Rob Mariano announced all in from middle position, and Scott Hoffer called off a little over 100,000.
"Let's gamble," he said, turning over 
.
He was pleased to see Mariano turn over 
, and even more pleased to see 
flopped.
"No!" he shouted after the 
hit the turn, to give Mariano a superior pair. The 
river ended Hoffer's run.
Level: 18
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Buzz Carter shoved it in from middle position and was put at risk by Andy Peplinski.
Carter: 
Peplinski: 
Carter's fives were in bad shape this time, and Peplinski flopped a set to boot on the 
board. Carter had about 175,000, and Peplinski covered him.
Andy Peplinski moved all in from middle position, and Buzz Carter called off 80,000 in the small blind.
Carter:
Peplinski:
The race went to Carter after neither player improved.
Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Andy Peplinski pushed all in for 175,000 in middle position, and David Bloomberg shoved in the small blind for a similar stack.
Peplinski:
Bloomberg: 
Some called for a chop after a 
flop, but the 
turn put Peplinski in the driver's seat for the whole pot. The river card Bloomberg needed was a jack or a king but the 
missed him.
Roughly 16 minutes remain in the level.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Briann Fletcher |
| 2 | Emily Johnson |
| 3 | Andy Peplinski |
| 4 | Kevin Barrett |
| 5 | Rob Mariano |
| 6 | Scott Hoffer |
| 7 | David Bloomberg |
| 8 | Buzz Carter |
| 9 | Rob Hamilton |
Level: 16
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Vincent Newland went bust and the final nine players are redrawing.
Nadya Magnus pushed in 145,000 on the button, and Rob Mariano thought only briefly and called in the small blind.
Mariano:
Magnus: 
Magnus had live ones, but neither improved on the 
board.
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