Following the second break of the afternoon, Francois Semaan has taken the chip lead.

The field now stands at 56 players, most of whom have lots of blinds at their disposal, thanks to the extra chips added by the 17 re-entries. The chip average gives players roughly 61 big blinds, and the top stacks are playing more than double that amount.

With five levels of play left in this flight, Day 1C is approaching a turning point. The play dynamics could continue towards the mounting aggression that was seen in the lead up to the last break or players could shift their focus to simply surviving to the end of the flight. Only time will tell.