the table big stack announced when he put a short stack and Bradley Bane at risk. The short stack had 
and the big stack revealed the 
. Bane had the best of it with 
and prevailed on the 
board to double for 307,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
After he paid the big blind viral sensation George McBride, who can be seen talking about his WSOP journey in an interview with PokerNews yesterday, looked down at and 15,000 in chips.
He went all-in and a player with a bigger stack called holding .
The 
came on the flop to send McBride packing.
He leaves this tournament without a second cash, but has gained a lot of fans in the poker community for his earlier performance in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Following a raise and a shove, Ryan Vanderpoorten jammed for more than 300,000 and the initial raiser folded pocket tens.
Vanderpoorten was well ahead with 
versus but fell behind on the 
flop. The turn would have given the pocket tens a straight while Vanderpoorten spiked the river for the superior set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
