W HIGHROLLER ($5,000)

Zhifan Ye continues to dominate the field with a towering stack of around 290 big blinds, comfortably holding the chip lead as play continues deep into the tournament.

Trailing behind is Abhijith Cheruku, who also sits in a strong position with approximately 190 big blinds, well above the current average stack of 80 big blinds.

With deep stacks still in play, there's plenty of room for maneuvering, and both Ye and Cheruku are in prime position for a deep run. The rest of the field will need to make moves soon if they hope to catch up.

Minh Tran opened to 5,500, and Mike Takayama defended his big blind.

The flop came 4♠ 6♣ 9♦ .Tran fired a c-bet of 6,000, but Takayama check-raised to 20,000. Tran called.

Both players checked the turn 3♣ .

On the river 5♠ , Takayama led out for 36,000. Tran responded with a raise to 86,000, and after a brief tank, Takayama made the call.

Tran revealed 6♥ 7♥ for a straight, and Takayama mucked his hand.