The field has just returned from its second break of the evening to coincide with the beginning of Level 9 (1,000/2,000/250). Fifty-three entries have now been recorded, and just 24 players remain with Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty taking the chip lead after winning a massive three-way all-in with pocket aces to eliminate "maniacalmonk" and Jon “Jetsfan411" Borenstein on the last hand before break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan “simlSgg” Hagerty	220,059
mrunicorn88	135,937
Ross “Thehebrewhammer” Gottleib	131,642
Stonniepokes	112,244
NoRecourse	106,872
MortySmith	100,890
rounder1420	95,250
phillychzsteak1	73,321
BoozeHound	68,560
CoachD	62,805
plumberboy699	61,124
David “TheKing411” Coleman	47,795
NoRverNoFish	45,241
pay4medsch00l	42,524
Ryan “TheSims” Hohner	39,800
Michael “UFOLDIWIN” St. John	36,495
Jermz	31,014
SAMCROW	30,000
goods21	28,285
A.Jackson1767	28,000
upayformypennys	27,200
poflatland	26,242
IReadYrSoul	24,920
FRIELnGood	13,780
maniacalmonk	Busted
Jon “Jetsfan411" Borenstein	Busted