Stephen Kats Eliminated in 27th Place ($14,116), Josh Smith Eliminated in 26th Place ($14,116), James Oh Eliminated in 25th Place ($14,116)

Today has started off so incredibly fast, the PokerNews team has barely had time to breath. In the first 20 minutes alone we have had three eliminations and a multitude of double-ups. We'll do our best to get everything straight for you right here.

On Table 286, Stephen Kats was eliminated in 27th place before we could catch the action.

Second, Josh Smith got his last 250,000 all in preflop with {10-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} against the {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} of Shane Rose. Smith didn't improve on the board and he hit the rail in 26th. Rose is now up to around 750,000.

Third, James Oh was all in preflop with {A-Clubs} {10-Spades} against the {9-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} of Jason Somerville. The board ran out {5-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {K-Clubs} and Oh hit the rail. Somerville has now padded his chip lead even more and is up to 910,000.