This event attracted 1,956 players, creating a prize pool of $2,640,600. The top 294 players will be paid out, with first place winning $428,423 and the WSOP gold bracelet. A full listing of the payouts will be posted as soon as available.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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46,000
38,700
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38,700 |
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36,500
13,500
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13,500 |
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28,500
15,000
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15,000 |
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27,400
6,800
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6,800 |
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27,200
800
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800 |
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26,300
16,100
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16,100 |
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9,900
1,300
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1,300 |
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6,600
3,900
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3,900 |
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5,400 | |
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Eliminé | |
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With about 27,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, three players remained in the hand. Chad Layne was in the big blind position and had checked to the two other players, both of which had moved all in. Layne had both players covered and was a bet upwards of 22,000. After deliberating for quite a while, he called, putting both players at risk.
Chad Layne: 
Under the gun: 
Early position: 
The turn was the 
, keeping both ace-king hands in the lead. The river was the 
, and that spelled the end of both players. Layne rivered the flush, sending them both to the rail. With so many players still remaining, it's not 100 percent certain, but Chad Layne appears to be the chip leader at the moment.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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81,000
41,000
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41,000 |
With 13,700 in front of him, Jerry Yang waited for his opponent to make his next move. His opponent went all in and had Yang covered. Yang was sitting with 26,000 and called. He had 
and was up against pocket aces, 
.
The flop came down 
, giving Yang a set. The 
turn and 
river didn't change anything, and Yang earned the double-up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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59,000
54,600
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54,600 |
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In preflop action, Darren Elias raised from the hijack to 1,100, and the player on the button called before Chris Moorman re-raised from the big blind. He made it 4,800 to go. Elias took a moment, then shoved all in for 21,500. His opposition folded in quick succession.
Below are some other updates counts, as the players returned from dinner break about 20 minutes ago.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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39,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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38,500
27,200
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27,200 |
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29,400
5,400
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5,400 |
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27,800
400
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400 |
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23,800
15,800
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15,800 |
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22,700
12,300
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12,300 |
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22,400
22,400
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22,400 |
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17,800
1,600
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1,600 |
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16,800
3,200
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3,200 |
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12,800
9,200
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9,200 |
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7,025
2,125
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2,125 |
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Here are some of the players who registered after the dinner break.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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7,500
7,500
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7,500 |
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Niveau: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Players are now going on a 90-minute dinner break. So far, 1,886 players have entered the event and late registration will be ending at the end of dinner.
Check out this video in the meantime.
A player in early position raised to 1,000. The small blind three-bet to 3,000 and Phil Hellmuth called in the big blind. The player in early position folded.
The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Hellmuth bet 4,600 and the small blind called.
The river was the 
and Hellmuth thought a moment after his opponent checked. He then reached back and fired out a bet of 11,400. The small blind quickly released his hand and the 14-time WSOP bracelet winner took down a nice-sized pot, increasing his already healthy stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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34,200
27,300
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27,300 |
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The board read 
and Chris Moorman bet 2,100 into a 7,000 pot. Elias folded and Moorman stacked the pot.
Below are some other counts as the players head toward the dinner break.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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62,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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26,000
12,100
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12,100 |
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24,000
15,500
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15,500 |
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20,000
13,600
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13,600 |
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17,800
17,800
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17,800 |
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14,200
9,100
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9,100 |
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5,150
5,150
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5,150 |
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