We got to the table to find Ari Engel and an opponent looking at 
. Engel tapped the table and passed action to his opponent. His opponent moved out 11,000 and action was back on Engel. He cut into his stack and came out with a raise to 28,300. Engel's opponent dropped in a call.
Engel rolled up 
for trip sixes and his opponent let out a chuckle and slid his hands to the muck. Engel is now sporting roughly 240,000 in chips.
Level: 14
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
With registration closed, the prize pool is officially set! The tournament got a total of 666 entrants which beats out the total of 647 that played last year. The total prize pool is set at $999,000 with first place taking home an astounding $204,795. A grand total of 72 players will cash in this event and a min-cash is worth $2,797. For more information, see the handy "Payouts" tab above.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $204,795 |
| 2nd | $126,723 |
| 3rd | $92,947 |
| 4th | $69,121 |
| 5th | $52,098 |
| 6th | $39,790 |
| 7th | $30,789 |
| 8th | $24,136 |
| 9th | $19,161 |
Three players including Nancy Todd took a flop of 
. The first player checked to Todd who shot out 3,600. The button called and the first player folded.
Action slowed down on fourth street when the 
fell as both players checked their option. The completed the board and two hands tapped the table once more. Todd tabled 
for a turned pair of tens and her opponent mucked, awarding her the pot. She's currently sitting on about 150,000.
We got to the table to see cards and chips strewn on the table after David Martin lost a pot to another player. We're unsure of the action, but the shorter stacked player was all in holding 
and the board ran out 
and Martin was unable to improve enough to beat the jacks. He was forced to ship 26,000 over to his opponent, dropping his stack to about 118,000.
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 306 | $91,800 |
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| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Kerns | Sullivan, IN | $21,571 |
| 2 | David Reed | Ontario, CA | $13,339 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Hoffman | Wichita Falls, TX | $9,688 |
| 4 | Ronald Brassard | Nashua, NH | $7,156 |
| 5 | Steven Williams | Little Rock, AR | $5,372 |
| 6 | Sean McDonald | St. Louis, MO | $4,097 |
| 7 | Peter Sullivan | Roscoe, IL | $3,174 |
| 8 | Stuart Breakstone | Memphis, TN | $2,495 |
| 9 | Bobby Byram | Osceola, AR | $1,991 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 200
Players are currently on a 15-minute break.
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