Brynjar Gigja opened to 80,000 from middle position and Justin Saliba defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the A♣Q♣9♣ flop leading to the 4♠ turn. Saliba checked and Gigja bet 100,000. Saliba used one time extension before moving all in for around 300,000 which was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
Nacho Barbero raised to 80,000 under the gun. Chino Rheem called from the big blind with just 60,000 remaining in his stack.
Rheem checked the 2♦10♦4♣ flop and Barbero bet enough to put Rheem all-in. Rheem reluctantly made the call for the rest of his chips.
Chino Rheem: Q♣8♦ 
Nacho Barbero: 6♦6♥
There was help for Rheem on the K♦ turn and 9♠ river, as Barbero's sixes held up and sent Rheem to the rail.
Level: 16
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The remaining 45 players have reached their first 15-minute break of the day.
Action was picked up at showdown with Ren Lin finding himself all in from the button on a board reading 8♣5♦7♣10♠J♣ and being up against Timur Margolin in the big blind.
Lin had two pair with 7♠5♠ but Margolin had flopped a better two pair with 8♠5♥ to send Lin to the rail and claim the last of his chips.
Elsewhere in the tournament area, Henrik Hecklen and Danny Tang were recently eliminated.
Jesse Lonis was seen raking in a pot worth about 2,600,000 with the K♥8♠5♠K♦4♣ board still on the table. Lonis had A♦Q♦ face up while Dominik Nitsche had A♠J♠ face up.
Nitsche was left with 115,000, and was seen exiting the tournament shortly after.
Paulius Vaitiekunas raised to 60,000 under the gun. Isai Scheinberg three-bet from the button to 120,000 and Vaitiekunas called.
Vaitiekunas led out for 60,000 on the J♦7♠9♠ flop and was met by a raise to 300,000 from Scheinberg. Vaitiekunas immediately folded and Scheinberg was kind enough to flip over A♥A♣ as he pulled in the pot.
The prize pool has been confirmed, reaching a total of 178 entries to create a prize pool of 8,499,500. 27 players will reach the minimum cash of 102,299 while the eventually champion will receive a payday of $2,037,947 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $2,037,947 |
| 2 | $1,358,633 |
| 3 | $957,104 |
| 4 | $685,405 |
| 5 | $499,097 |
| 6 | $369,654 |
| 7 | $278,552 |
| 8 | $213,624 |
| 9 | $166,786 |
| 10-11 | $132,612 |
| 12-17 | $107,414 |
| 18-27 | $102,299 |
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