With play in Level 18 (600/1,200) this is the last level before registration closes. There are currently 15 players remaining from the 35 entries with "ChickenTendies" still sitting at the top with 68,019.
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In Level 17 where blinds were 500/1,000, action folded around to "kp0707" who limped in from the small blind and "roystalin" checked their option from the big blind.
The flop was checked to "kp0707" who fired out 1,500 and "roystalin" called.
"roystalin" checked their option once again when the appeared on the turn and "kp0707" put out a 5,000 bet only leaving 6,000 behind. The bet was too much for "roystalin" as they mucked their hand giving the pot to "kp0707".
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A little less then half of the playing field remains from the 26 entries as "ChickenTendies" still sits at the top of the chip counts with 51,920 but "SadBigCheese" is closing the gap with 48,196.
In the $5 buy-in Event #7: $1,500 GTD No-Limit Hold’em, 458 entrants competed for a $2,061 prize pool, which was paid out amongst the top 54 players including “UglyDave772” (45th - $10.30), “BigOrangePants” (34th - $11.33), “Debbie1956” (31st - $11.33), “dbrossi” (22nd - $16.48), “Jonson” (16th - $20.61), “JohnBeckwith” (11th - $28.85), “millertyler0599” (5th - $118.50), and “JDAWG99” (4th - $152.51).
After “FlyToHigh” bowed out in third place for $206.10, the final two players struck a deal. “SpO0fy” claimed the title and $338.34 in prize money while “sokol123” finished in second place for $335.88.
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Action was in Level 13 where blinds were at 250/500 when "Shadyant" opened for 1,250 from early position and found five callers which included "SadBigCheese" from the big blind.
The flop appeared and action was checked through to the turn. "Shadyant" checked their option to "SadBigCheese" who made a 7,500 pot-sized bet and watched all their oppoenent's fold giving them the pot.
flop was checked to "kp0707" who fired out 1,500 and "roystalin" called. 
appeared on the turn and "kp0707" put out a 5,000 bet only leaving 6,000 behind. The bet was too much for "roystalin" as they mucked their hand giving the pot to "kp0707".
flop that gave both players a gut-shot staright draw. 
on the turn and the 
river sealed "PSL16197" fate as "Shadyant" scooped the pot with ace-high.
flop appeared and "ChickenTendies" check-folded after "roystalin" fired out 3,200.
and action was checked through to the 
turn. "Shadyant" checked their option to "SadBigCheese" who made a 7,500 pot-sized bet and watched all their oppoenent's fold giving them the pot.