The field has swelled past 1,000 entries now, with 1,004 unique players with 25 rebuys. That means they are about halfway to the $500,000 guarantee, as they need 2,128 entries to get above that guarantee.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
"Haddawayan" raised the middle to 900, and "GiordanoKK" called from their left. "Haddawayan" check-called for 2,505 on the 
flop, and "GiordanoKK" shoved the 
turn for just over 8,000 into a pot of more than 11,000. "Haddawayan" called, and won it with 
against 
and "GiordanoKK" chose not to rebuy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,914
14,523
|
14,523 |
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 40
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,391
23,584
|
23,584 |
|
|
62,045
32,045
|
32,045 |
|
|
52,569
4,068
|
4,068 |
|
51,257
21,257
|
21,257 |
|
49,463
5,862
|
5,862 |
|
33,290
3,290
|
3,290 |
|
28,283
-1,717
|
-1,717 |
|
|
28,191
-1,809
|
-1,809 |
|
|
26,551
-3,449
|
-3,449 |
|
|
21,918
-8,082
|
-8,082 |
|
15,875
-14,125
|
-14,125 |
|
Busted |
At the first break of the day, there are 921 total entries, with 908 players and 13 rebuys. Just 861 players are still at the virtual felt now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,302
34,295
|
34,295 |
|
|
86,875
86,875
|
86,875 |
|
81,673
81,673
|
81,673 |
|
|
81,064
81,064
|
81,064 |
|
79,732 | |
|
|
77,289
77,289
|
77,289 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 125/250
Ante: 30
David Tuchman and Nick Wealthall will be following all the Main Event action on 888pokerTV later today. The stream is scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. eastern time (9 p.m. GMT), and both Josh Manley and ambassador Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba are also streaming their own action on their own channels.
888poker announced the creation of a Stream Team last week, and Josh "PumpkinKing" Manley was announced the the first member. Manley is in action today at his Twitch channel.
Watch 888poker Stream Team member Josh Manley in the Main Event
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,049
28,049
|
28,049 |
|
||
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25