The following players finished 19-21st place, earning a payday of $394.80 as 18 players now remain across two tables with less than two minutes remaining in Level 22 (8,000/16,000-2,000 ante).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
With action in Level 22 and blinds of 8,000/16,000 with an ante of 2,000, "centrfieldr23" was eliminated on the bubble in 22nd place after getting all in from the small blind against "rumpthumper" in a postflop scenario.
"centrfieldr23": 
"rumpthumper": 
The board was 
, with "centerfieldr23" flopping trips, only to find themselves drawing to running nines after "rumpthumper" flopped a full house. They were unable to get there and finished in 22nd place to take the tournament into the money.
Meanwhile, "rumpthumper" extended their chip lead and now has over 1.4 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,428,682 | 365,813 |
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Busted |
Play was in level 21 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750 and "FoxEcho" went all in for around 160,000 in the hijack. "KingsWin" called in the big blind.
"FoxEcho": 
"KingsWin": 
The case nine came on the flop 
and left "FoxEcho" in need of running aces. They were drawing dead by the turn 
, and the river 
completed the runout to result in their elimination in 23rd place.
With 22 players left, the tournament is officially on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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899,488 | 295,513 |
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Busted |
Action was in Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500 when "SugarJ" went all in for 142,000 in the hijack. "rumpthumper" called in the small blind and "gardens" reraised all in for 414,650 in the big blind. "rumpthumper" called.
"SugarJ": 
"gardens": 
"rumpthumper": 
"rumpthumper" was way ahead and needed to fade the two remaining aces in the deck for a double knockout and a seven-figure stack. The runout complied, coming 
, and the two eliminations brings the field down to 23. Hand-for-hand play is now underway with two eliminations needed before reaching the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,062,869 | 554,595 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
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Stone has more than $176K in lifetime live tournament earnings including a career-bet $33,305 for finishing 378th in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event. In addition, Stone has three Borgata Open titles including the 2018 Borgata Fall Poker Open $300 Deepest Stack for $19,337, 2017 Borgata Summer Poker Open $300 Ladies Event for $2,867, and 2017 Borgata Fall Poker Open $300 Deepstack for $9,484. She also recently won the CSOP Borgata Winter Poker Open Event back in January.
However, where Stone has really thrived is online where she’s amassed more than $900K in lifetime earnings. Of that, $146,954 has come on BorgataPoker.com where she plays under the screen name “KatieStone.”
According to a Q&A she did with the Borgata Blog, Stone was born and raised in New Jersey, but after Black Friday in 2011, she relocated to Rosarito, Mexico in order to continue playing online. When New Jersey authorized Atlantic City casinos to offer online gaming within state borders, Stone moved back north to New Jersey and picked up where she left off — winning!
Recently, Stone took the initiative to create the Discord channel “Poker Peeps Affected By COVID19” and invited those in casino industry affected by recent shutdowns to join.
“I realized how tough it was going to be for everyone to keep up with everything and everyone, with so much changing so fast,” Stone recently told PokerNews. “So, I messaged my friend Cy Watson, who has been very active on social media as well regarding Coronavirus, asking him if he thought it would be a good idea to start a chat for people in the industry to be able to connect with each other for help.”
She continued: “I think the main thing poker players and everyone can do is to keep an open mind. Understanding that this is unlike any situation any of us have encountered before, and so thinking outside the box can go a long way. Taking the time to improve a skill, or learn a new skill whether it's a game or something else could be really beneficial not just financially, but mentally.”
Action was in Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500 when "Stevehung" went all in for around 10 big blinds from under the gun and received action from "allinorbust" in the small blind.
"Stevehung":
"allinorbust": 
The two were in a classic coin flip situation with "Stevehung" at risk for their tournament life, but they liked their situation much more after the flop gave them a full house. They were not out of the woods yet, as the turn gave "allinorbust" kings up. Another king on the river would spell disaster for "Stevehung," but they were able to fade it by one pip as the river 
completed the runout to score them the double.
Meanwhile, "Allyoucaneat" was eliminated from another table. Twenty-five players now remain, just four places away from reaching the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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263,518 | 162,759 |
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236,093 | 155,917 |
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Busted |
Action was in Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250 when all of the chips got in the middle preflop between "supremetny," who was at risk in middle position against "pay4medsch00l" in the cutoff.
"supremetny":
"pay4medsch00l": 
"supremetny" was behind but had two live cards, though the flop 
turned the situation from having two live cards to needing two running cards to stay alive. The turn 
made running spades for a real possibility, but it proved to be nothing more than a tease as the river fell 
to result in nothing more than a pair of queens. "pay4medsch00l's" aces remained best and they scored the knockout, bringing the number of players in the tournament down to 26.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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386,882 | 122,420 |
|
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Busted |
It's time for another break with less than five minutes remaining in Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250. The number of players remaining in the field has dropped down to 27, with play spread over just three tables.
Six eliminations are needed before play reaches the money. Chip counts for the remaining 27 players have been provided below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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801,712 | 344,022 |
|
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749,183 | -35,650 |
|
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634,194 | |
|
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603,975 | 384,130 |
|
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581,393 | 454,683 |
|
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508,274 | 357,886 |
|
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499,651 | 370,376 |
|
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498,932 | 152,731 |
|
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492,674 | 431,664 |
|
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481,916 | -270,758 |
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471,014 | 334,182 |
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334,400 | |
|
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328,885 | |
|
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290,000 | 240,000 |
|
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282,000 | 202,025 |
|
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264,462 | 214,462 |
|
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259,918 | 13,388 |
|
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251,610 | -33,500 |
|
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248,430 | 33,977 |
|
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189,339 | 79,932 |
|
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146,013 | 59,313 |
|
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122,500 | -40,031 |
|
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100,759 | |
|
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99,920 | -259,732 |
|
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80,176 | -32,255 |
Level 19 is underway with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250. Registration has now closed with the official numbers bringing in 188 entries for a total prize pool of $37,600.
Thirty-four players currently remain and 21 will make it into the money, with a first-level payout good for $394.80. Prizes will escalate from there every three positions until the final table is reached, at which point a pay jumps will occur with each elimination until the eventual champion earns $9,682.
Full payout information can be found in the payouts tab.
Action was in Level 18 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000. "Whosyourdoddy" opened to 16,000 in early position and received calls from "BokeemSpades" in the hijack and Ari Engel, who defended his big blind.
The flop was and all three players checked. The turn came and Engel bet 23,450. "Whosyourdoddy" called and "BokeemSpades" folded.
Action was then heads up to the river , and Engel fired out another 45,650. "Whosyourdoddy" thought for a little while and elected to fold, resulting in Engel winning the pot without showdown.
After taking down the pot, Engel now finds himself over a half-million, giving him a top-three stack with just a few minutes remaining before registration closes for the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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523,944 | 256,283 |
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285,110 | 67,791 |
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191,303 | 58,625 |