As the next break approaches, there are 83 players remaining in Event 1 ($350 No-Limit Hold’em), with an average chip count around 817,000 (27 big blinds). These players are all guaranteed at least $2,136.

Here’s a look at the chipleaders, along with some of the notables further back, with the blinds at 15,000-30,000 and a 3,000 ante.

1.  Jaime Campos  –  2,550,000  (85 bb)
2.  Steven McKoy  –  2,300,000  (76 bb)
3.  Brian Reinert  –  1,800,000  (60 bb)
4.  Pedro Rios  –  1,800,000  (60 bb)

Daniel Navarrete  –  1,550,000  (51 bb)
Mike Beasley  –  1,400,000  (46 bb)
Marvin Young  –  1,380,000  (46 bb)
John Liu  –  1,300,000  (43 bb)
Zachary Kessler  –  1,100,000  (36 bb)
Brian Phillis  –  1,000,000  (33 bb)
David Diaz  –  805,000  (26 bb)
Angelo Miele  –  800,000  (26 bb)
Michael Tait  –  348,000  (11 bb)
Marsha Wolak  –  330,000  (11 bb)

Jamie Campos took the chip lead after busting a player in a post-flop aces-vs.-queens situation. The flop came , and the player with pocket queens was all in for about 400,000, but Campos dominated him with pocket aces.

The turn was the a blank, and the river was a K, which caused a brief moment of tension as everyone was watching for a queen. Campos won the pot worth about a million in chips to bust his opponent and move into the chip lead with 2.55 million.

The field continues to shrink quickly after dinner here in Event 1 ($350 No-Limit Hold’em), and they are down to the final 11 tables (99 players). These players are all guaranteed at least $1,933 in prize money.

The average chip stack is about 685,000 (28 big blinds), so this rapid pace should continue for a while with blinds at 12,000-24,000 and a 3,000 ante.

Event 4 ($240 Seven-Card Stud – $5,000 guaranteed) attracted a field of 41 players that generated a prize pool worth $8,200. The top five players will get paid in the event.

1: $3,690
2: $2,050
3: $1,230
4: $820
5: $410

Hard rock placed 9th #teamgodeepgear pic.twitter.com/s9yo6u8jqA

— Nancy Birnbaum (@NancyBirnbaum) August 12, 2013

The $240 turbo no-limit hold’em event has already reached a final table after starting with 249 players at 2 p.m. There are currently eight players still in the hunt for the top prize worth $13,945.

The remaining 136 players in Event 1 ($350 No-Limit Hold’em) take their 40-minute dinner break. Action will resume around 8:05 pm EDT.

We’ve scouted out the chipleading stacks, and we’ll attach names to the chip counts when the players return from dinner. The average chip stack is about 505,000, and there are 10 players in the field with more than 1 million in chips.

Action will continue tonight until the field reaches the final table (which seems unlikely), or until 3:00 am EDT, whichever happens first.

The full payout structure for Event 3 ($240 turbo no-limit hold’em) has been released. The tournament attracted a total of 249 players and the top 27 will walk away with prize money.

1: $13,945
2: $8,217
3: $5,478
4: $3,810
5: $2,839
6: $2,191
7: $1,693
8: $1,245
9: $896
10-12: $697
13-15: $598
16-18: $523
19-27: $448

Moises Benchlouch survived the first day of Event 1 ($350 No-Limit Hold’em) with 212,100. He was 31st in chips with 697 players remaining as the field headed into Day 2.

But Benchlouch never showed up for Day 2.

His chip stack was slowly blinded down, but it made it thru the Money Bubble in good shape. When the field took their second break, Benchlouch still had about 72,000 in his stack.

But an empty chair can only go so far as the blinds increase, and Benchlouch’s stack was recently felted to finish in 197th place, earning $916.

Moises Benchlouch – Out in 197th Place ($916)

In other news, Zachary Kessler may be our most recent chipleader, but he hasn’t been able to get the best of David Diaz. Diaz doubled thru Kessler earlier today with A-9 beating A-Q.

A short while ago, Diaz and Kessler were battling each other over a board of Q-9-7-10-Q. Diaz bet 74,000 on the river, and Kessler called.

Diaz showed to win the pot with trip queens, and Kessler mucked.

David Diaz  –  680,000  (56 bb)
Zachary Kessler  –  1,085,000  (90 bb)

The full payout structure for Event 2 ($1,100 no-limit hold’em – $75,000 guaranteed) has been released and the top nine players will cash from the field of 98. Forty players are still in the hunt with the field currently on a dinner break.

Payout Structure:

1: $34,300
2: $19,600
3: $12,740
4: $8,820
5: $6,860
6: $5,390
7: $4,410
8: $3,430
9: $2,450