DINNER BREAK (EVENT #6)

11 players remain in the 1k after Benjamin Reinert (Salisbury, MD) ships his final 79k to Andrew Knee (Mount Sinai, NY). Reinert (8 10) doesn't connect against his opponent's (K Q) and Reinert's out in 12th place, good for $4,732.

Here's a look at the Elite Eleven:

Table 1
Alex Santiago
Andrew Knee
"Action Bob" Hwang
Wayne Mernone (900k)*
Brad Hood

Table 2
Louie Esposito
Steve Fiorentini (800k)*
Barry Jefferson
Seth Berger
William Hill
John Sill

*Table Leader

We'll post full chip counts as players return from the 1 hour dinner break.

When play resumes at 9:40 pm, one more elimination sets up the final table.