Dominik Panka made it 10,000,000 to play from the hijack and action folded to Edward Pak in the big blind who three-bet all in for just under 60,000,000. Panka snap-called to put Pak at risk.
Edward Pak: A♠10♦ 
Dominik Panka: K♥K♠
No help for Pak on the 6♦9♠2♦9♣7♠ run out and he was sent to the rail in ninth place.
Matthew Higgins raised to 11,500,000 on the button, which only Imre Makranyi called in the big blind.
On a 10♥A♥2♣ flop, Makranyi checked, Higgins bet 8,500,000, and Makranyi called.
Makranyi checked once again on the 2♥ turn, and a relentless Higgins barreled for 16,500,000. Makranyi gave it some thought but ultimately chose to fold.
Action folded to Thomas Hall in the small blind who open-jammed all in for 57,500,000. Matthew Higgins sat in the big blind squeezed his cards and snap-called to put Hall at risk.
Thomas Hall: A♥2♠
Matthew Higgins: A♠K♠
Hall was in serious trouble and needed some help quickly.
Nothing was forthcoming on the Q♣9♣10♥ flop and when both players hit top pair on the A♣ turn it changed nothing. However the 2♣ peeling off on the river gave Hall two pair and he was shipped the pot for a monster double-up.
Level: 44
Blinds: 2,500,000/5,000,000
Ante: 5,000,000
The remaining nine players are now on a 15-minute break.
When the action folded to Joey Weissman in the hijack, he raised to 24,000,000, leaving just a single 500,000 chip behind. Leo Lombardozzi called in the big blind.
The dealer spread a 7♠10♥A♠ flop, and Lombardozzi put Weissman all in, who called.
Joey Weissman: K♥J♥
Leo Lombardozzi: A♣10♣
The K♦ turn and J♣ river improved Weissman to two pair, but it was too little, too late, and he hit the rail in 10th place.
Dominik Panka made it 8,000,000 to play from middle position and action folded to Matthew Higgins in the small blind who made the call.
The action went check, check on the 5♣5♠5♦ flop as it did on the 8♣ turn and 10♦ river.
Higgins tabled A♥10♥ for a rivered full house and was sent the pot when Panka mucked his hand.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 32,000,000 | 8 |
| 2 | Vinay Boob | India | 99,000,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Dominik Panka | Poland | 175,000,000 | 44 |
| 4 | Brian Smith | United States | 75,000,000 | 19 |
| 5 | Thomas Hall | United Kingdom | 67,500,000 | 17 |
| 6 | Joey Weissman | United States | 35,000,000 | 9 |
| 7 | Matthew Higgins | United States | 198,000,000 | 50 |
| 8 | Edward Pak | United States | 60,000,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Imre Makranyi | United States | 105,000,000 | 26 |
| 10 | Leo Lombardozzi | France | 72,000,000 | 18 |
The WSOP Player of the Year race is being dominated by players you probably aren't too surprised to see at the top, while Shaun Deeb, the pre-series favorite, is still lurking.
Deeb came into the summer with a significant head start after booking two runner-up finishes and a ninth-place score at the WSOP Europe in April. But he's only recorded two cashes this summer.
The good news for the reigning and two-time Player of the Year is he's made the most of those cashes, finishing second and fifth. Deeb, however, has dropped down a bit in the standings since the WSOP began on May 26, while some other crushers have moved into the top few spots.
Level: 43
Blinds: 2,000,000/4,000,000
Ante: 4,000,000
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