The action slows
The seriousness of their situation seems to be impacting on the play at this stage of the game. No one wants to waste all the hard work that they have done till now.
The all-ins are few and far between and no one seems particularly keen to entertain them. The chip leaders are working on chip preservation rather than plain good old fashioned bullying and the short stacks are adding 25% to 40% to their stacks just by stealing the blinds and antes.
Not much has changed since the chip count. Play continues. Half an hour to the lunch break.
Blinds: 5000/10000
Antes: 1000
Players: 17
Tables: 2
Average Stack: 183,000