The action has maintained its frenetic pace, despite the end of the late registration and re-entry period roughly one hour ago. The players in the field have kept up their aggressive approach, using their big stacks to pressure their opponents at every opportunity. The chip leader at the last break, Diego Aguilar, has kept up his winning ways and taken his stack to new heights.
The blinds are beginning to catch up to the field, as the chip average now provides roughly 34 big blinds, which is a far cry from the hundreds of blinds that players had at the outset of this event. And there remains a long way to go, as the top 14 players will reach the money. The complete prize pool breakdown can be found here.
Here is a look at the action from level 9: