- Big Stax XXIII 300 Main Event 10:30 PM
- Level 32 (100000/200000/25000)
- Total Entries: 1866
- Players Left: 3
- Next Payout: $41,747
The players have remained hush on any chop-talks thus far and have begun the three handed battle. Here are the approximate chip-counts:
| RICHARD | FIRST | 24,200,000 |
| RAOUL | CHEONG | 15,300,000 |
| DANIEL | CIANCIO | 15,100,000 |
Ciancio had been the short-stack as play begun but immediately took a size-able pot off of Cheong. The board was 4♠5♥J♦J♥6♣ and Ciancio had gotten in a check/raise on the turn and on the river before tabling KxJx against Cheong’s QxJx taking over 5M from Cheong.