Level 26 has now begun with blinds reaching 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500. "IGOTCRABZ_33" still holds the chip lead by a wide margin with five remaining, but the other four players now find themselves all within five big blinds of one another after Steven "FadeOrHoldz" Madara has chipped up even further since his recent doubles. Here's an updated look at the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,121,221
108,055
|
108,055 |
|
|
681,280
181,500
|
181,500 |
|
|
633,862
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
618,796
128,313
|
128,313 |
|
569,841
91,500
|
91,500 |
gave him the three outer he needed to pull ahead, and he stayed there through the turn 
and river 
depsite Dynes picking up four additional backdoor outs to Broadway after the turn.
leaving his two pair better than his opponent's and he finds himself still alive and with a stack of 280,000 as a result.
to end his evening with a sixth-place finish good for $1,437.
and they were knocked out in seventh place as a result, earning the first four-figure score of the tournament.
and faded the three wheel chop outs on the river 
for the easy triple. Meanwhile, "Bliatz" had the worst hand of the three and saw the side pot shipped to "IGOTCRABZ_33", bringing about their elimination from the tournament in eighth place as a result.
