Jonathan Duhamel has the button in Seat 4.

He raises to 1.75 million to open the pot, and the blinds surrender their dead chips without incident.

John Dolan has the button in Seat 3.

John Racener raises to 1.95 million from under the gun. Everyone folds.

Joseph Cheong has the button in Seat 2.

After a few folds, Jason Senti make it 1.85 million to go from the cutoff seat. Cheong folds his button in front of small blind John Dolan, who re-raises all in. Senti's chest seems to heave after Jonathan Duhamel folds the big blind. Senti gets a count -- it's 14,300,000 more to call.

Senti folds after about a minute and a half.

Jason Senti has the button in Seat 1.

John Racener raises to 1.95 million from middle position, and he finds no takers.

Filippo Candio has the button in Seat 8.

Michael Mizrachi raises to 2.125 million. Joseph Cheong calls from the big blind and the flop comes down . Both players check to see the hit the turn. Both check again.

The river completes the board with the . Mizrachi fires two million after Cheong checks. Cheong makes the call, but mucks after seeing Mizrachi's .

John Racener has the button in Seat 7.

Michael Mizrachi open-raises to 2,125,000. Action folds all the way to Jason Senti in the big blind. He calls, giving us our first post-dinner flop. It comes . Both players check. The turn is a third deuce, the . Senti checks again. Mizrachi fires out for 2 million, just less than half the pot. It's enough to drive Senti out of the hand.

Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 5.

Jonathan Duhamel raises to 1.75 million, and he takes it down.

Jonathan Duhamel has the button in Seat 4.

Jason Senti raises to 1.85 million. Duhamel reraises to 4.25 million. Everyone folds, including Senti as the original raiser and Duhamel wins the pot.

John Dolan has the button in Seat 3.

When everyone folds to Dolan, he raises to 1.8 million. Small blind Jonathan Duhamel isn't messing around. He puts in a sizable three-bet to 5.75 million. Big blind Michael Mizrachi and Dolan both quickly fold.

Joseph Cheong has the button in Seat 2.

Action moves around to Jason Senti in the cutoff seat. He raises to 1.85 million. That's good enough to win the pot.

Jason Senti has the button in Seat 1.

Jonathan Duhamel is under the gun and, just like that, makes it 1.75 million to go. Filippo Candio calls from the cutoff seat. Small blind Joseph Cheong isn't satisfied playing for 1.75 million. He three-bets to 5.4 million. That re-raise folds Duhamel but not Candio. Candio four-bets all in to 22,015,000. Cheong doesn't bother asking for a count. He folds.

Filippo Candio has the button in Seat 8.

John Racener raises to 1.75 million. Everyone folds and for the third hand in a row, a simple preflop raise takes down the pot.

John Racener has the button in Seat 7.

John Dolan is first into the pot. He makes it 1.8 million to go. Everyone else folds.

After a one-hour break leading up to dinner, Jack Effel is back on the mic. He seems re-energized and is hamming up his MOC duties.

Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 5.

Joseph Cheong raises to 1.75 million. Everyone folds and Cheong takes the first pot after dinner break.

With 59:59 remaining in the level and blinds of 400,000 and 800,000 and an ante of 100,000, players are back from dinner and cards are once again in the air.

This is the last hand before the dinner break. Jonathan Duhamel has the button in Seat 4.

Action folds to Duhamel. His raise to 1.75 million folds Michael Mizrachi in the small blind. Big blind John Racener is deliberate in re-raising to 4.1 million. Duhamel folds, sending the theater to dinner.

Play will resume at 8:15pm local time.

John Dolan has the button in Seat 3.

John Racener raises to 1.95 million to open the pot, and he finds a call from Joseph Cheong in the cutoff seat. Michael Mizrachi calls from the big blind as well, and it's three-handed to a flop. Mizrachi checks first, and Racener leads out with 2.4 million chips. Cheong calls, Grinder folds, and it's heads up the rest of the way.

The turn comes the , and Racener pauses for a bit before announcing an all in. It works; Cheong folds, and Racener takes a small step towards climb back into this thing.

Joseph Cheong has the button in Seat 2.

Jason Senti raises to 1.85 million. Action folds around and Senti wins the pot.

Jason Senti has the button in Seat 1.

Michael Mizrachi, from second position, raises to 2.125 million. Nobody else wants to tango with Mizrachi on this hand.

Filippo Candio has the button in Seat 8.

Action folds around before Jason Senti completes from the small blind and Joseph Cheong raises to 2.3 million. Senti folds and Cheong wins the pot.

John Racener has the button in Seat 7.

Action folds to Racener. He opens for 1.75 million. Filippo Candio quickly gives up his small blind. Big blind Jason Senti is not so hasty; he calls.

The flop is . Senti checks to Racener, who follows up his pre-flop raise by betting 2.0 million. Senti puts in a check-raise that quickly induces a fold from Racener.