With 20 minutes left in Level 16, the clock has been stopped and the remaining 262 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
The staff is coloring up the T-500 chips, and once players return, they will continue playing until the field is down to 215.
Just five players currently hold stacks of over 500,000 chips as the field is 45 players away from reaching the money.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
613,000
613,000
|
613,000 |
|
540,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
520,000 | |
|
515,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Nível: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
David Lappin's seat was recently discovered to be empty, and his tournament executioner Ion Tabacaru relayed the gory details of Lappin's elimination to PokerNews.
According to Tabacaru, Lappin shoved his final 50,000 chips into the middle with 
, and smashed into Tabacaru's 
.
The 
flop instantly finished Lappin, as Tabacaru flopped quad aces to send Lappin out the door just shy of the money and a trip to Day 2.
Meanwhile at a nearby table, Lappin's Chip Race co-host Dara O'Kearney is nursing a stack of 84,000 as he tries to avoid his partner's fate in the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Andreas Putz opened the action with a raise to 14,000 in middle position. Michel Leibgorin asked Putz how much he had behind.
Putz had Leibgorin well covered, but the Frenchman declared he was all in for approximately 100,000. Play folded back around to Putz, who quickly called.
Michel Leibgorin: 
Andreas Putz: 
The board ran out 
, eliminating Leibgorin, and moving Putz near the 500,000 chip mark.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
495,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Nível: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Just five more eliminations are needed to burst the money bubble as a second period of poker overtime is needed.
Julien Martini was just eliminated in 217th place. The tournament is now playing hand-for hand on the stone bubble.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado |
Action was halted and a crowd gathered with two players, Steve Houghland, and Petr Segl facing elimination.
Preflop, Petr Segl raised to 20,000 in early position and was called by Dany De Barros in the small blind. Houghland was all-in on the big blind for his remaining chips.
The flop came 
, and after De Barros checked, Segl moved in for his last 49,000, putting himself at risk of missing the money as well.
De Barros called, setting up the possible double elimination.
Steven Houghland:
Petr Segl: 
Dany De Barros: 
De Barros was in great shape to provide the double knockout and send everyone home after almost two full extra levels of play.
After the dealer put down the 
and 
, a roar went through the tournament area as the bubble burst, with Houghland and Segl both eliminated and sent home without any money.
Meanwhile, the surviving 214 players all earn a min-cash and will return Tuesday for Day 2.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
226,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
|
Eliminado |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
736,000
538,000
|
538,000 |
|
||
|
|
735,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
719,000
684,200
|
684,200 |
|
|
706,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
|
693,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
691,000
691,000
|
691,000 |
|
661,000
661,000
|
661,000 |
|
636,000
636,000
|
636,000 |
|
|
632,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
606,000
606,000
|
606,000 |
|
|
596,000
596,000
|
596,000 |
|
|
587,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
537,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
502,000
502,000
|
502,000 |
|
|
473,000
473,000
|
473,000 |
|
470,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
447,000
447,000
|
447,000 |
|
446,000
446,000
|
446,000 |
|
440,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
431,000
431,000
|
431,000 |
|
430,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
420,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
418,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
418,000
418,000
|
418,000 |
|
415,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
