Thomas Taylor has been stuck on the short stack for pretty much the entire day. He has managed to work his way into the final two tables and is now starting to make a move. Taylor raised to 16,000 from the hijack and Steven Rinaldi defended his big blind.
The dealer fanned the flop of and Rinaldi checked to Taylor who bet 12,000. Rinaldi check-raised to 36,000 and Taylor called.
The landed on the turn and Rinaldi checked again. Taylor, once again, took the lead in the pot with a bet of 40,000. Rinaldi just called this time and the completed the board. Rinaldi checked one more time and Taylor fired another 40,000. Rinaldi paid him off and Taylor showed , sending him a much-needed pot.
Maria Konnikova opened to 24,000 from under the gun and Jose Tarazona Triana shipped all in for around 185,000 out of the big blind. Konnikova snap-called and Triana wasn't happy about it.
Konnikova tabled and had Triana dominated with . The flop fell and Triana was now drawing to running straight or flush cards. The on the turn sealed the deal and Triana was eliminated in 11th place.
Marcos Carneiro Antunes has been at the top of the leaderboard for much of the day and it seemed as though nothing or nobody was going to slow him down. However, he ran into the British sensation of Chris Moorman.
Moorman raised to 21,000 from the button and Antunes called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Antunes checked again and Moorman bet 23,000, which Antunes called.
The river was the and Antunes checked for the third time. Moorman fired out a bet of 46,000 and Antunes looked him up. Moorman confidently tabled for a pair of tens and Antunes was unable to beat it.
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Kevin MacDonald was coming close to being the first player to reach the 1,000,000 chip mark but Maria Konnikova put a stop to that. MacDonald limped in from under the gun and Konnikova raised to 30,000 from the cutoff. MacDonald called and the flop came .
MacDonald checked and Konnikova bet 33,000. MacDonald called and the appeared on the turn. MacDonald checked again and Konnikova bet 54,000 this time. MacDonald got his calling chips ready, thought for a moment, and then slid them forward.
The on the river led to MacDonald firing out a bet of 145,000. Konnikova asked for a count and then made the call. MacDonald turned over for a missed flush draw and Konnikova revealed for a pair of queens. Konnikova jumped into the chip lead and is now closing in on the seven-figure mark herself.
The final 10 players are taking another 20-minute break in the action. The tournament director has indicated that play will conclude at the end of level 22. That means there will still be three more levels left in the evening.
Kevin MacDonald opened to 25,000 from under the gun and Sharman Olshan pushed all in for 130,000 on the button. MacDonald asked for a count and then contemplated his decision for a couple minutes. He eventually made the call but ran into a monster hand.
Olshan woke up with and MacDonald showed . The flop came , giving MacDonald an inside straight draw. The on the turn and the on the river were of no help and Olshan scored a full double up.
Marcos Carneiro Antunes raised to 25,000 from under the gun and Loek van Wely three-bet to 65,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and Antunes made the call.
The flop fell and Antunes check-called a bet of 50,000 from Van Wely. The peeled off on the turn and both players checked to the on the river. Antunes sensed some weakness and pushed forward a bet of 168,000. Van Wely quickly mucked his cards and Antunes took down the pot.
and Rinaldi checked to Taylor who bet 12,000. Rinaldi check-raised to 36,000 and Taylor called.
landed on the turn and Rinaldi checked again. Taylor, once again, took the lead in the pot with a bet of 40,000. Rinaldi just called this time and the 
completed the board. Rinaldi checked one more time and Taylor fired another 40,000. Rinaldi paid him off and Taylor showed 
, sending him a much-needed pot.
and had Triana dominated with 
. The flop fell 
and Triana was now drawing to running straight or flush cards. The 
on the turn sealed the deal and Triana was eliminated in 11th place.
on the turn. Antunes checked again and Moorman bet 23,000, which Antunes called.
and Antunes checked for the third time. Moorman fired out a bet of 46,000 and Antunes looked him up. Moorman confidently tabled 
for a pair of tens and Antunes was unable to beat it.
.
appeared on the turn. MacDonald checked again and Konnikova bet 54,000 this time. MacDonald got his calling chips ready, thought for a moment, and then slid them forward. 
on the river led to MacDonald firing out a bet of 145,000. Konnikova asked for a count and then made the call. MacDonald turned over 
for a missed flush draw and Konnikova revealed 
and MacDonald showed 
. The flop came 
, giving MacDonald an inside straight draw. The 
on the turn and the 
and Antunes check-called a bet of 50,000 from Van Wely. The 
on the river. Antunes sensed some weakness and pushed forward a bet of 168,000. Van Wely quickly mucked his cards and Antunes took down the pot.