In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, "BOONYANI" went all in for 218,000 in early position and received a call from "COMEATTHEKING" in the big blind.
"BOONYANI": 
"COMEATTHEKING": 
"BOONYANI" saw a safe runout of 
come to score the double and bring them near a half-million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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574,594 | -235,916 |
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482,332 | 249,916 |
In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, action folded around to "IReadYrSoul" in the small blind, who jammed for an effective stack of around 650,000. "manaicalmonk" was in the big blind thought into their time bank before calling.
"maniacalmonk": 
"IReadYrSoul": 
"maniacalmonk" found themselves to be ahead after the call but the flop came 
to put "IReadYrSoul" ahead with a pair of queens. They stayed there as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout and "maniacalmonk" found themselves as the 10th-place finisher, resulting in the final table bubble bursting and bringing play down to one full table of nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,515,035 | 658,397 |
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Busted |
"alwaysliquid" and "Badbeat1512" have soon-followed on the elimination train in 11th and 12th places, respectively, earning paydays of $500.40 and bringing the tournament down to 10 players.
Just one elimination is needed to reach the final table, and hand-for-hand play has begun just a couple of minutes and five quick eliminations after it ended with the bubble breaking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,856,638 | 763,040 |
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1,294,333 | 277,500 |
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810,510 | 302,789 |
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651,397 | 200,467 |
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586,606 | -157,154 |
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565,715 | -495,350 |
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543,228 | -40,500 |
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268,690 | 170,595 |
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232,416 | -165,000 |
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140,467 | -114,500 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, the following players finished in 13-15th place to earn a first-level payout of $417.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
In Level 24 with blinds of 12,000/24,000 and an ante of 3,000, "BigDickRick" found themselves unable to outlast anybody else and was all in for their final ante in middle position.
"Craig922" was under the gun and limped in, prompting action to fold all the way around to "alwaysliquid," who checked their option in the big blind.
The flop came 
and "alwaysliquid" checked. "Craig9222" went all in for their remaining 170,000 and "alwaysliquid" quickly folded.
"BigDickRick": 
"Craig9222": 
"BigDickRick" needed to hit running cards to stay alive and instead saw the turn come 
to leave them drawing dead. The river came to complete the runout, also being the final card that "BigDickRick" saw in their tournament life as their night ended in 16th place as the official bubble finisher of the tournament.
With their elimination, 15 players remain and are all in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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273,781 | -125,500 |
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254,967 | 121,289 |
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Busted |
Play is now midway through Level 24 with blinds of 12,000/24,000 and an ante of 3,000 and play has slowed to a crawl with a handful of players below five big blinds and just one elimination needed for play to reach the money. Here's a look at the shortest stacks in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,904 | 84,678 |
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98,095 | -36,500 |
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58,500 | -31,750 |
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22,334 | -164,000 |
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11,611 | -101,000 |
In Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, action folded around to "rags224" in the cutoff and they opened to 50,000. "sri100k" called on the button and action went heads up to a flop of 
. "rags224" made a continuation-bet of 75,000 and "sri100k" called.
The turn came and "rags224" went all in for 225,000. "sri100k" quickly called.
"rags224": 
"sri110k": 
"rags224" saw the bad news, having run into the flopped nuts of "sri100k" to find themselves drawing dead as the river 
completed the runout to end their tournament, finishing in 17th place.
With 16 remaining, just one elimination is needed before play reaches the money, meaning the tournament is officially on the bubble. Hand-for-hand play began with 17 remaining, and it will continue until one more elimination occurs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,061,065 | 363,932 |
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Busted |
In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "a_stormy_knight" opened the action with a raise to 32,000 in early position and was three-bet to 86,000 by "IReadYrSoul" in the cutoff. "maniacalmonk" then cold four-bet jammed for 188,000 and action folded back around to "IReadYrSoul," who called.
"maniacalmonk":
"IReadYrSoul":
"maniacalmonk" was at risk of being eliminated from the tournament and bringing about the official money bubble, and the flop 
did nothing to change that. However, the turn 
was the ultimate gin card and they faded the re-suckout on the river 
to score the double and stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,093,598 | -190,465 |
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450,930 | 260,465 |
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257,940 | -34,000 |
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26,226 | -10,000 |
A few more eliminations have occurred as of late with play midway through Level 22 (8,000/16,000/2,000). The tournament is on a five-minute break, and just 17 players remain. Two more eliminations are needed before play reaches the money.
Here's a look at complete chip counts from the two remaining tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,284,063 | 46,000 |
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1,016,833 | 166,202 |
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743,760 | 464,799 |
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697,133 | 142,335 |
|
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583,728 | 425,296 |
|
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507,721 | -59,351 |
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399,281 | 95,728 |
|
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397,416 | 349,140 |
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291,940 | 100,136 |
|
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190,465 | -84,425 |
|
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186,334 | -14,000 |
|
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143,966 | -3,017 |
|
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134,595 | -36,625 |
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133,678 | 16,589 |
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112,611 | -200,053 |
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90,250 | -6,750 |
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36,226 | -104,322 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "IReadYrSoul" opened the action with a raise to 32,000 and action folded around to "Skysdad823," who three-bet to 56,000 in the big blind. "IReadYrSoul" called.
The flop came 
and "Skysdad823" made a continuation-bet of 40,000. "IReadYrSoul" called to bring the turn 
, where "Skysdad823" fired a second barrel of 48,000. "IReadYrSoul" called once more.
The river fell 
and "Skysdad823" emptied the clip, firing a third barrel good for 104,000. "IReadYrSoul" thought for a few moments and then raised all in for the effective 200,000 that "SkysDad823" had remaining in their stack.
"Skysdad823" folded and "IReadYrSoul" took down the pot without a showdown, becoming the first player to reach seven figures in the tournament along the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,238,063 | 396,000 |
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200,334 | -108,750 |