A 15-minute break for the players. They'll return toi level 9 (3,000/6,000 with a 1,000-ante). Registration closes upon the start of the next level. Complete counts are coming.
Just a couple of hands in, Mikita Badziakouski is already back out the door again. He just bought in minutes ago but just lost his stack to Justin Bonomo.
Bonomo opened under the gun for 11,000. Action folded to Badziakouski in the cutoff and he shoved for 81,000. When action got back on Bonomo, he called after receiving a count first.
Buying in for another �25,500, and receiving a crisp 20-big blind stack in return, four players have signed up. Besides Nick Petrangelo, Isaac Haxton and Mikita Badziakouski who are reentering, Jack Salter signed up to join the action.
First to act, Nick Petrangelo shoved all in for 62,000. Small blind Adrian Mateos asked for a count and shoved all in over the top for 82,000. Big blind Ali Reza Fatehi called without much hesitation to put both at risk.
Nick Petrangelo:
Adrian Mateos:
Ali Reza Fatehi:
The board hit nobody: and just like that, two players hit the rail.
The tournament clock was paused so the tournament organization could hold a short meeting on what to do.
With just 7 players remaining, the money is getting close but registration is still open, so they might close registration. Mikita Badziakouski, Isaac Haxton and possibly others are still thinking about reentering, and Jack Salter is also hovering around. As soon as a decision is made, we'll let you know.
We, again, just got the tail end of a big hand. On a board of , Timothy Adams checked from the big blind. Steve O'Dwyer, seated under the gun, pushed all in for 70,500 into what looked like a 40,000 pot. Adams tanked for some time before he called with . O'Dywer showed and raked in the chips.
Adams won the next hand, and still plays over 200,000.
Sam Greenwood shoved all in from the cutoff for 73,500. Justin Bonomo in the small blind asked for a count but eventually passed up on the opportunity to call. Big blind Alexandros Kolonias snap called and revealed his cards first.
"Just about as worse a shape I can be in" Greenwood stated upon seeing the showdown.
Alexandros Kolonias:
Sam Greenwood:
The flop came , prompting Greenwood to root for diamonds. The on the turn was a blank, however, and Greenwood was drawing dead. The river was there just for good measures and Greenwood was heading for the exit.
and Badziakouski exited.
, Timothy Adams checked from the big blind. Steve O'Dwyer, seated under the gun, pushed all in for 70,500 into what looked like a 40,000 pot. Adams tanked for some time before he called with 
was there just for good measures and Greenwood was heading for the exit.