Shannon Shorr was all in and at risk against Seth Fischer on the stone bubble.
Shannon Shorr: 8♦8♠ 
Seth Fischer: A♣Q♣
The board ran out J♥4♣6♠5♥Q♥ and Fischer rivered a queen to send Shorr to the rail on the bubble. Another player was busted at the same time and 150 players now remain.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
The tournament is now playing hand-for-hand with 152 players remaining.
PokerNews spent an orbit with Ryan Leng, who is playing seven-handed as the tournament nears the bubble.
Early Position: Leng folded to a 15,000 bet from Martin Zamani.
Under-the-Gun: Leng folded. Zamani eliminated a player at the table when A♥K♥ outflopped 10x10x.
Big Blind: A late position player raised to 12,000 and Leng called from the big blind. The flop was Q♠8♠5♣ and both players checked to see 9♣ on the turn. Leng bet 36,000 and took the pot.
Small Blind: The player in the cutoff raised to 12,000 and Zamani made it 36,000. Leng folded.
Button: Zamani raised to 12,000 and received no calleres.
Cutoff: Leng folded.
Late Position: An early position player raised to 15,000 and Leng called before the button came along. The flop was 9♠J♥2♦ and action checked to the button, who took the pot with a bet.
There are currently 154 players left in the tournament and the top 151 places will pay out.
John Riordan is currently grinding in Day 1a of the Wynn Millions Championship, and earlier in the series he took down the $3,000 PLO 6 Max $200K GTD event for $76,695.
Riordan bested Brazil's Joao Simao during heads-up play at a stacked final table that included 2023 GPI Mid-Major Player of the Year Nick Pupillo (3rd - $33,476), Frank Brannan (7th - $11,503) and Jordan Spurlin (9th - $8,014).
| PLACE | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Riordan | Las Vegas, NV | $76,695 | |
| 2 | Joao Simao | Brazil | $47,823 | |
| 3 | Nick Pupillo | Gilbert, AZ | $33,476 | |
| 4 | Stanislav Halatenko | Ukraine | $24,558 | |
| 5 | Kyle Knecht | Las Vegas, NV | $18,418 | |
| 6 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russia | $14,360 | |
| 7 | Frank Brannan | Brooklyn, NY | $11,503 | |
| 8 | Nitesh Rawtani | Van Nuys, CA | $9,435 | |
| 9 | Jordan Spurlin | Las Vegas, NV | $8,014 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
The remaining 176 players have stepped out for another 15-minute break. The shot clock will be introduced when players return from break.
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