In Level 31 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,250, "xxx6395200xxx" three-bet jammed for 762,000 in the small blind over a hijack-open from "joey1way," who wasted no time calling the shove.
"xxx6395200xxx": 
"joey1way": 
When all was said and done, four hearts came on a runout of 
to give both players a flush. "joey1way's" second-nut flush remained best and "xxx6395200xxx" was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place as a result.
In Level 31 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,250,
Hand #1: "joey1way" opened to 121,000 in the cutoff and "Gohednpopoff" called on the button. "Stonniepokes" three-bet jammedf or 738,000 in the small blind and "joey1way" gave action.
"Stonniepokes": 
"joey1way": 
"Stonniepokes" needed to hit to stay alive and did so on the flop 
. They improved further on the turn 
, but in doing so also increased the number of outs they needed to fade from two to 11. It all worked out as the river came 
and "Stonniepokes" held to secure the double.
Hand #2: Two hands later, "joey1way" jammed for 672,000 under the gun and "Gohednpopoff" called in the hijack. All remaining players folded.
"joey1way": 
"Gohednpopoff": 
It appeared as if "joey1way" would be on the wrong end of two consecutive coin flips as the flop 
appeared. However, they backed into Broadway as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout and they found a double of their own to get back to 1.45 million.
In Level 30 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and an ante of 5,000, "Gohednpopoff" opened to 80,000 under the gun and "kgkg510" called in the small blind. Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd was in the big blind and "squeezed," three-betting to 360,000.
"Gohednpopoff" folded to put action onto "kgkg510," who went into the tank for a few moments before following suite to concede the pot to Dodd preflop.
In Level 29 with blinds of 18,000/36,000 and an ante of 4,500, "kgkg510" opened the action with a raise to 90,000 under the gun and received calls from "Gohednpopoff" in the cutoff and "Unsure," who defended their big blind.
The three saw a flop of and "Unsure" checked. "kgkg510" made a continuation-bet of 159,000 and "Gohednpopoff" quickly folded. "Unsure" check-jammed for 563,000 and "kgkg510" immediately called.
"Unsure": 
"kgkg510": 
"Unsure" became the next to fall as the turn 
and river 
left their jack kicker no good, finishing the tournament in seventh place and earning $1,663.
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In Level 28 with blinds of 16,000/32,000 and an ante of 4,000, Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd opened to 64,000 in the hijack and action folded around to the big blind, where Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman defended.
The flop came 
and Haberman checked. Dodd made a continuation-bet of 49,000 and Haberman check-shoved for around 400,000. Dodd quickly called.
Michael “IIIIIIIIIIIII” Haberman: 
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd:
Haberman had plenty of outs but saw his total diminish by one as the turn gave Dodd a set. Faced with eight double-gutshot outs, none came on the river and Haberman became the ninth-place finisher as a result.
On one of the opening hands of the final table, "steveee" was eliminated in ninth place after defending their big blind with to a middle-position open from "Gohednpopoff".
Three diamonds came on the flop and stacks eventually got in, with "Gohednpopoff" holding for the flopped nut flush to eliminate "steveeee" in 8th place.
In Level 28 with blinds of 16,000/32,000, "Gohednpopoff" opened in the hijack and "Ghoul" three-bet jammed for 330,000 in the cutoff. "Gohednpopoff" called.
"Ghoul":
"Gohednpopoff": 
The flop brought disaster for "Ghoul," coming to give "Gohednpopoff" a pair of kings. They were unable to hit one of the two remaining queens in the deck as the turn and river completed the runout, resulting in their elimination from the tournament in 10th place.
Nine players now remain, and hand-for-hand play is in effect across the two remaining tables.
In Level 28 with blinds of 16,000/32,000, a series of preflop raises resulted in "KingKong24" jamming for 525,000 from the cutoff and being called by "joey1way," who was on the button.
"KingKong24":
"joey1way":
Any hopes that "KingKong24" had for a double quickly seemed to fade away as the flop came , giving "joey1way" top two pair and leaving "KingKong" in need of hitting a three outer to pull back ahead. The turn improved both players' absolute hand strengths, though their relative situation remained unchanged. The river completed the runout and "joey1way" took down the pot with aces full, eliminating "KingKong24" in 11th place to earn a payday of $648.
Two more eliminations are needed to reach the final table, both of which will earn a newly-laddered payjump of $864.
In Level 27 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, "Gohednpopoff" opened to 56,000 in the hijack and "xxx6395200xxx" called on the button. Action went heads up to a flop of 
and both players checked.
The turn came and "Gohednpopoff" bet 85,000. "xxx6395200xxx" called, bringing the river . "Gohednpopoff" bet another 243,000 and "xxx6395200xxx" quicky called.
"Gohednpopoff" showed for a busted gutshot draw to Broadway and "xxx6395200xxx" showed 
for trips, earning the pot to bring their stack over 2 million and reclaim the chip lead in the tournament along the way.
On the last hand before a five-minute break in Level 27 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, "dhimp20" shoved for 200,000 under the gun and "Gohednpopoff" called in the hijack. All remaining players folded.
"dhimp20": 
"Gohednpopoff":
"dhimp20" shoved into a dominating hand and quickly found elimination as the board came 
, giving "Gohednpopoff" aces up en route to the knockout.
Updated counts from the 11 remaining players on break have been provided below.
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