Zamani and Rheem amongst early Day 5 elims: We're about an hour into the first level of Day 5 play and already the eliminations are mounting.
After starting the day with 533, the field has thinned to 477 players remaining.
Amongst the early exits are Martin Zamani, Chino Rheem, Brian Hastings, and David Peters.
Four former Main Event champs still in the mix: As well as Michael Mizrachi, Hossein Ensan (2019), Ryan Riess (2013) and Greg Raymer (2004) are looking to win the Main Event for a second time. Ensan is on the feature table with Shaun Deeb.
Day 4 highlights: While you're waiting for the livestream to start, check out the highlights from an action-filled Day 4.
Day 5 of the WSOP Main Event is go! Cards are in the air for the 533 players left in this year's Main Event. The livestream starts at 12pm on ESPN+ (and the WSOP YouTube channel outside the US).
Shaun Deeb, Alex Foxen and Michael Mizrachi are headlining the feature tables.
And here's how he got those chips: If you're wondering how Daniel Negreanu managed to bag up a milly stack in the $50K – here's your answer.
Daniel Negreanu has chips in the $50K: When Day 2 play picks up later this afternoon, Negreanu will take his seat as one of only 51 returning players.
And he'll have a pretty good shot at a second bracelet of the summer.
WSOP Day 46: It's crunch time, folks – here's what we're keeping an eye on today in Las Vegas.
The Main Event train rolls on to Day 5 play with 533 players still in the hunt. Russia's Artur Martirosian is amongst those with the biggest stacks. When play resumes at 11:00am local time, we'll bring you updates with all the key moments as players battle through another five blind levels.
The $1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO was scheduled to end yesterday on Day 2, but with such a large turnout tournament organizers have been forced to extend play into Day 3. When play resumes at 1:00pm local time, the 34 remaining players will battle down to a winner.
The $300 Gladiators of Poker continues with action in Day 1C – as does the $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship.
The $50K High Roller NLH drew a field of 131 entries on Day 1, of which only 51 will return for Day 2 play later today at 1:00pm local time.
And, last but not least, the $1,500 Pick Your PLO – a brand-new tournament offering on this year's schedule – enters Day 2 play.
Main Event Day 4 is in the bag: Michael Mizrachi survived an all-action day to end with 440,000.
“I’ve been in worse situations," he told us after he bagged. "I was here with two blinds when I won the tournament last year. We got 22, we got plenty.”
Read our full Day 4 report, below.
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