Keven Stammen just doubled up through Sean Winter.
After an opening raise by Winter, Stammen shoved from the button and Winter called. The remaining three tables hovered around the table awaiting the run out.
Finally, once play had stopped at the other tables the dealer was ready to run out the board.
Stammen had pocket queens, 
, and Winter had 
. The board ran out 
and Stammen would double up.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
From under the gun, Italian Dario Sammartino raised to 24,000. Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari reraised all in for 163,000 from the hijack seat. Play folded back to Sammartino, and he quickly called with the 
. Akkari had the 
.
The 
board didn't give Akkari anything he found useful, and Sammartino won the pot to send the Brazilian out the door in 33rd place — just two spots off the money.
The remaining 32 players were then officially on the bubble.
Following the double up of Chalie Hook, the tournament staff announced that field would go to hand-for-hand play with 33 remaining. The top 31 spots were set to pay out, but because of the pace of play, the staff wanted to deter some from possible stalling.
From middle position, Chance Kornuth raised to 20,000. Dario Sammartino called from the cutoff seat, and Chalie Hook reraised all in for 63,000 from the button. Kornuth reshoved for over 700,000, and Sammartino folded.
Kornuth had the 
, which meant Hook and his 
were in good shape to double up and then some.
The board ran out 
, and Hook doubled.
Nick Yunis just got paid off on the river with top pair against Alexander Lynskey.
Yunis started the action preflop by limping under the gun. Lynskey called from the small blind and Brian Yoon checked his option.
The flop came 
and all three players checked quickly. The turn was the 
and Lynskey led for 13,000. Yoon folded and Yunis called.
The river was the 
and Lynskey checked to Yunis. Yunis bet 22,000 and Lynskey called. Yunis showed for a pair of queens and Lynskey mucked.
Michael Kamran got a bit of chips from Sean Winter.
Winter raised to 18,000 preflop and Kamran called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked.
The turn was the 
and Kamran checked. Winter bet 21,000 and Kamran called.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Kamran showed 
and won the pot with a pair of queens. Winter also showed a queen but mucked his other card.
James Calderaro was all in with the 
against the 
for Anton Astapau. The flop, turn, and river came 
, and Calderaro was bounced from the field.
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