We 're back from dinner and the blinds are reaching monumental status. Let's get ready to rumble!

Here's how the chip count breaks down with about 10 minutes left in the dinner break:

Bart Tichelman	$1,275,000
Giovanni Marcacci	$980,000
Donald Nicholson	$590,000
Ben Sabrin	$410,000
John Devia	$350,000

 

With just five players remaining and the end of this latest level upon us, we will take a one-hour dinner break. Even poker players have to eat.

They're racing off the $1,000 chips and we'll be back when they are at around 7:45 p.m. Central time.

Keep it locked on PL.com as it won't be long before a WSOPC Tunica champ is crowned!

New chip leader Bart Tichelman is having no problem moving a few chips around.

After an $80k pre-flop raise from John Devia, Tichelman made it $240k to go. Devia made the call and bet out $160k on the K 10 Q flop, but Tichelman almost beat his chips in the pot announcing he was all-in.

Devia folded and Tichelman's mountain keeps on growing. A few hands later Tichelman picked up another pot with a big pre-flop raise. He seems to believe aggression with the big stack is the right strategy - few can argue.

After a John Devia raise, Mark Garner shoved his last $239,000 in and Devia made the call. Garner found out quick he was in big trouble with A 7 against Devia's A A.

After the turn the board read 10 3 8 6 and Garner needed a nine on the river to survive. The 8 made him the sixth-place finisher and sent him to the cage to pick up $64,880.

Bart Tichelman managed to make jacks hold and has doubled through chip leader Donald Nicholson - grabbing the lead himself. After raising it to $90k from the small blind he was pushed all-in by Nicholson and made the call for his last $446,000.

Tichelman's J J was in a classic race with Nicholson's A K and stayed in the lead following the Q 4 5 5 J board.

The double gives Tichelman the chip lead with over $900,000 and cuts Nicholson down to around $400,000.

Here's the latest in the chip count department:

Donald Nicholson	$900,000
John Devia	$700,000
Giovanni Marcacci	$650,000
Ben Sabrin	$525,000
Bart Tichelman	$515,000
Mark Garner	$295,000

 

With Ryan Young all-in on the first hand after the break Giovanni Marcacci made the call. Young showed K Q and needed help against Marcacci's A K.

The board of 7 6 4 2 5 didn't give it to him and Young is our seventh-place finisher, cashing $51,904 for his efforts.

The blinds are up and the TD has just assured the crowd this is the bust-out level.

With blinds up this high he may be right!

Players have headed off on a 20-minute break and will return with increased blinds and antes and hopefully some more action!