When the final 18 players finished their musical chairs, Raj Desai was the shortest stack.
Only a few minutes remaining in the level before the break and he managed to lose the last of his chips, finishing 18th for $1,097.
Level 24 is done and the remaining 17 players are taking 15.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Frank Funaro moved in for 400,000, then the player to his left moved in for 480,000. Olamide Otti (sb) called and the hands were tabled.
Funaro: 
Seat 6: 
Otti: 
Board: 
Otti was ahead the whole way, but ended up improving to a flush. He scooped it all, felting both opponents in the process. He's up to 2.6 million.
Nineteen players remain and they're one elimination away from the two-table redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000 | 740,000 |
|
Busted |
Michael Bonita moved in for 155,000 and it folded around to the small blind, who flatted.
Then David Jackson (bb) announced he was all in and he successfully isolated Bonita.
Jackson: 
Bonita: 
Board: 
Jackson flopped the bigger pair and took the pot. He's back up to nearly 2 million.
Michael Bonita was eliminated in 24th place, earning $805.
With Julio Clavell in Seat 1, David Jackson in Seat 3, John McGuinness in Seat 4, and John Malvasio in Seat 9, Table 2 is looking like a tough patch of felt!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
In a button vs. small blind confrontation, Barbara Leonardi (sb) got all-in on an 8-high flop holding pocket aces. Julio Clavell (button) had 
for top pair. Then he caught running cards to make a straight, cracking Leonardi's Aces and sending her to the rail.
That took his stack up to nearly 1.9 million.
Then three-way action to a flop of 
and Joe Eubanks (bb) checked, Wade Meacham bet 100,000, Clavell called from the cutoff, then Eubanks jammed for almost 400,000. Meacham opted out, but Clavell called.
Eubanks tabled 
for the flush draw. Clavell was way ahead with 
for the set, but had to fade all the clubs that didn't pair the board.
The last two cards fell safely 
and Clavell took the pot, chipping up to nearly 3 million. Start of Day 2 chip leader Joe Eubanks was busted.
His departure brought the player count down to 27 to this table was broken; only three tables remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000 | 2,415,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
When Table 6 broke, David Jackson landed at Table 2 to the right of John McGuinness.
Since then, his stack has been sliding to the left.
McGuinness is up to 1.4 million, more than three times what he had at the last break.
Meanwhile Jackson's stack has slipped to just a tad over 1 million. He's still among the leaders, but no longer in the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000 | 1,075,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | -840,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Mary Dohner moved in for 360,000 and got action only from John Malvasio in the big blind.
Her 
were crushing his 
, then the board came 
and she improved to quads, not that she needed it. She doubled to about 760,000, leaving Malvasio with just over 1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | -250,000 |
|
720,000 | 510,000 |
Tony Sabbagh got his short stack in from the cutoff against Raj Desai on the button. Sabbagh's 76 suited was trailing Desai's 
, until the flop of 
.
Then the last two community cards came running aces, giving Desai aces-up, then aces-full for the pot. Sabbagh was felted and Desai chipped up to about 660,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000 | 430,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000