Championship Event is now in the money

Two short stacks on the outer table were all in, the slightly larger stack holding [8h][8d] to the smaller stack's [Qh][Qd].  Luck was not on the side of the shorter stack, as the flop fell [8c][5c][2s], and no queen fell on the [4s] turn or [9h] river.  With that elimination, the remaining 24 players are now in the money.

After a minute more of play, those players are now on a 15 minute break.  When they return, blinds will be 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante.