Yeeeeee Hawwwww........ We finally have a short day for everyone involved in this Main Event.
The play is done for the day, with the elimination of the 28^th place. The chips are being bagged, and the players are leaving for a relaxing evening.

Play resumes tomorrow at noon tomorrow, Las Vegas time, to play down to the final table

Lowell Kim is eliminated in 28^th place when he moves all-in with 450K. Jeff Lisandro calls and turns up Ah 8s. Kim flips over Ks Qc. The board comes 9c 7d 3c 4c 8h, and Lisandro catches a pair on the river for the win. Kim is finished and leaves with $329,865 in prize money.

In a five way limping pot, we saw a flop of the Ks Qd 8s. Mitch Schock moved all in for 315K and Rob Roseman was the only one to make the call showing the Ks Jd. Schock showed an inferior Kd 3c. The turn came the 2s and the river the Ad. Kicker issues take out Mitch Schock in 29^th for $329,865.

Cuong Do has finishes in 30^th place when he and Richard Lee battle from the blinds. The flop comes 8s 7s 5s and Lee bets 175K. Do calls, then they both check the Qs on the turn. The river brings 5h and Lee puts Do all-in to call for 1.1 million. Do calls and shows Js 8d, for two pair. He’s eliminated though when Lee rolls over 8h 5c, for a full-house. Lee increases to about 3,750,000. Do leaves with $329,865, in prize money.

Luke Chung increases his stack when Allen Cunningham bets to 150K and Chung raises him by pushing all-in with 405K. Cunningham calls and turns over As Qd, while Chung reveals 9c 9s. The board comes Kd Th 4h 9s Ts, filling up Chung with a full-house. Chung doubles up 1.1 million and Cunningham drops to about 2.3 million.

Erik Friberg limped in UTG. Mitch Schock limped as well from the small blind and Rich Lee checked his option in the big. The flop came the Tc 8h 4s. The blinds checked and Friberg takes advantage and bets 150K. Over the top came Schock to 500K. Not to be outdone, Friberg moved all in covering Schock’s stack. So much for that and the North Dakota boy folds leaving himself with only 500K. Friberg was nice enough to show the Ac Ah and takes the pot. He now has 5,500,000.

Michael Binger raised to 175K from the small blind and William Thorsson called him. The flop came the 9d 6d 5c. Binger checked to Thorsson who made it 200K to play. Binger goes along for the ride. The turn came the 2s. Binger checked again and Thorsson made a hefty 400K bet. Binger stays with him. The river came the 4d. Binger stayed with the checking and Thorsson stayed with being aggressive by firing 400K at the pot again. Here came Binger. Binger showed the Q 9 for top pair and Thorsson dumped his hand. Good read Binger. Binger is now up to over 5 million in chippage.

Kevin O’Donnell bets to 140K and Dan Nassif calls. The flop comes Qh 7d 2s and O’Donnell bets 200K. Nassif calls again, and the turn comes 3c. O’Donnell shoots another 350K into the pot, and Nassif calls one more time. When the river shows 4c, they both check it. Nassif turns over Ks Qc, prompting O’Donnell to muck his hand.
On the next hand Dan Nassif is against Jeff Lisandro when Nassif bets 500K before the flop. Lisandro isn’t ready to take that on, and he folds.

The hand after that, Nassif bets to 400K, before the flop, and no one accepts the challenge.
After 3 consecutive pots. Dan Nassif is up to about 5.5 million now.

Eric Lynch snags some chips from John Magill. Lynch bets to 150K and Magill calls from the SB. The flop comes Kd 8d 6h and Magill bets 150K, this time. Lynch counters, raising all-in for 400K. After a few minutes to ponder, Magill decides to fold. Lynch increases to 1.2 million.

Mark Garner builds his stack when William Thorsson bets to 150K and Garner raises all in for 335K, pre-flop. Thorsson turns over Kh 5d and Garner has As Kd. The board comes 8h 5c 4s Ad Qs, and Garner takes the pot with top pair. He’s up to about 720K, while Thorsson drops to 4.8 million.

Lowell Kim doubles through when his Ks Qc hold up against Jeff Lisandro’s Kc 8c. The board doesn’t improve either player, so Kim takes the pot, increasing him to about 700K

Players are back from break. Level 27 has started and the blinds are $25,000 / $50,000 with a $5,000 ante.

The players are on a short break now.

On the button, Jeff Lisandro raised to 140K and got a call from Prahlad Friedman in the big blind, not to be shoved around. The flop came the Kc As Jd. Friedman checked and Lisandro bet 200K. Friedman gave it up.

A couple of hands later , Lisandro raised to 140K preflop and form the cutoff Friedman raised to 350K. Lisandro called him. The flop came the Ac Jc 8c. Friedman made it a half million to play and this time Lisandro mucked. Friedman showed the 9s 2d and said…”now we’re playing some poker…”

The action is four-handed when the flop comes Qc 9s 4h. Erik Friberg bets 125K and the action folds to Leif Force, who quickly calls. The river brings 2h and Force bets out 250K this time. Friberg folds, but wants to know what Force’s had was. Force tells him he had the Jc Tc, for a straight draw, as he scoops the pot. Force is up to about 2.7 million now.

Kevin Aaronson raised to 120K and Jamie Gold danced as well as Lee Kort on the button. Siddharth stayed in too from the big blind. The flop came the Qs Ts 3h. Checked by all. The turn came the Qc. Jain checked, Aaronson made it 350K, Gold called and Kort folded followed by Jain. Heads up. The river came the 3s. Aaronson checked and Gold bet 600K. Aaronson mucked and Gold continues to build his dynasty.

Luke Chung raised to 150K from middle position and John Magill called from the small blind. The flop came the Ks Ts 6d. Magill bet 150K and Chung called. The turn came the As. Checked, we saw the Qc hit the river. Magill checked to Chung who fired 200K at the pot and Magill gave it a call. Chung showed pocket rockets for a set and Magill quickly discarded.

Mitch Schock takes a hit from Leif Force when the board shows Jc Tc 6h 5c, Schock bets 200K, and Force calls. The river brings Ad and Force bets 400K, and Schock calls. Force turns over Kc Qd for a broadway straight, and Schock mucks his cards. Force is up to about 2.3 million now and Schock drops to about 900K.

Jamie Gold continues to increase his lead by throwing his weight around, pushing others out of the hands. He’s definitely using his 14 million stack to his advantage.

Eric Lynch is damaged even worse when the board shows Qc 9s 5s 4c and Lynch bets 150K, into the 400K pot. Erik Friberg comes way over the top, raising to 2.6 million, putting himself all-in. Lynch calls and turns over Ac As, normally a good hand. Friberg has 4d 5d for two pair, though. The river brings 5c filling a boat for Friberg. He scoops the pot, leaving Lynch with only 880K in front of him. Friberg is up to about 6.4 million.

The flop came the 8s 5s 3s. Eric Molina bet 500K and Dan Nassif came over the top all in having Molina covered. Molina called and showed the 7c 6c for a straight draw….scaaaaary….and Nassif turned over pocket nines. The turn came the 3c and the river the Qd. The nines are power and they win taking Eric Molina out in 31^st for $329,865

Eric Lynch loses a chunk to Leif Force when Lynch bets 130K before the flop. Leif Force calls, and the turn brings 3c. They both check it. The river comes Qc and Force bets tou 150K. Lynch quickly calls. Force turns up Ks Qs for a full-house. He takes the pot, increasing him to 1.8 million, and Lynch drops to 4 million.

Dan Schmeich is finished in 32^nd place. He pushes all-in before the flop and is called by Fred Goldberg. Schmeich has Ts Td and Goldberg reveals Kd Kh. The board comes 7d 5h 4d Ks 7s, giving a set to Goldberg. Dan Schmeich is eliminated and takes home $329,865.

Rob Berryman has busted in 33^rd place. David Einhorn bets to 160K, and both William Thorsson and Rob Berryman call. The flop comes Qs 9c 5c and Einhorn bets 400K, Thorsson raises to 1.3 million, and Berryman pushes all-in for 1,020,000 more. Einhorn calls all-in with his last 930K, and Thorson calls. What a pot!! Thorsson turns over Ks Js, Einhorn shows As Qc and Berryman flips over 8c 7c. The turn and river bring Ah Ad, handing a full-house to Einhorn, to triple him up 8 million. Thorsson takes the side pot, eliminating Rob Berryman. Thorsson’s stack is about 3,675,000 now. Berryman leaves with $389,865 in prize money.

Siddharth Jain raised to 120K and Rhett Butler called him down. The flop came the Ks 6h 2s. Both checked. The 8c hit the turn, Butler checked and Jain made it 160K to go. Called. The river was the Qh. Butler checked and Jain bet 210K this time. Butler said, “Ill pay you off”..and showed the Qs Js. Jain showed twenty miles of railroad track the Th Td. The queens are pat and Butler grew to 6.5 million. Jain is down to 2.3 mil.

Andrew Schreibman and John Magill go to war from the blinds. The flop came the Ad Tc Td. Schreibman bet out for 75K and Magill gave him the jingle. The turn came the Jh. Checked to Magill, he bet 150K and over the top came Schreibman to all in status. Magill showed no problem calling and showed the Ah Ac for the nuts. Shcreibman had the Kd 5d and is out of options. Andrew Schreibman takes 34^th for $389,865.

Ricki Nielsen raised to 200K preflop. Michael Binger reraised to 2 million and Nielsen called all in. Binger showed the 6c 6d and Nielsen showed the Ah Kh. The board brought Binger the 6 on the flop for a set. No help for Ricki Nielsen and he is out 35^th for $389,865.

Dan Schmeich was looking at felt as he moved his last 260K into the middle and got a call from Dustin Holmes. He showed pocket sevens and Schmeich the Ac Jc. The board was good to Dan as it rolled off the Tc 8h 4c for the flush draw. The Qd came on the turn and now he was begging for one of his outs. Sure enough, he lives….as the Js hit the river. Double up Dan!

The board showed the 8s 6h 5d 2h and Dan Schmiech bet 200K. Kevin O’Donnel waved his “all in” motion and said it as well. Schmiech called and O”Donnel tossed over the 6s 4h for a straight. Schmiech had pocket sevens and mucked. He is down to 400K now and O’Donnel is up to over 3 million.

Humberto Brenes raised all in when he woke up with, well, maybe not….Ricki Nielsen called him from the big blind and showed the Ks Kh. Humberto showed, well, a lesser hand…the 8s 5s. Live cards???? The board came the Qd 9c Jd Ac Ts and to add insult to injury, Nielsen made broadway on the end. Humberto Brenes is out 36^th for $329,865.

	Humberto Brenes

With the flop showing the Qd 7s 5c, Allen Cunningham bet 125K out of the small blind. Erik Friberg called. The turn came the Js and Cunningham fired 300K at the pot and Friberg called. The river came the 6d and Cunningham jumped it to 800K this time. Friberg called that as well and then mucked when Cunningham showed the 55 for a set. Allen has over 3 million now and is on the prowl.

Lief Force moved all in for 430K and Andrew Schreibman came over the top to all in status for isolation and/or a tremendous hand.. Folded back to Force, he showed the Ac Kc. Schreibman showed the Kc Kd. The board brought the dreaded ace for Force and he doubled up to 880K. Schreibman dropped to 1.3 million.

Kyle Bowker, who held a high position for a lot of yesterday has found the end of his tourney. He raised for his last 415K and Sirous Jamshidi called him from the button and showed the Kd Kc. Bowker had a nice hand, but is way behind with the Tc Ts. The board brought no help and Kyle Bowker is out 37^th for $247,399.

	Kyle Bowker

Players took a break and we move to the next level. Antes are 5K with 20K / 40K blinds.

Preflop, we get three limpers. The board came the Ac Kd 6c. Doug Kim checked to Jamie Gold who fired 200K at the pot. Rob Betts called and Doug hightailed it. The turn came the Jh. Gold made it 1 smooth million to go and Rob Betts moved all in for 2.3 mil. Gold called. Betts showed the Ad Js and Gold the Ah Kc for top two pair. Rob Betts is out 38^th for $247,399 and Jamie Gold now has over 13 million in chippage.

	Rob Betts

From early position, Marc Friedman raised to 100K. William Thorsson called from the big blind in defense. The flop came the Js 8c 2d. Checked. The turn came the Qs. Thorsson bet 150K and Friedman made it 800K more to go and he was down to the felt. Thorsson gave him the call, wanted or not. Friedman showed black pocket rockets and Thorsson pocket eights for a set. Ut oh. The river has to be an ace for Friedman, but, it was not…it was the 4h. Marc Friedman is leaving the tournament in 39^th with cracked aces. He makes $247,399.

Fred Goldberg raised to 150K preflop and got a call from Kevin O’Donnell in the small blind. WeiKai Chang called from the big blind as well. The flop came the 9s 5s 2d. O’Donnell checked, Chang moved all in for 180K and Goldberg gave a call. O’Donnell gave it up. Chang showed the Ah 2h, Goldberg the As 4c The turn came the Qc. The river the 3d. Goldberg won it on the river and WeiKai Chang is out 49^th for $247,399.

	WeiKai Chang

Mikael Thuritz woke up with his betting hand and raised all in preflo for 665K. Dan Nassif reraised all in an attempt to isolate Thuritz one on one. It worked. Nassif showed the Ah Kd and Thuritz the As Jh. (Satan hand!!) The board came the Ac Qs 3s 6h 2c and the kicker wins. Mikael Thuritz is eliminated in 41^st for $247,399.