The remaining players in the Main Event just went on a scheduled break, during which tournament staff removed the purple T500 chips from play. At the break there were just 75 players remaining, meaning that just 3 players had to be eliminated before the rest of the field was in the money.
Here is an updated leaderboard at the break.
| Pos | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcello Miceli | 752,000 |
| 2 | Faisal Khan | 701,000 |
| 3 | Cong Son Dao | 698,000 |
| 4 | Mike Leah | 608,000 |
| 5 | Poorya Nazari | 585,000 |
