Action picked up on the river of a J♠A♣3♠7♠8♦ board as the dealer was confirmed Steven Kelly's stack count.
Steven Kelly: Q♠6♠
Mark Mendoza: A♥A♦
Michael Vincent: A♠Q♣
The two at risk players were all in and called by Michael Vincent and the board ran out giving Kelly a flush. He wanted the report to underline that his hand was suited.
Moments later Michael Vincent was also seen collecting his payout slip.
Michel Molenaar, holding pocket aces, stacked a player with half a million in chips to soar to the top of the leaderboard.
Brandon Hernandez was all in from middle position when Anderson Batista three-bet all in from late position to clear the field and bring the two players heads-up.
Brandon Hernandez: 2♥2♠
Anderson Batista: 10♦10♣
The board ran out Q♠A♦A♣K♦7♦ and Hernandez unfortunately joined the long payout line.
A short-stacked Jordan Bamford was all in and at risk holding A♦8♥ against Robert Smith's A♣Q♣. The board ran out K♥10♠3♣2♥6♦ and Bamford became one of the many players walking away with a min-cash.
Over 100 players have already been eliminated from the tournament in the first thirty minutes of the day, bringing the field down to 655.
From under the gun, Jugal Daterao had opened the action, and Yosuke Miki defended the big blind. Picking up action on the turn, the board read Q♦8♥3♥K♣, and all the chips flew in the middle to create a pot of nearly a million in chips.
Jugal Daterao: A♠A♣
Yosuke Miki: K♥8♦
Miki had turned two pair and found himself in a fantastic spot to get himself up over a million. The river, however, brought the 3♦, counterfeiting his two pair and handing the winner to Daterao.
Play has resumed after an issue with players leaving early before receiving their payout slip has been resolved.
Play has been briefly stopped by the TD.
After the bubble burst late last night, players are dropping like flies across the room. The following players are no longer in contention.
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