Blair Matheson still has the chip lead with well over 200,000 chips now. He is looking to bag a healthy stack to match the chip leaders from the other flights heading into Day 2.
Jeff Shulman has slowly been chipping up throughout the day and is now sitting with a comfortable 126,000-chip stack.
Players are going on their last break of the day, and tournament officials will be coloring up the 100-denomination chips while they are gone. When they return, there will be four levels left in the day.
The action was folded to Katie Lindsay in middle position who raised to 5,500. Alex Greenblatt just moved to the table and defended his big blind. The flop came , and Greenblatt checked. Lindsay bet 6,000, and Greenblatt called.
The turn was the , and once again, Greenblatt checked. Lindsay bet 11,000, and Greenblatt called.
The river was the , and Greenblatt checked for the third time. This time, Lindsay checked behind and tabled , making a pair of aces on the river to win the pot. She has been quietly going about her business throughout the day but is now making a big climb up the leaderboard.
Alex Greenblatt raised from early position to 5,000, and his opponent moved all-in from middle position for 21,800. Greenblatt asked for a count, and after he realized how much it was, he made the call. Greenblatt tabled and was mildly ahead of his opponent's .
The board ran out , and ace-high was good enough for Greenblatt to eliminate his opponent.
Since the money bubble burst, players have been dropping like flies. One level later, the field has already shrunk to 480 players. Amid all the shuffle, Kenneth Tam has taken the chip lead as he closes in on the 200,000-chip mark.
The action was raised to 3,500, and Colton Blomberg called. An opponent behind him moved all in for around 14,000, and the action was folded back to Blomberg. He called, and the cards were tabled.
Blomberg:
Opponent:
The board ran out , and the pocket queens were good enough for Blomberg to add to his stack.
The flop came and Sunny Dong was able to get all his chips in the middle holding . Unfortunately for his opponent who had fewer chips, he found himself at risk with . The turn was the and the on the river eliminated Dong's opponent on the button.
The remaining 595 players will be guaranteed a cash prize of $833.
, and Greenblatt checked. Lindsay bet 6,000, and Greenblatt called.
, and once again, Greenblatt checked. Lindsay bet 11,000, and Greenblatt called. 
, and Greenblatt checked for the third time. This time, Lindsay checked behind and tabled 
, making a pair of aces on the river to win the pot. She has been quietly going about her business throughout the day but is now making a big climb up the leaderboard.
and was mildly ahead of his opponent's 
.
, and ace-high was good enough for Greenblatt to eliminate his opponent.
, and the pocket queens were good enough for Blomberg to add to his stack.
and Sunny Dong was able to get all his chips in the middle holding 
. Unfortunately for his opponent who had fewer chips, he found himself at risk with 
. The turn was the 
and the