The second break of the evening has just concluded and Level 9 has now begun with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and an ante of 250. The number of entries in the tournament has risen to 56, and 46currently are in action across six tables of play. Here's a look at the first page of the leader board.

Player	Chips	Progress
MyCousinVinny5	146,515 23,290	23,290
RiverMan	125,990 14,745	14,745
IReadYrSoul	124,932 61,232	61,232
Donate_here	118,416 64,506	64,506
mrunicorn88	103,313 14,216	14,216
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd	92,941 39,349	39,349
goods21	92,793 6,675	6,675
golden13	92,450 29,600	29,600
OpenJam	86,163 -8,382	-8,382
Amolg24	83,946 -2,599	-2,599
Got_Milk	82,935 35,950	35,950
UFOLDIWIN	81,223 32,673	32,673
KingKong24	78,474 26,049	26,049
ratedGTO	69,600 69,600	69,600
packers467	63,041 14,756	14,756
Takingover2018	61,606 2,960	2,960
brownmagic	60,550 60,550	60,550
Dan "mj23style" Sewing	58,936 5,886	5,886
Ryan "simISgg" Hagerty	58,769 -40,854	-40,854
RickRahim	55,064 55,064	55,064

Level 7 has now begun with blinds of 600/1,200 and an ante of 125. The three-hour registration period is one-third of the way through, and the number of players in the field has grown to 51, meaning the total prize pool is now $15,555. Over two hours of registration still remain, and the sky is the limit in terms of the final overall prize pool.

In the meantime, eight eliminations have occurred. Here's a look at those who have earned bounties, one of whom is the new chip leader "MyCousinVinny5".

Player	Chips	Progress
MyCousinVinny5	123,225
Ryan "simISgg" Hagerty	99,623 -43,797	-43,797

In Level 5 with blinds of 400/800 and an ante of 100, there was a six-way limped pot to a flop of that saw action check to "RiverMan" in early position, who bet 3,000. "mrunicorn" was next to act in middle position and "clicked it back," putting in a minimum-raise of 6,000. Action folded back to "RiverMan" and they called.

The turn was and "RiverMan" checked. "mrunicorn88" bet 13,500 and "RiverMan" called, bringing the river . "RiverMan" led out with a bet of 18,700 and "mrunicorn88" called to take the hand to showdown.

"RiverMan" showed for a rivered flush, good to earn them the pot upon "mrunicorn88" mucking. In total, over 82,000 was shipped to "RiverMan" and their stack is now over six figures.

Player	Chips	Progress
RiverMan	111,245 46,773	46,773
mrunicorn	47,790 47,790	47,790

In Level 4 with blinds of 300/600 and an ante of 75, preflop action saw "OpenJam" and "poflatland" commit 1,800 each under the gun and on the button, respectively. The flop came and "OpenJam" checked. "poflatland" bet 2,500 and "OpenJam" called.

Both players checked the turn to bring the river on board. "OpenJam" made a bet of 5,100 and "poflatland" called, taking the hand to showdown.

"OpenJam" showed for quad eights and the pot of more than 20,000 was shipped their way.

Player	Chips	Progress
OpenJam	94,545 44,665	44,665
poflatland	47,132 -18,166	-18,166

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The first break of the evening has been reached midway through Level 3 with blinds of 250/500 and an ante of 60. Thirty-eight entries have now been logged, with 36 players remaining. A full set of chip counts has been provided below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan "simISgg" Hagerty	143,420 -7,130	-7,130
Amolg24	86,545 10,133	10,133
mrunicorn88	72,392 22,392	22,392
Badbeat1512	65,985 15,985	15,985
poflatland	65,298 -17	-17
RiverMan	64,472 15,272	15,272
IReadYrSoul	63,700 13,700	13,700
maniacalmonk	60,307 60,307	60,307
David "TheKing411" Coleman	58,900 8,900	8,900
Takingover2018	58,646 58,646	58,646
Donate_here	53,910 53,910	53,910
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd	53,592 3,592	3,592
Casbro	53,210 53,210	53,210
Dan "mj23style" Sewing	53,050 53,050	53,050
sri100k	52,610 52,610	52,610
KingKong24	52,425 52,425	52,425
Ryan "TheSims" Hohner	50,000 50,000	50,000
PocketSomun	50,000 50,000	50,000
OpenJam	49,880 49,880	49,880
anthonely	49,880 49,880	49,880
Mike “IIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman	49,880 49,880	49,880
Zdvol632	48,950 48,950	48,950
UFOLDIWIN	48,550 -1,450	-1,450
packers467	48,285 -1,715	-1,715
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	47,320 -2,680	-2,680

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In Level 2 with blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 50, there was 11,000 in the middle with action heads up between Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier in the big blind and "Amolg24," who was in the cutoff.

Sherrier fired out a bet of 7,400 on a board reading , and "Amolg24" put in a raise to 22,200. Sherrier thought for a bit and eventually found a call.

"Amolg24" tabled for the nut flush and Sherrier did not have the one hand that could beat it. He mucked and the pot was shipped to "Amolg24," who finds themselves with one-and-a-half stacks after winning the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amolg24	76,412 26,412	26,412
Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier	21,971 -28,029	-28,029