Players are indeed going to go for a one-hour dinner break right now, then reassemble on the other side of the poker area where the tourney will resume. Play will start back around 5:50 p.m. ET.
Here's a look at the final table complete with counts:
They are finally down to the official final table as the shortest-stacked player Chris Mintchev has been eliminated.
Mintchev's final hand began with an all-in push from middle position for about 350,000. It folded back to Paul Snead in the big blind who said he'd only checked one of his cards before saying he'd call.
Mintchev tabled , then Snead showed the he'd seen, then the that went with it. The flop came , then the turn card made the river no matter.
Mintchev is out in 10th, and it sounds like they are going to go ahead and schedule the dinner break before the official final table gets underway. We'll confirm in a moment.
Cory Waaland moved all in from middle position for 535,000 and didn't seem too pleased when Kevin Saul three-bet all in over the top from the button, which prompted both blinds to fold.
"I don't even have a pair," Waaland admitted before tabling the . Neither did Saul, though his was out in front. The flop kept Saul firmly in the lead, and the turn meant Waaland needed to catch either a ten or jack on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the .
The excitable Waaland clapped his hands together in celebration before wandering about the tournament area with a big smile on his face.
The action has slowed at the ten-handed table, with most hands ending with preflop raises and even a couple of big blind walks thrown in as well.
Short stack Cory Waaland didn't get a walk in his big blind just now, however, as leader Kevin Saul raised and when the action got back to Waaland he had to fold. He shook his head a little and said with a chuckle how he didn't like giving up his BB, and Paul Snead chimed in.
"Doesn't suit your personality, does it?" said Snead, and Waaland laughed, replying "not at all." Snead then alluded to Waaland's "Good luck, myself" speech and how he might be making it soon, referring to the fact that whenever Waaland raises all in, he always says "Good luck, myself" when he does.
On the next hand, Ben Reason was the one pushing all in �� and no doubt silently wishing himself good luck �� but he got no callers.
A huge hand just took place on the final table bubble, a monster 3 million-chip pot in fact. It began when Kevin Saul opened for 65,000 from early position and Lall Bharat three-bet to 100,000 from the button. Saul responded with a four-bet to 400,000 and Bharat five-bet all in for just under 1.5 million. Saul snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Saul:
Bharat:
According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Saul was a monster 87.23% favorite to win the hand. That increased to 93.74% on the flop. "Don't worry, there will be a diamond on the turn," someone at the table said. Sure enough, the peeled off. That increased Baharat's chance from 4.84% on the flop to 20.45% headed to the river with a 6.82% chance of a tie.
Saul was primed to win a monster pot and take a commanding chip lead to the final table, but the dealer burned and put down the . Both players had made a wheel to chop the pot.
Following a Lall Bharat open for 60,000 from early position, Kevin Saul three-bet to 140,000 from the hijack seat and Bobby Corcione called him from the next position. It folded back to Bharat who folded, and the remaining pair of players saw the flop come .
Both checked, then Saul led for 125,000 after the turn card. Corcione called that bet, and after Saul bet again for what appeared to be 230,000 following the river, Corcione was there with the call once more.
Saul flipped over for queens, and Corcione mucked.
Pete Campo opened for 70,000 on the button and was met by a three-bet to 190,000 by Kevin Saul in the small blind. Bobby Corcione then moved all in from the big for 550,000 more, Campo folded, and after a couple minutes of deliberation, Saul made the call.
Corcione:
Saul:
Both players shared an ace, but the jack kicker of Corcione had him well out in front. The flop was dry for Saul, but the turn made things interesting by giving him an open-ended straight draw. Fortunately for Corcione, the blanked on the river and he doubled through the chip leader.
On the first hand after the redraw, Bobby Corcione opened for 75,000 from middle position, Ethan Foulkes pushed all in from the hijack seat for 460,000 total, and it folded back to Corcione who called.
Corcione turned over , but Foulkes had the preflop edge with . Foulkes had the post-flop edge as well as the board came , then , then , and Foulkes survived with the double-up.
, then Snead showed the 
he'd seen, then the 
that went with it. The flop came 
, then the 
turn card made the 
river no matter.
was out in front. The 
flop kept Saul firmly in the lead, and the 
turn meant Waaland needed to catch either a ten or jack on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
flop. "Don't worry, there will be a diamond on the turn," someone at the table said. Sure enough, the 
peeled off. That increased Baharat's chance from 4.84% on the flop to 20.45% headed to the river with a 6.82% chance of a tie.
.
turn card. Corcione called that bet, and after Saul bet again for what appeared to be 230,000 following the 
for queens, and Corcione mucked.
flop was dry for Saul, but the 
turn made things interesting by giving him an open-ended straight draw. Fortunately for Corcione, the 
blanked on the river and he doubled through the chip leader.
, but Foulkes had the preflop edge with 
, then 
, and Foulkes survived with the double-up.