The number levels played now exceeds the number of players in the field. The timer has just sounded to indicate the start of level 13, and only 10 players are still in contention.

The blinds have caught up to the players, as the chip average now provides only about 23 big blinds, which makes adjusting to the short-handed format crucial to success at this stage.

The stacks have leveled out since the last break. Chanwoo Lee and Hrair Yapoudjian are both still in contention but have fallen back into the peloton. It is still anyone’s tournament, at this stage.