As the tournament director made the announcement quoted in the title, the dealer at the table was busy distributing hole cards for the final hand. And, as is so often the case, the final hand before break was a game-changer.
We missed the preflop action, but there were two players to the flop: 
and Robert McGhee led out for about 160K, which was called by Benny Chen. The turn was the 
and Robert checked – only to be faced with a bet of around 350K from Benny. Robert made the call and the river was dealt: 
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With the break countdown clock ticking away, Robert checked and Benny quickly went all in (he covered Robert by a lot), sending Robert into the tank. He thought through his options for at least 7 minutes – and just when it started to look like the break itself would be history, at least for these two players, Robert made the call.
Benny: 
Robert: 
Benny had indeed made his flush and got full value for it – while Robert hit the rail.
10th place: Robert Earl McGhee, $33,560.00
