Parker "888tonkaaaa" Talbot called a raise of 2,400 from the big blind. The flop came 
and he checked. His opponent bet 3,000 and "888tonkaaaa" called. The turn was a 
and he led out for 5,990 forcing his opponent to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,279
17,104
|
17,104 |
With late registration nearing the end, players are starting to be a bit more aggressive in order to either chip up or rebuy. One player taking advantage of that is "BRE0206" from Germany, who has vaulted into the chip lead with over 150,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,221 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 150
The tournament has seen its fair share of players busting out in the last hour. There are currently only 667 out of 1153 players remaining and there have been over 500 rebuys thus far.
The current leaderboard is full of maple leaf flags, as four of the top ten players are from Canada. Here is a look at who they are:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
121,487 | |
|
|
111,991 | |
|
|
93,870 | |
|
|
91,305 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 125
Christopher "NigDawG" Brammer has made his way up the leaderboard as he sits with over 70,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,009
38,406
|
38,406 |
Nikals "tutten7' Astedt got all of his 16,000 chips in the middle preflop vs two opponents. "tutten7" was in a dominated position holding 
vs his opponents 
and 
. "tutten7" needed to hit a king and indeed he did on the river giving him a full triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,600
22,360
|
22,360 |
Players are taking a 5-minute break and there is only one hour remaining for late registration and rebuys.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100