In Level 18 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000, "njpokeraa" shoved for 105,000 in the hijack and action folded around to "Hanadog9" in the big blind, who made the call.
"njpokeraa": 
"Hanadog9": 
An eight-high runout 
left "njpokeraa" with the best hand, earning the double with top pair, top kicker just a handful of minutes before the registration period is set to close.
The $20,000 guaranteed prize pool has been exceeded at the beginning of Level 18 with blinds of 4,000/8.000 and an ante of 1,000. The field is up to 101 and this is the final 10-minute level where players may enter or re-enter, with the prize pool becoming official at 10:48 p.m. ET.
In Level 17 with blinds of 3,500/7,000 and an ante of 875, preflop action saw "JasonOffendel" get all in on the button against "JinYang," who was in the small blind.
"JasonOffendel": 
"JinYang": 
When the runout was finished, "JinYang" had connected with two of the three outs they had in the deck as the board came 
to give them trips, earning them te pot and the knockout to take their stack over 300,000.
In Level 17 with blinds of 3,500/7,000 and an ante of 875, "bigcakes1" went all in for 99,000 in middle position and received a call from "KingsWin" in the cutoff. All remaining players folded.
"bigcakes1": 
"KingsWin": 
"bigcakes1" found no trouble as the board ran out 
and they doubled through "KingsWin" as a result, taking them over 215,000 with less than 20 minutes left in the registration period.
Hand #1: In Level 16 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, "Ilija" got all in for around 100,000 in the hijack and received action from "KingsWin" in middle position.
"Ilija": 
"KingsWin":
The flop 
left "Ilija" in bad shape after coming into the runout with a sizeable advantage. The turn 
and river 
were of no help and they were sent to the rail as a result.
Hand #2: On another table at the same exact time, "MatchupProof" and "Gohednpopoff" got all in preflop for a pot of just under 300,000. "MatchupProof" had the chip advantage by 10,000, meaning both players were playing for an effective double.
"Gohednpopoff": 
"MatchupProof": 
"MatchupProof" was able to hold as the board came 
to earn them the pot and the knockout, eliminating "Gohednpopoff" as a result.
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Level 16 has begun with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, and "Hanadog9" finds themselves atop the leader board after winning a pot in the last hand of the previous level that took them to just shy of 350,000.
The field has grown to 90, and 27 remain across three full tables of play.
In Level 15 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, all of the chips got in the middle preflop between "JinYang" in the cutoff and "rumpthumper," who was on the button.
"JinYang":
"rumpthumper": 
The flop fell 
to keep "rumpthumper" ahead, but the turn 
provided a small sweat as "JinYang" picked up four more outs to Broadway. However, "rumpthumper" would be the one to complete the backdoor straight on the river to win the pot and send "JinYang" to rebuy.
"JinYang" quickly found a triple and immediately finds themselves with an average stack just moments after losing the coin flip for a pot of more than 250,000.
Level 15 has begun with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625. Four 10-minute levels remain in the registration period, which will be closing at 10:48 p.m. ET.
Here's a look at some players to have been eliminated over the last few levels.
In Level 14 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500, "KingsWin" opened the action with a raise to 14,000 in middle position and "roystalin" three-bet jammed for 51,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to "KingsWin" and they called.
"roystalin": 
"KingsWin":
The flop came 
. "KingsWin" saw the other two tens in the deck added to the list of six immediate outs that "roystalin" held in addition to picking up a backdoor flush draw. However, that was the closest "roystalin" would get as the turn 
and river left "KingsWin" on top to earn the pot and the knockout.
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