Since the 16-player redraw, a volley of eliminations took place, all within the last 20 minutes of the first stint:
16th: Laurence Grondin – $4,950
15th: Chanwoo Lee – $5,850
14th: Adam Cader – $5,850
13th: Samuel Roussy-Majeau – $5,850
12th: Donald Rushton – $7,360
Bill Kontaratos best took advantage of all that chip movement, and is now sitting in the driver’s seat, forcing Marc-André Yelle to leave the spot for the first time in over 24 hours.
The 11 remaining players are now playing short, and will be brought together on the Playground 1000 final table as soon as two more players run out of chips. Here are the actual counts, taken during the first break of the day:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy | Gagné | Table 20 - Seat 1 | 6,425,000 |
| Duff | Charette | Table 20 - Seat 2 | 1,890,000 |
| Bill | Kontaratos | Table 20 - Seat 5 | 9,960,000 |
| Noeung | Troeung | Table 20 - Seat 6 | 2,250,000 |
| Nirvair | Sandhu | Table 20 - Seat 7 | 3,295,000 |
| Michael | Nolan | Table 20 - Seat 8 | 4,200,000 |
| Ronnie | Revizada | Table 24 - Seat 1 | 2,540,000 |
| Olivier | Greer | Table 24 - Seat 4 | 1,805,000 |
| William | Blais | Table 24 - Seat 5 | 4,100,000 |
| Marc-André | Yelle | Table 24 - Seat 6 | 8,320,000 |
| Dakota | Vandine | Table 24 - Seat 7 | 1,525,000 |