The six remaining players in what many consider the true “champions” event have returned from their last dinner break in this event.

As of the dinner break Russian Vitaly Lunkin is the chip leader and has the opportunity to become first player to win both the $40,000 No-Limit Hold’em and the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.

Here’s a look at the rest of chip counts as the horses begin their final gallop:

We've reached the end of the 22nd level in the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. event and our six finalists are heading off for a 90-minute dinner break before resuming the struggle.

Vitaly Lunkin jumped out to a commanding chip lead, building his stack to over 5.5 million after a couple of monster pots. He has since dropped a couple milli but he still holds the lead.

The first pot took place in Omaha-8 and involved Lunkin, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom and John Hanson in a preflop raised pot.

The flop came Q T 4 and Lunkin bet out.  All three rivals made the call and the turn was the 9. Now action checked to Hanson, who bet out.

Lunkin was the only caller and the river was the 3.

What am I going to do with this bracelet?

Lunkin again check-called and showed K Q Q T for the set of queens. It was good to take down the pot and Lunkin raked it.

A few hands later, Lunkin raised the button in O8 and Ville Wahlbeck made the call in the big blind. The flop came 7 7 7 and Wahlbeck checked. 

Lunkin bet and Wahlbeck flat-called. Both players checked the turn and river, which came 6 J.

Lunkin turned up A-K-3-3 for sevens full of threes and Wahlbeck couldn't beat it. Lunkin took down the pot.

Bach Stays Alive

David Bach managed to chip up a bit in the Stud round, calling John Hanson down to the river with (x-x) K J 7 4 (x) against Hanson's (x-x) 7 A 7 J (x).

Hanson turned up an ace for aces-up, but Bach produced two more hearts to make a flush, winning the pot and building his stack back up over the million chip mark.

See you at 9 p.m.!