With the elimination of the two short stacks, Francois Billard and Douglas Watson, the final four players in contention are guaranteed $21,000, with first place paying $81,000.
Here's how the final four stack up, with Chanracy Khun leading the way:
Level: 18
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
Shaan Siddiqui opened and then called a three-bet shove from a short-stacked Douglas Watson.
Watson: 
Siddiqui: 
The 
flop brought some danger for Watson as a jack fanned out. The turn was the 
, bringing a flush draw, though neither player had a spade.
Watson's day would come to an end when the 
landed on the river, giving Siddiqui two pair.
Douglas Watson moved all-in for 134,000 from the hijack and Francois Billard moved all-in over top for 147,000 from the cutoff.
Francois Billard: 
Douglas Watson: 
The flop came 
and Billard took a commanding lead with a pair of aces while Watson picked up a straight draw.
The turn was the to give Watson a straight, while Billard picked up a draw to make a bigger straight. The river was the 
and Billard was left with 13,000 after doubling Watson up.
In the next hand, Billard was all-in for 11,000 and Thomas Lefort raised to 40,000 from the cutoff. Pablo Mariz defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Mariz checked. Lefort bet 25,000 and Mariz folded. Lefort tabled 
for a flush and Billard said "I'm drawing dead" as he tabled 
.
The turn was the 
and just for jokes Billard called for a six. The river was the and Billard was eliminated in 6th place for a min-cash worth $12,000.
Peter Chien limped in from late position and Chanracy Khun raised to 60,000 in the cutoff. Pablo Mariz called from the small blind only to see Chien three-bet jam all-in. Khun immediately four-bet shoved over the top and Mariz took a few moments to fold, flashing pocket tens.
Chien:
Khun: 
The board ran out 
and Chien was eliminated on the money bubble. Had Mariz put himself at risk, he would have rivered a full house and shipped a massive pot.
Instead, the remaining players are now in the money and Khun has a sizeable lead.
Play continues to be tight on the bubble and Chanracy Khun has been capitalizing on this. He's raised a number of pots since players came back from the break and has propelled his stack to a million in chips. He is the first player to do this aside from Shaan Siddiqui.
Douglas Watson and Francois Billard have both dropped to less than 10 big blinds a piece.
Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
The final seven players have completed three more levels and have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Play has been fairly slow on the bubble, with a slight shift in stacks aside from Peter Chien doubling through Thomas Lefort.
Here's a look at how they stand:
The floor was called to the table as Peter Chien and Thomas Lefort were involved in a pot preflop. Chien had slid out a bet worth 231,000 which Lefort had snap-called, inadvertently tabling his cards, unaware that Chien had left 2,000 behind.
The flop came 
and Chien tossed the 2,000 in the pot. Lefort called.
Chien:
Lefort:
Chien was in trouble, finding no help from the on the turn. The river, however, was the 
giving Chien a set and enough to crack Lefort's aces.
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