Players are now headed on a 75-minute dinner until about 8:35 p.m. local time at the start of Level 9.
Registration is open until then, and play will consist of two more 60-minute levels after that before bagging for the night.
In about ten minutes, players will be headed on a 75-minute dinner break.
There are currently 2,668 entries on the board, with 1,030 remaining players.
Registration has already surpassed the number of entries from last year.
That means late registration will be open until about 8:35 p.m. local time to buy in before dinner ends.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000 | 5,000 |
|
114,000 | -16,000 |
|
93,000 | -7,000 |
|
90,000 | 22,000 |
|
85,000 | 22,000 |
|
85,000 | -20,300 |
|
38,000 | 3,000 |
|
28,000 | 13,000 |
|
17,000 | -20,000 |
Dan Shak opened to 2,500 and only Humberto Brenes called from the big blind.
Brenes open-shoved his short stack on the 
flop and Shak open-folded 
pocket kings.
Brenes flashed an 
and took down the small pot to stay in the running.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 30,000 |
|
12,000 | -10,000 |
Jeff Bond opened to 3,600 and he found one caller to the 
flop.
Bond continued for 6,500 but his opponent woke up with a raise to 20,000.
He thought it over before laying it down on the dangerous board.
Bond is still sitting comfortably with more than 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000 | 1,000 |
James Woods has run his stack up past 100,000.
It was four-ways to a flop of 
and James Woods called a bet to see the turn.
His opponent bet again and Woods raised it up. His opponent responded with a shove and Woods snap-called.
Opponent:
James Woods: 
Woods held a king-high straight against the set of queens for his opponent. Woods just needed to dodge the board pairing and he did just that on the river as he won a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,300 | -8,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
PT Hayes, as he's known by, raised to 4,300 from early position and a player from middle position called. The action was on Bill Klein on the button and he made it 18,000 total. Only Hayes called.
Hayes checked-called the 
flop to see the 
turn. Hayes checked again and Klein moved all in about approximately 60,000 and Hayes called with the bigger stack.
Bill Klein: 
PT Hayes: 
Klein held a pair and a flush draw to the nine, but Hayes already held the king-high flush. The river didn't matter as Klein was drawing dead and his big stack headed two seats to his left to Hayes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000 | 280,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | 3,900 |
|
|
68,000 | 19,000 |
|
|
37,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
35,000 | -7,400 |
|
|
30,000 | -6,000 |
|
25,000 | -41,000 |
|
|
22,000 | -9,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Defending champion Jean-Luc Adam raised to 2,300 from the cutoff and only the big blind called to see the 
flop.
The big blind check-called a bet of 3,200 and they saw the turn. The big blind check-called a second time, another 3,200 from Adam and the river brought the 
.
Both players checked this time and Adam showed 
for jacks and tens to win the pot with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000 | -25,000 |
