The final 18 players in Event 8 ($240 Omaha 8 or Better) returned to action at 1:00 pm. There were 105 entrants in this event, and the final 12 will finish in the money. Here’s how they started the day:

BB = Big Bets

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Aaron Salamon  –  67,600  (14 BB)
Seat 2.  Arnold Cohen  –  31,400  (6 BB)
Seat 3.  Gail Cohen  –  18,400  (3 BB)
Seat 4.  Zhen Cai  –  77,400  (16 BB)
Seat 5.  Cory Blum  –  122,900  (25 BB)
Seat 6.  Daniel Yanofski  –  59,000  (12 BB)
Seat 7.  Robert Wachtel  –  73,300  (15 BB)
Seat 8.  Jonathan Gallin  –  16,500  (3 BB)
Seat 9.  Luis Santoni  –  30,900  (6 BB)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Marla Crumpler  –  22,000  (4 BB)
Seat 2.  Georges Boyadjian  –  30,600  (6 BB)
Seat 3.  Harris Goodman  –  10,200  (2 BB)
Seat 4.  Tom Nasuti  –  53,000  (11 BB)
Seat 5.  Ronald Brooks  –  66,200  (13 BB)
Seat 6.  Debbie Mitchell  –  33,400  (6 BB)
Seat 7.  Derek McClinton  –  3,600  (0.75 BB)
Seat 8.  Daniel Genachte  –  40,900  (8 BB)
Seat 9.  Bob Leff  –  82,700  (17 BB)

And the prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $6,926
2nd:  $3,990
3rd:  $2,625
4th:  $1,785
5th:  $1,418
6th:  $1,103
7th:  $893
8th:  $683
9th:  $473
10th:  $368
11th:  $368
12th:  $368

In the first level of the day, two players were eliminated — short stacks Harris Goodman and Derek McClinton.

In the second level, two more players were eliminated — Georges Boyadjian and Luis Santoni.

There are now 14 players remaining, and as soon as one more bustout occurs, they will begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.