Play will be underaway again in about 12 minutes. In the meantime, here is a look at the official final table.

The remaining players are now taking a one-hour dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at 8:20 local time.

In our first elimination of the final table, Ray Pulford opened to 21,000 from middle position and was called by John Vohs in the big blind.

The flop came and Vohs check-called a 25,000 bet from Pulford.

The turn brought the and Vohs checked a second time. Pulford did not back down and fired another barrel for 50,000. Vohs tanked for a bit, but then announced he was all in for about 130,000 total. Pulford quickly called and hands were revealed.

Pulford: for an overpair.
Vohs: for top pair.

The river failed to improve Vohs hand and he was eliminated in 10th place.

Ray Pulford	498,000	214,000
John Vohs	0	-150,000

Action was on the short stack Jay Pinkussohn in middle position, and he open shoved all in for his last 56,500. It folded to Ray Pulford in the cutoff, and he made the call. Everyone else folded, and when the cards were flipped, Pinkussohn saw that he was in front.

Pinkussohn:
Pulford:

The flop came down , and Pinkussohn was still in front. The gave Pulford more outs, as a diamond would also give him a win, in addition to the king or the queen. However, the on the river was safe for Pinkussohn, who doubled back up to over 110,000.

Ray Pulford	284,000	-56,000
Jay Pinkussohn	115,000	30,000

Now that we are under the bright lights of the thunderdome, play has slowed down considerably. We've only seen a few flops, and there's only been one all in and call so far this level. However, with 6 of the 10 players having under 30 big blinds, we expect action to pick up any minute now.

Chiab Saechao raised under the gun to 25,000, and it folded all the way around to John Vohs in the small blind. He tanked for about a minute before giving up his hand, and it was on Steven Phan in the big blind. He looked down at his cards, thought for about 15 seconds, and then announced all in. Saechao SNAP called, and the players flipped their cards to reveal a classic race.

Phan:
Saechao:

The flop kept Phan safe, coming , and Saechao needed a ton of help. The on the turn gave Phan a set, but Saechao could still catch a ten to make a winning straight. He wouldn't get it though, as the river brought the . Phan secured the double, upping his stack to 190,000, while Saechao drops to one of the short stacks at 125,000.

Steven Phan	190,000	100,000
Chiab Saechao	125,000	-65,000

In the first hand of this two-hand series, James Routos opened to 20,000 from the hijack position and action folded around to Matthew Wilmot in the big blind, who took a deep breath and shipped his stack into the middle. Action went back to Routos, who slid his cards into the muck.

The very next hand, Routos opened again to 20,000 from middle position. This time, action folded around to John Vohs, who shipped his stack in from the big blind. Routos again didn't waste much time verbally announcing, "Fold."

Routos is down to 410,000, but is still our current chip leader.

James Routos

410,000

-45,000

Shortly after doubling up, Chad Patterson found himself in a hand against Chiab Saechao. We caught up on the flop, which read and Patterson checked from the hi-jack position. Saechao checked behind from the cutoff.

The turn brought a and Patterson checked again, prompting a 25,000 bet from Saechao. Patterson made the call.

The river fell the and Patterson checked one more time. Saechao quickly announced he was all in for about 62,000. Patterson fell deep into the tank and mulled over his decision for about five minutes. He finally announced call and Saechao triumphantly flipped over for flopped trips. Patterson held for two-pair.

With just 7,000 remaining, Patterson was in the big blind the very next hand. Action folded around to Nicolas Vaca-Rondon in the small blind, who raised enough to put Patterson all in. Patterson called off his remaining 1,000.

Patterson:
Vaca-Rondon:

The flop kept Patterson in the lead, however, a landed on the turn, giving Vaca=Rondon a straight and leaving Patterson drawing dead. A meaningless fell on the river and Patterson was eliminated in 11th place.

Chiab Saechao	210,000	10,000
Chad Patterson	0	-135,000

Action started with John Vohs raising in early position. It folded around to Chad Patterson, who shoved all in for 37,500 more. After Vohs crunched the numbers for a few moments, he reluctantly made the call, but was happy to see that he was live.

Vohs:
Patterson:

Both players got a piece of the flop, as it came down . Vohs would still need some help to score the knockout, and he got that on the turn, the . However, the roller coaster was not complete, as the hit the river, counterfeiting Vohs and giving Patterson a better two pair. Both player are now virtually even at around 140,000 each.

John Vohs	142,000	-78,000
Chad Patterson	135,000	44,000

While we were still scrambling after that double elimination, we missed the elimination of Carisa Schweisberger. Ray Pulford was the one who did the deed, and he gave us a brief recap after. According to him, he raised it up to 16,500, and Schweisberger moved all in for 44,5000 total. It folded back around to Pulford, who made the pot committed call with . He was live, as Schweisberger had . Pulford said he flopped a pair that held through the turn and the river, and he scored the knockout, leaving Patricia Baker as the last woman standing.

Ray Pulford	235,000	10,000
Carisa Schweisberger	0	-50,000

And just like that, we're down to a dozen.

In what would be the biggest hand of the evening so far, a very short-stacked Scott Wygal open-shoved for his last remaining chips from under-the-gun. Right behind him, Donald Michael re-shoved his own stack for over 100,000. Right behind *him* Geogri Ivanov announced an all-in of his own, having the previous two players covered. Everyone else folded and hands were revealed.

Ivanov:
Wygal:
Michael:

The board came , which kept Ivanov's big-slick in the lead the entire time as he eliminated two players simultaneously. Keep in mind that when the final two tables began play with 18 remaining, Michael had the chip lead.

With that hand, Ivanov's stack has ballooned to just over 300,000.

Georgi Ivanov	300,000	170,000
Scott Wygal	0	-15,000
Donald Michael	0	-150,000

Action started with James Routos, who raised to 15,000 in early position. It folded around to Scott Wygal, who pushed all in for around 70,000. Action went around to Georgi Ivanov in the big blind, who put his hands on his head, and said "well I can't fold this. I'm all in." Ivanov had alittle less then Wygal, and Routos quickly got out of the way. The cards were flipped, and Ivanov was well ahead.

Ivanov:
Wygal:

Ivanov got up, clearly nervous, and ask the dealer "please be my favorite dealer please!" Well Ivanov loved the dealer after the board ran out Ivanov doubled up to 130,000, while Wygal is crippled, down to just 15,000.

Georgi Ivanov	130,000	50,000
Scott Wygal	15,000	-90,000

Action began with James Routos, who opened for 14,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Donald Michael in the small blind, who 3-bet to 39,000. Routos decided to flat and see a flop, which came . Michael c-bet for 42,000 and Routos immediately announced he was all in for 178,000 total. Michael called just as quickly.

Michael:
Routos:

The turn and river changed nothing and Routos doubled through Michael to 370,000. Michael is down to 150,000.

James Routos	370,000	180,000
Donald Michael	150,000	-200,000

The players have returned to their seats, and the cards are back in the air.

The players at the final two tables are now on the second break of the day. Play will resume in 20 minutes.

We caught up with the action on a flop, where Patricia Baker led out from the big blind position for 35,000. Brady mulled her decision over a bit, but eventually announced she was all in for 117,000 more. Baker asked for a count and announced a call, having Brady just barely covered.

Brady: for an open-ended straight draw.
Baker: for top pair.

Brady would need to hit one of her outs to survive, but the turn and river proved fruitless for her as she was eliminated in 15th place.

Patricia Baker	250,000	175,000
Amy Brady	0	-120,000

Action began with Kerry Parker, who open-raised all in for his last 24,000. Action folded around to Ray Pulford in the big blind who called.

Parker:
Pulford:

The board ran out , leaving Pulford with a pair of queens and eliminating Parker in 16th place.

Kerry Parker

0

-36,000

We missed the action preflop, but we saw that Bradley Russell got the rest of his short stack in preflop, and was called by both Carisa Schweisberger and Ray Pulford. The flop came down , and Pulford checked to Schweisberger, who bet out 8,000. Pulford reluctantly folded face up, and Schweisberger and Russell tabled their cards.

Schweisberger:
Russell:

Schweisberger was out in front with bottom pair, but Russell could still pair up to take the pot. The turn came the , and Russell was drawing thin. The river came the , giving Schweisberger an unnecessary two pair, and sending Russell to the rail

Bradley Russell

0

-35,000

James Routos opened from late position and was re-shoved on by Shu Ho for his last 30,000. Routos made the call and hands were revealed.

Ho:
Routos:

Ho was in good shape to double, however, the flop gave Routos the lead. The turn and bricked for Ho and he was eliminated in 18th place, good for a $2,717 payday.