The 242 remaining participants are on their sixth break of the tournament.
The players will return for the remainder of 3000-6000 blind with 750 ante level, and then transition to 4,000-8,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante.
Level: 24
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 750
Level: 23
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 625
There’s plenty of poker to be played, but that's not stopping the movement among the leaders over the past hour or so.
And this time a new player has emerged.
With 528,277, “TrueProdigy” becomes the first player in the field to break the 500,000 barrier.
“ms.dolores,” who has been hovering as a Top-3 stack since the tournament began, is now second (452,970).
Level: 22
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
“ms.dolores” raised 6,400 in middle position, but faced a three-bet of 17,200 from WSOP bracelet winner Safiya "Player2021"Umerova, who was next to act.
The rest of the players got out of the way, and “ms.dolores” called.
The flop brought out J♦9♠4♣, which “ms.dolores” checked. Umerova, though, fired 16,000 into the pot to force a fold and win the pot.
Of note, Tim “uNORTH0dox” Reilly is at the same table and is currently fifth overall in chips (380,940).
Level: 21
Blinds: 1,600/3,200
Ante: 400
Play has resumed after the break, and the shuffling atop the leaderboard continues, as “ms.dolores” and Alan “einsteen007” Snow go back and forth as the chip leader.
“ms.dolores” currently leads the pack with 427,170, while Snow isn’t far behind with 415,651.
The remaining 350 players spread out over 44 tables are on their fifth 5-minute break.
Level: 20
Blinds: 1,400/2,800
Ante: 350
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