Ryan Hughes only needed a min cash to take the lead in the current 2017 WSOP Player of the Year race, but he remains in contention to estabnlish quite a lead at the top with 29 players remaining. Hughes just now opened to 23,000 and Pierre Neuville called from one seat over. Josef Gulas moved all in for more than 24 big blinds and both opponents folded.

Hughes sits just below the average and won't be going anywhere.