Katherine Bowen was just seen leaving the tournament area. She has been eliminated from play late in the evening. With her elimination, just 56 players remain, meaning that the field is just ten eliminations away from bagging and tagging for the night.
Here's a peek at the biggest stacks in the room as the evening winds down. There are 57 players remaining meaning only 10 more before play concludes for the day.
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
We arrived at the table to find Lonnie Hardcastle and Nate Kogel looking down at a completed board of 
. With over 90,000 already in the middle, Hardcastle checked the river and Kogel moved all in. This was a bet for Hardcastle's tournament life of 60,500.
Hardcastle went deep into the tank pondering his decision. After just over a minute, Hardcastle moved his remaining chips past the betting line. Kogel tabled 
for aces and treys and was ultimately bested by Hardcastle's 
for aces and tens. Hardcastle secured the double and now has about 210,000 in chips.
With approximately 90,000 already in the pot, Kevin Posey was facing an all in bet of 58,500 from his opponent on a board of 
. After contemplating his decision for a bit, he put out the call. His opponent had 
and would need to hit a heart as Posey held 
.
"No heart," pleaded Posey as the dealer started to put out the river.
It was the 
prompting an enthusiastic clap from Posey. That knock out moved his stack to 445,000 which appears to be the chip lead in the room currently with 75 players remaining.
We picked up with the action to see La Sengphet and Bryan Campanello heads up on a 
board. Sengphet checked the turn, Campanello bet an unknown amount, and Sengphet called to see the river.
The dealer produced the 
on fifth street and Sengphet checked once more. Campanello cut out a bet of 87,500 and Sengphet instantly reached for calling chips. The World Series of Poker bracelet winner rolled over 
for jacks full of fours to take down the pot. This sizable pot brought his stack up to about 385,000. Sengphet, on the other hand, fell to about 128,000.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
A short-stacked Jordan Morgan put the last of his chips in with 
and had the misfortune of running into 
. After the board did not help him, Morgan cracked a smile and said "I run so bad." The Oklahoma native will return tomorrow to give it one more shot.
We arrived at the table in time to see a player already all in against Nate Kogel and a third player. The flop read 
and Kogel was facing a bet of 16,500 into a side pot. Kogel replied by shipping all in over the top, prompting a fold from his last active opponent. With that, the hands were turned over for the main pot.
Kogel: 
Opponent: 
Kogel was in a dominating position with his set of deuces. He secured the elimination after the board finished with the 
on the turn and the on the river. This victory brought his stack up to 180,000 in chips.
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