The remaining eight players have been sent on a break, as the crew prepares for the upcoming stream.
Action will resume live at 7:00 p.m. local time with 37:22 left of Level 24, with live reporting following the 30-minute stream delay.
Charles Gudaitis raised in early position and Ryan Keiser moved all in for 400,000. The rest of the table got out of the way, and Gudaitis made the call.
Ryan Keiser: A♦Q♣ 
Charles Gudaitis: A♠K♣
Keiser quickly stood up after seeing Gudaitis in the lead. The board read 7♥J♠6♠8♣7♦, leaving Keiser behind and marking her exit in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,950,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
Busted |
| Table | Seat | Player | League | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Joseph Murray | Eastern Poker Tour | 2,700,000 | 54 |
| 1 | 2 | Vincent Loria | No Limit New York | 1,350,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 3 | Albert Croteau | Eastern Poker Tour | 1,460,000 | 29 |
| 1 | 4 | Charles Gudaitis | Eastern Poker Tour | 1,480,000 | 30 |
| 1 | 5 | Mariano Lisojo | New York Free Poker | 650,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 6 | Ryan Keiser | Riverchasers | 400,000 | 8 |
| 1 | 7 | Anton Saich | New York Free Poker | 625,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 8 | Patrick Martorella | New York Free Poker | 3,300,000 | 66 |
| 1 | 9 | Christopher White | New York Free Poker | 1,875,000 | 38 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
2,700,000 | |
|
1,875,000
1,770,000
|
1,770,000 |
|
|
1,480,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,460,000 | |
|
1,350,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
650,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
625,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
||
|
|
400,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
On the bubble of the final table, Gregory Main was all in and at risk against chip leader Joseph Murray.
Gregory Main: K♠J♠
Joseph Murray: A♦10♠
Both players connected on the 10♣A♠K♥ flop, as Murray made two pair. Main picked up a straight draw to go with his pair, but could not improve on the 7♥ turn or 3♦ river to end his run in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Busted |
Shortly after returning from break, John Germano opened from the hijack to 150,000 and Patrick Martorella made the call in the big blind.
The flop saw Germano get the rest of his stack in, with Martorella calling.
John Germano: AxKx
Patrick Martorella: 10x9x
Martorella flopped a pair, and it held through the turn and river to send Germano out in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
In the 924th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is once again joined by Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow at Level 9 Studios to talk the latest stories in the poker world. That includes a double murder that took place at a home game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and poker pro Steven Jones, who finished runner-up to Daniel Weinman in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, being a contestant on Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2.
From there, Chad reveals the charity fundraiser record he set with the help of the poker world, Elon Musk weighing in on the AI poker bot battle, and John Riordan winning the $100,000 PLO Super High Roller Bowl. Speaking of winners, Justin Arnwine scored big at RGPS Grand Prix Maryland.
The crew then talks about the upcoming December war between the WSOP Paradise and WPT World Championship, and the new poker documentary No Limit about the former stop.
The remaining 11 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Action will continue until three more players are eliminated, when they will break before the streamed final table.
Jewell McCann moved her short stack into the middle on the button, and was at risk against Vincent Loria in the big blind.
Jewell McCann: 10♦10♥
Vincent Loria: A♦Q♠
Loria was able to win the flip after the A♠2♦6♠9♥5♣ runout, as McCann wished the table good luck on her way to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,470,000
1,030,000
|
1,030,000 |
|
Busted |
Mariano Lisojo opened to 100,000 from under the gun, and Dan Levy moved all in on his left. Charles Gudaitis shoved from the big blind, and Lisojo took some time before folding pocket tens.
Dan Levy: K♠K♥
Charles Gudaitis: A♣A♦
Lisojo reacted after seeing a ten on the 10♠5♦4♠ flop, while Levy could not improve on the 9♠ turn or Q♦ river to end his run in 13th position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,420,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
1,380,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
Busted |
