With a substantial pot of about 120,000 already brewing and the board reading , Ankush Mandavia checked from early position to his lone opponent, Faraz Jaka in middle position. Jaka bet 87,000, and after a bit of thought, Mandavia called.
The river brought the and Mandavia bet 280,000. After brief consideration, Jaka called, Mandavia instantly mucked, and Jaka took the pot.
The flop came and Max Silver was heads up. He bet 115,000 on the flop. He bet 200,000 on the turn when the came, and he shoved the river for 600,000 when the hit.
Action folded around to Cate Hall in the small blind and she moved all in for 85,000. Michael Zelman was in the big blind and slowly peeled his cards and decided to call.
Hall tabled , at risk against Zelman's .
The flop came and Zelman paired his king. The turn was the , giving Hall a straight draw, but the river was the and she was sent to the rail.
We found Wouter Van Der Peijl with 230,000 in front of him in middle position, engaged in a preflop raising war with Andrey Pateychuk, who was in late position. Pateychuk had made it 416,000, and Van Der Peijl finally backed down after some thought and mucked.
Players are going on a 20-minute break, after which there will be two more hours before the dinner break. Mickey Craft is back on top and will be heading to the feature table after the break.
The following players have been eliminated between 478th and 540th place earning $24,867. Notables joining them include John Krpan, Bernard Lee, Nick Petrangelo, Perry Friedman, and Jesse Martin.
The players are back in their seats. There's just 120 minutes of play separating them from a well-earned dinner break. The blinds are still at 6,000/12,000 and the ante is still 2,000.
Matt Bond bet 85,000 from the big blind on a board, and Pim Kuipers made it 185,000 in the cutoff. Bond called, and both players checked the river. Bond turned over and dragged the pot.