Only 15 players remain as we hit the last break of the night. Tournament staff are coloring up and racing off the 500 chips, and blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante when play continues. Day 1 will end after 3 more levels or when the final table is reached, whichever comes first.
Ryan Eriquezzo has vaulted himself into the chip lead with 518,000. Earlier, Ryan had mentioned how he'd love to take this one down as he hasn't booked a win yet this year. We'll keep an eye on his stack as we near the final table.
Here are recent eliminations since combining to two tables:
16th Place: Robert Ricciuti ($1,158)
17th Place: Michael Laiosa ($1,158)
18th Place: Jeremy Ingalls ($1,158)
