David Wilkens just found himself one heck of a board.

Facing a hand for his tournament life with his remaining 43,500 on the line, Wilkens held against and . The board ran out putting a straight on the board but his tens gave him a higher straight tripling him up and forcing his other two opponents to chop the side pot. Wilkens moved up to 138,000 with the hand.

19 players remain as play continues in Day 1A.