Table 8 has now broken with 16 players remaining across two tables in play. Here's an up-to-date look at current sesating assignments.
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | Steve Wilkie |
| 6 | 2 | John Beauprez |
| 6 | 3 | Rich Dixon |
| 6 | 4 | Al Hart |
| 6 | 5 | Eddy Konarske |
| 6 | 6 | Jason Dennis |
| 6 | 7 | Todd Sprague |
| 6 | 8 | Matt Livingston |
| 9 | 1 | Michael Giardina |
| 9 | 2 | Josh Saltz |
| 9 | 3 | Thomas Fuller |
| 9 | 4 | Bobby Sanoubane |
| 9 | 5 | Sherman Wu |
| 9 | 6 | Roman Mai |
| 9 | 7 | Rocco Palumbo (CO) |
| 9 | 8 | Jason Welch |
Immediately after returning from the dinner break, action folded to Steve Wilkie on the button and he opened to 5,500. Ben Keeline re-jammed for 51,500 in the small blind and Wilkie called after Rich Dixon folded ace-queen in the big blind.
Ben Keeline: 
Steve Wilkie: 
The case queen was nowhere to be found as the board ran out 
and Keeline's queens were trampled by Wilkie's cowboys as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
121,000
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
Busted |
Rocco Palumbo was the final entrant of the 2021 CPC $3,00 High Roller, doing so on dinner break to take the field up to 39 with 17 players in contention.
Prize pool information will be posted upon its release.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
243,500
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
199,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
170,500
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
144,500
28,700
|
28,700 |
|
105,500
53,500
|
53,500 |
|
98,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
87,000
21,300
|
21,300 |
|
83,500
29,300
|
29,300 |
|
|
66,500
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
59,500
-1,100
|
-1,100 |
|
58,500
-5,700
|
-5,700 |
|
53,500
22,300
|
22,300 |
|
|
51,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
36,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
||
|
35,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
26,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
Players are on a 40-minute dinner break, set to close at 6:01 p.m. local time. Registration will remain open until then.
In the meantime, Vincent Griboski, Dan Mingus and Kane Lai were eliminated prior to the break, the latter of which was knocked out with ace-seven to the pocket jacks of Ben Keeline. Sixteen players now remain from 38 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Jason Welch raised to 3,100 under the gun and received calls from Dan Mingus in the cutoff, Sherman Wu in the small blind, and Vincent Griboski in the big blind. All four players checked 
.
The turn came 
and Wu checked again. Griboski bet 9,000 and Welch called, with Mingus and Wu folding behind to take action to the river 
. Griboski checked and Welch bet 8,000, which Griboski called.
Welch showed 
for the rivered full house, with Griboski showing a second-best flopped flush 
.
"You probably weren't going anywhere, were you?" asked Griboski after the hand. Welch confirmed he was not after having flopped the set.
"So I probably saved my tournament life playing it that way," Griboski added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
171,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
115,800
79,600
|
79,600 |
|
|
64,200
10,200
|
10,200 |
|
|
35,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
35,000
-47,900
|
-47,900 |
|
|
11,600
-24,400
|
-24,400 |
Al Hart opened in the hijack and saw Michael Giardina three-bet jam for around 20,000 on the button. Hart called.
Michael Giardina: [as9s
Al Hart: 
Hart's hooks held through the runout 
and he scored the pot and the knockout, bringing him over 200,000 in the process. Moments later, Jay Jesse was also eliminated while both Giardina and John Beauprez re-entered, bringing the field up to 37 entries with 18 players currently remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
204,500
138,500
|
138,500 |
|
|
40,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Jason Welch saw action fold to him on the button and limped. Steve Wilkie completed his small blind and Josh Saltz checked his option in the big blind, taking action three ways to a flop of 
.
First to act, Wilkie jammed for 7,500 and Saltz called with Welch folding behind.
Steve Wilkie: 
Josh Saltz:
Saltz connected with the turn 
, hitting a straight and leaving Wilkie in need of finding one of the three remaining tens in the deck to chop and stay alive. Instead, the river completed the runout to earn Saltz the pot and the knockout.
Moments later, Aaron Frei was also eliminated while Salim Wahdan also was knocked out with his stack seen being shipped to Al Hart.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
As time expired in the previous level, John Beauprez was seen making his way from the tournament area after having been eliminated from the tournament by Michael Giardina. According to the table, Beauprez was down to 11,900 and re-jammed on the button over an open, only to see Michael Giardina re-jam in the small blind to isolate.
John Beauprez: 
Michael Giardina: 
Beauprez was unable to improve on a runout of 
and his stack was shipped to Giardina.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
79,000
11,800
|
11,800 |
|
|
40,000
24,400
|
24,400 |
|
|
||