Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas made it 250,000 to go from under the gun, and a few seats over, "KnightsofNight" made it 450,000 to go. McNicholas called all in with 
, and was miles ahead of the 
shown by "KnightsofNight."
The flop of 
meant that only running cards would change the hand now, but the 
turn wasn't one of those, securing an easy double for McNicholas
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
"AFA5671" raised to 240,000 from under the gun, a bet that was for about half of their stack. Action folded to the big blind, "dubbadell", and they reraised to put "AFA5671" all in. They called with 
, and it was a classic race, as "dubbadell" showed 
.
The flop of 
shot "dubbadell" into the lead, and the board finished out 
and , giving "dubbadell" an unnecessary two pair on the river.
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
"JesusTrackTeamC" raised to 63,775 on the button, and "dubbadell" defended their big blind to see the flop come down 
. "dubbadell" check called a bet of 62,885, and the 
on the turn saw both players check.
The 
completed the board, and after a third check from "dubbadell", "JesusTrackTeamC" fired 194,375. "dubbadell" tossed their hand in, and "JesusTrackTeamC" earned the pot.
The final seven have all locked up at least $1,930, but they are all eyeing the first place prize of $11,094. Here is how the final seven stack up, and where they are seated.
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
"KnightsofNight" raised to 44,000 from under the gun, and "RevoltingBlob12" was the lone caller on the button. The flop came down 
, and after "KnightsofNight" checked, "RevoltingBlob12" fired 37,845. "KnightsofNight" came back with a check raise to 110,600, and "RevoltingBlob12" called to see the hit the turn.
"KnightsofNight" moved all in, barely having "RevoltingBlob12" covered, and they would call the more than pot sized bet with 
. However, they were drawing dead, as "KnightsofNight" had flopped middle set. With that, hand for hand play has started amongst the final eight.
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Under the gun, "steelepens84" raised to 32,000. Action folded to "1BoomSwitch" in the small blind, and they moved all in for 130,000. In the big blind, "CLaP420" moved all in for 162,000 and change, and "steelepens84" called to put both players at risk.
"steelepens84": 
"1BoomSwitch":
"CLaP420":
The flop of 
gave "1BoomSwitch" a flush draw, and the slight lead in the hand, and the 
turn also meant a ten would now split the pot for the two all ins. However, the 
came to give "1BoomSwitch" the triple up, while also sending "CLaP420" to the rail in 12th.
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
When play got down to the final 18, "TightIsRight570" was the chip leader, and the only player over a million chips. Now, they are out in 14th place. They were already down to 280,000 when they made it 28,000 to go under the gun. Action folded to "steelpens84", and they moved all in, having "TightIsRight570" covered. They called holding 
, and they were dominated by the of "steelpens84."
Both players hit the flop of 
, but the ace kicker still played, and that didn't change on the 
turn, or 
river. Now, just 13 players remain.
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
"Honeyjawn U" open shoved all in for 85,000 and change, and "BDGEJLM" shoved over the top next to act holding 
. It was a classic race, as "Honeyjawn U" showed , and the eights would hold up, as the board ran down 
.
Just 14 players remain now, meaning the final table is around the corner!
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
After big stack "AFA5671" raised to 24,000, Vince "FuglyFunGuy" Lestingi moved all in for his final 190,000 or so. "KnightsofNight" was next to act, and they shoved for just a few thousand more to isolate.
Lestingi showed 
, and had two live cards against the held by "KnightsofNight." No one would pair up on the runout of 
, and the ace high would secure the knockout for "KnightsofNight."
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