As the clock winds down on the eighth level of play, less than 100 players remain from this afternoon’s 171 entries. There is now a huge gap between the big and small stacks in the field. Some players are sitting comfortably with six-figure stacks while others have already been forced into “shove-or-fold” poker, which helped produce a number of pre-flop all ins during the last level.

There remains a lot of poker to be played this afternoon before the chips get bagged, but the home stretch is now in sight. The next break is just around the corner so stay tuned for a leader board update.