Of the 7,319 hopefuls at the start of the tournament, only 205 players sat down at the start of today’s play, and by the end of the day after four and a half levels of play, only 78 are left in contention for the title.
Chip leader at the end of the day is Theo Jorgensen from Denmark with 9.3 million in chips.
Johnny Chan was one of the players to bust out today. The 2 times world champion finished in 156th place after becoming short stacked with pocket kings against pocket aces.
Tomorrow will see the remaining 78 player whittled down to just 27, the final three tables, who will return for the final day of competition to decide on the final table, the “November Nine”, who will return in November to play for the title.
