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In Level 9 with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and an ante of 250, all of the chips got in the middle preflop with "pokeYou1" at risk for their tournament life on the button against "misterburns," who was in the big blind.
"pokeYou1": 
"misterburns": 
"pokeYou1" saw the board come in favor of their opponent, running out 
to leave them with nothing more than ace-king high. "misterburns" finished with top two pair and earned the pot, leaving "pokeYou1" with no chips. They chose not to rebuy and were eliminated from the tournament.
It's time for another five-minute break play has reached the end of Level 8 with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200. Sixty-seven entries have now been recorded with 54 accompanying rebuys, and 52 players remain.
Here's a list of players who have been eliminated recently.
In Level 8 with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200, action folded around to "bmweiser" on the button, who raised to 5,600. "alwaysliquid" three-bet shoved for 49,400 in the small blind and "bmweiser" called all in for less.
"bmweiser": 
"alwaysliquid": 
"alwaysliquid" was out in front and stayed there as the flop came 
. the turn 
gave "bmweiser" a gutshot straight draw in addition to their two live cards, and they ended up improving to a pair on the river 
to earn them the double and leave "alwaysliquid" with just a handful of big blinds left in their stack.
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Fifty-seven entries have now been logged with play in Level 7 (600/1,200/150). Here's a look at the top 20 stacks in the tournament.
In Level 6 with blinds of 500/1,000 and an ante of 125, all of the chips got in the middle on a flop of 
between "warmapplepyz" in the cutoff and Ted "roystalin" Ely, who was on the button.
"warmapplepyz": 
Ted "roystalin" Ely: 
"warmapplepyz" was in trouble with their top pair and their situation got worse on the turn 
, being left with two outs after their five was rendered useless with the board pairing on the turn. The river completed the runout with Ely's aces up remaining best and "warmapplepyz" opted not to rebuy, leaving the tournament as Ely now finds himself with a six-figure stack.
The tournament has moved into Level 6 with blinds of 500/1,000 and an ante of 125. There are now 45 entries into the tournament, with 40 players remaining. In addition to "MarsRover," here are the other players that have been eliminated.
In Level 5 with blinds of 400/800 and an ante of 100, there was 5,400 in the middle on a board reading 
.
"Mengao99" was first to act in the small blind and bet 2,700. "RawBod" folded in the big blind to put action onto "HitChaser," who called in the cutoff.
The river fell . "Mengao99" ired out another half-pot-sized bet of 5,400 and "HitChaser" wasted no time calling.
"Mengao99" showed for a pair of kings and a missed nut flush draw. "HitChaser" had 
, good for flopped Broadway that stayed best and earned them the pot.
In Level 4 with blinds of 300/600 and an ante of 75, action went three ways to a flop of 
. "MarsRover" checked in the big blind to put action on "vipowitz" in the cutoff, who bet 4,600. "Wardmartin" folded on the button and "MarsRover" called.
Action was then heads up as the turn came 
and "MarsRover" checked again. "vipowitz" continued, betting another 7,700. "MarsRover" check-raised all in for 23,400 and "vipowitz" called.
"MarsRover":
"vipowitz":
"MarsRover" found their open-ended straight draw up against aces up. They did not hit on the river and ran out of chips. Eventually, the timer ran out and their opportunity to rebuy was no longer available, resulting in their elimination from the tournament.
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