The tournament director has halted play for the evening, which means 125 players will return tomorrow at 2 p.m. PDT for Day 2. Still in the field are bracelet winners Phil Hellmuth, Eric Froehlich, and David Chiu, along with the Lerner twins on whom we reported earlier. Check our prize pool and payouts section for all players who have busted out in the money. See you tomorrow!
Now that we are in the money, the bustouts are happening thick and fast. There are now 149 players remaining. Keep an eye on our prizepool and payouts section. We will try and keep it as updated as we can during this race-for-chips frenzy!
With 154 players left in the tournament, just one to the money, Partho "Spiderman" Data raised UTG with J-10. To his immediate left sat Casey McCarrel, who looked down at pocket aces and just called Spiderman's raise. The flop came Q-9-8, giving Spiderman the nut straight. He checked, spinning a perfect web which his opponent fell right into, moving all-in. Data called instantly, and his straight held up, putting all remaining players in the money.