Lots more players are trickling in now that the dinner break is over. Registration closes at the end of the break before the start of level 9, so expected more people to be hopping in this event!
Cary Katz, Kitty Kuo, and Griffin Benger are among those who have registered late today.
The player under the gun raised to 1,525, and action folded around to Manig Loeser on the button. He looked down at his cards and carefully counted out his stack. He took one last look at his cards before piling his remaining 13,100 chips into the middle. His opponent asked for a count and eventually called.
Loeser was at risk with , up against his opponent's . He had to dodge an ace and managed to do so after the board ran out , locking up the double for the German pro.