| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Ivey | 568.70 |
| 2 | John Monnette | 524.25 |
| 3 | Phil Hellmuth | 500.70 |
| 4 | Antonio Esfandiari | 488.10 |
| 5 | Michael Mizrachi | 486.20 |
| 6 | Gregory Merson | 481.13 |
| 7 | David “ODB” Baker | 433.38 |
| 8 | Andy Frankenberger | 406.66 |
| 9 | Andy Bloch | 405.30 |
| 10 | Vanessa Selbst | 388.17 |
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We heard the familiar cry from a dealer "All in and a call!" and saw Dan Shak with a funny look on his face. The board was 
, Marc Negron moved in and Shak called.
Negron: 
Shak: 
"I didn't even see him raise preflop," Shak said. "I was just raising the small blind."
The cameras swarmed and both players had a decent sweat before the river was dealt. The card peeled off 
and Shak spike a miracle card to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
104,500
|
104,500 |
Dag Martin Mikkelsen has seen his stack slip down to well below 200,000 multiple times during the early stages of Day 4, even having his stack all in twice. The latest all in from Mikkelsen saw him holding 
against the big stack of James Keys, who held 
.
It was bleak times for Mikkelsen, but by the time the 
board had ran out, Mikkelsen had a huge amount of outs heading into the river. One of those outs happened to be the and that's what peeled off as the last card on the board. With that, Mikkelsen doubled up from around 129,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
|
280,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Rodrick Kennedy open-pushed all in for his last 69,000, and got a single caller in Andrew Lee from the big blind. Kennedy rolled over 
, while Lee had .
The board ran out 
, that river four completing a wheel for Kennedy. With the bubble looming ever closer, Kennedy survived with the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
577,500
-75,500
|
-75,500 |
|
|
163,000
129,500
|
129,500 |
Steve Merrifield got his stack of 252,000 all in before the flop and was called by Paul Volpe. The hands were turned over to find that Merrifield was way out in front.
Merrifield: 
Volpe: 
The board fell 
and Merrifield's jacks were able to hold, securing him a double close to the tournament bubble. He's currently sitting on about 510,000 while Volpe has fallen to 650,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
||
|
510,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
We caught the action on the flop, which read 
. Randy Haddox checked to Susie Zhao, who fired out 12,000. Haddox called, and the turn brought the . This time, Haddox led out for 22,000, and Zhao called. The hit the river, and Haddox fired one more bullet, 33,000, and Zhao made the call. Haddox showed 
for tens and fours, and Zhao mucked her hand.
Zhao drops to 475,000 after that hand, while Haddox shoots up to 725,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
725,000
145,500
|
145,500 |
|
475,000
-149,000
|
-149,000 |
With the money bubble rapidly approaching, a short-stacked Francis Witek called all in from the big blind for 33,000 after Nicholas Augustino had pushed from the small.
Showdown
| Witek | |
| Augustino | |
Witek was clearly nervous, even admitting as much to the table. With a minimum payday of $19,227 lurking, the flop came down 
to put a dagger through Witek's heart. The turn gave Witek a few more outs to survive, and much to his relief, the spiked on the river to give him a pair of aces and the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
675,000
-45,500
|
-45,500 |
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Rob Perelman began today with a short stack, and things didn't get better for him during the first 45 minutes or so. He then saw Dmitry Kataev, sitting to his right, make a standard raise, and Perelman just called, leaving himself but 4,000 left. "Advanced strategy," he cracked with a grin.
It folded around and the flop came 
. Kataev put out 4,000 chips. "5,000 is the minimum bet," quipped Perelman, and the table laughed as he set out his last chips to call.
Kataev had and Perelman . The turn brought the 
, pairing Perelman but giving Kataev a straight, and after the 
river, Perelman had been eliminated. He congratulated the others, then standing delivered one more good line before leaving.
"Pay out!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Belgian high stakes cash game professional Filip Verboven just put maximum pressure on Anton Ionel.
Ionel raised from the button to 11,500, and Verboven three-bet him to 29,000 from the small blind. Ionel called.
The flop came down , and Ionel called the 29,000-chip continuation bet from Verboven. On the turn the hit, and Verboven bet 58,000. Ionel called once more.
The river was the , and Verboven put Ionel all in for his final 110,000 chips. The Romanian pro tanked for a while, but eventually he laid his hand down.
Verboven is off to a great start, and he's now cruising towards the money. The Belgian doesn't have a great seat at the table, since he's to the direct right of Chris Moorman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
110,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
Jackie Glazier opened for 10,000 from the button and found one caller in Loren Klein in the big blind for a heads-up pot.
The flop came 
and Klein led out for 13,000. Glazier called and the turn brought the . Loren opted to check this time - prompting a 21,000 bet from Glazier. Klein then check-raised to 56,000. Glazier asked for a count and made the call.
The completed the board.
"How much you got behind?" Klein asked.
"About one-ninety?" Glazier replied.
Klein then checked and Glazier quickly checked behind. Klein mucked before Glazier showed her hand, which was revealed to be for a pair of jacks.
Glazier is up to 350,000 in the early going.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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