Lance Howard raised to 16,000 from middle position, and TJ Cloutier three-bet to 60,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and Howard raised the pot. Cloutier quickly stuck the rest of his chips in the middle for a total of 242,000 and was the one at risk.
Cloutier:
Howard:
Cloutier was in the lead, and the board ran out . Cloutier held onto the lead to earn a double-up. It also left Howard extremely short with around five big blinds.
Chun Law was in early position and raised to 25,000. Shankar Pillai was on the button and called.
The flop was , and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Both players checked again, and the river was the . Law check-called Pillai's bet of 30,000 and showed as Pillai said, "You're good."
Play has been much slower since break, with a lot of small uncontested pots being played.
As the pay jumps get larger and the players get fewer, everyone has been taking a more cautious approach since the last break. There have been fewer flops and a lot less multi-way pots. The remaining 22 players are all looking to find a bag at the end of the day.
Players are on their last 15-minute break of the day. When they return, there will be two levels remaining before bagging and tagging begins. Here is a look at the remaining 23 players' chip counts:
It was a three-way pot with the flop reading and around 40,000 in the middle. The action was checked to Jeff Williams on the button, who bet 32,000. Ludovic Lacay was in early position and raised to 120,000. The other opponent folded, and Williams went into the tank for a couple minutes. He eventually moved all in, and Lacay quickly called for his remaining 224,000 total.
Williams:
Lacay:
Lacay was ahead with a set of nines versus Williams' overpair and a flush draw. The turn was the , and the river brought the , giving Williams the best hand with a flush.
Thiago Grigoletti raised to 20,000 from the cutoff, and the small blind called, along with Alexander Freund in the big blind. The flop came , and both blinds checked to Grigoletti, who moved all in for 45,000. The small blind folded, and Freund quickly called. Grigoletti showed against Freund's .
The turn was the , and Freund also picked up a flush draw. The river landed the , and Freund completed his flush, eliminating Grigoletti from the tournament.
Andrii Nadieliaiev was under the gun and potted with less than 15,000 behind. Christopher Del Grande put him all in from the big blind, and Nadieliaiev called.
Del Grande:
Nadieliaiev:
The board ran out , and Del Grande took it down to add a nice pot to his stack.
Toby Lewis was in late position with a bet of 55,000 in front of him. Jonas Vanbaelen was in the big blind and had 131,000 bet out, with the action back on Lewis. After a long tank, Lewis moved all in for what appeared to be about 156,000, and Vanbaelen called.
Vanbaelen:
Lewis:
The board ran out , and aces held for Vanbaelen, knocking out the English pro.
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. Cloutier held onto the lead to earn a double-up. It also left Howard extremely short with around five big blinds.
as Pillai said, "You're good."
and around 40,000 in the middle. The action was checked to Jeff Williams on the button, who bet 32,000. Ludovic Lacay was in early position and raised to 120,000. The other opponent folded, and Williams went into the tank for a couple minutes. He eventually moved all in, and Lacay quickly called for his remaining 224,000 total. 
, and the river brought the 
, giving Williams the best hand with a flush.
, and Wong bet 25,000. Cloutier called. The turn was the 
, and Wong moved all in for 31,500. Cloutier called.
, and Wong took it down with a bigger two pair than Cloutier's.
against Freund's 
. 
, and Freund completed his flush, eliminating Grigoletti from the tournament.
