"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 |
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 |
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 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
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 |
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 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
|
650,000 | 650,000 |
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.
Just before the blinds had gone up, Matt Affleck min-raised and was called only by the big blind. The flop fell 
and the big blind opted to bet for 27,000. Affleck then min-raised to 54,000 and his opponent eventually folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 170,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
