Dan Smith three-bet jammed for 146,650 on the button and cold-caller Alexandros Theologis called in the cutoff.
Dan Smith: 
Alexandros Theologis: 
The board ran out 
and Smith re-entered right before the break.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,066,441
1,051,244
|
1,051,244 |
|
100,000
-111,530
|
-111,530 |
|
||
The remaining players are on a scheduled five-minute break.
These are just some of the poker pros that jumped in at the very last minute, as the field soared past 250 entries.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
-231,641
|
-231,641 |
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000 | |
|
||
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
31,425
|
31,425 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
93,750
93,750
|
93,750 |
|
||
Andras Nemeth opened to 21,000 in the cutoff in the last hand prior to the break and Patrick Leonard simply jammed his bigger stack from the small blind. Nemeth called for the 277,560 he had behind and both players turned over pocket pairs.
Andras Nemeth:
Patrick Leonard: 
The 
board sent the full double to Nemeth.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
617,120
122,736
|
122,736 |
|
312,215
-412,980
|
-412,980 |
|
|
||
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,186,103
98,043
|
98,043 |
|
|
||
|
1,139,264
362,936
|
362,936 |
|
|
1,066,441 | |
|
891,852
556,570
|
556,570 |
|
|
||
|
882,576
-25,072
|
-25,072 |
|
||
|
806,168
276,697
|
276,697 |
|
747,996
-51,229
|
-51,229 |
|
|
||
|
|
747,020
66,842
|
66,842 |
|
731,062
-30,071
|
-30,071 |
|
|
721,908
-232,100
|
-232,100 |
With the last-minute hallelujah, the field size increased to 255 entries including 158 unique players and 97 re-entries. The top 30 spots will get paid at least $52,100 for their efforts while the winner receives a payday of $1,212,033.
| Place | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,212,033 |
| 2 | $934,604 |
| 3 | $720,679 |
| 4 | $555,720 |
| 5 | $428,518 |
| 6 | $330,433 |
| 7 | $254,798 |
| 8 | $196,476 |
| 9 | $151,504 |
| 10 | $107,413 |
| 11 | $95,211 |
| 12-13 | $84,396 |
| 14-17 | $74,808 |
| 18-21 | $66,310 |
| 22-25 | $58,777 |
| 26-30 | $52,100 |
A flood of eliminations after the end of the late registration has cut the field down by more than a dozen players.
Among those to bust was also Sam Greenwood, who came up short in a battle of the blinds. He called the jam by "GoProWarrior" with 
and was ahead versus . However, the board ran out [8h7ddJc3h] and "GoProWarrior" spiked the right on the flop.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
834,408
112,500
|
112,500 |
|
|
Eliminé | |
|
|
||
In a battle of the blinds, Pablo Brito Silva got his stack in with the and Anatoly Filatov looked him up with the 
.
The 
flop all but sealed it while Brito Silva spiked some hope with the 
turn. What followed was the blank and that spelled the end for the Brazilian.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,245,302
106,038
|
106,038 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Niveau: 23
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,500
Blake "Beast2018!" Bohn min-raised in the cutoff and was called by Christian Rudolph out of the big blind. On a flop of 
, Rudolph elected to check and Bohn bet the minimum. Rudolph jammed for the final 84,678 and Bohn instantly called.
Christian Rudolph: 
Blake "Beast2018!" Bohn: 
The 
turn was of no help nor was the 
river, as Rudolph's hope of the title defense came to an end.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
690,878
135,878
|
135,878 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
||
