- Big Stax XXII 500 Main Event 12:45 AM
- Level 31 (75000/150000/25000)
- Total Entries: 1445
- Players Left: 7
- Next Payout: $15,993
Since the elimination of Chris Kusha in 8th place the remaining players have played pretty carefully. They just stopped the clock for the first time to look at the numbers for an ICM chop. The deal fell through when the chip-leader Shankar Pillai decided to continue playing. Here’s the exact chip counts during the discussion with 30 minutes remaining in Level 31:
| SHANKAR | PILLAI | 17,325,000 |
| GREGORY | NERENBERG | 13,075,000 |
| SAMEER | BATRA | 7,700,000 |
| JASON | PASTER | 6,525,000 |
| ALLYN | MARSHALL | 5,000,000 |
| DAVID | ZEMEL | 4,900,000 |
| KYLE | MERRON | 3,150,000 |