The remaining 17 players are going on their final 15-minute break of the night.
Action resumes in Level 16 with blinds of 4,000/8,000.
Play will continue until 11 players remain, or until Level 18 concludes.
Noah Nodine from the small blind was tangled in a single-raised pot heads-up with the cutoff.
On the 9♠4♥2♣ flop, Nodine check-called a 9,000 continuation from his opponent.
Nodine checked again on the 3♠ turn before the cutoff sized up to 29,000. Nodine took some time before he check-jammed for 129,000 and his opponent snapped it off.
Noah Nodine: 6♠5♠ 
Cutoff: 4♦4♣
It was a cooler scenario with Nodine turning the straight against the flopped set of his opponent. Nodine still needed to fade a board pair, which he was able to do on the K♠ river as he improved to a flush to double.
On the first hand of hand-for-hand, Steven Glasscock put his last 15,000 into the center from middle position and was called by Forrest Kollar in the small blind and Noah Nodine in the big blind.
The J♣10♥8♠ flop checked through to the 3♥ turn which saw Kollar check-fold to a 20,000 bet from Nodine.
Steven Glasscock: K♣Q♥
Noah Nodine: J♠4♥
Glasscock needed an ace, king, queen, or nine to survive, but instead the river was the J♦ and Glasscock fell on the stone bubble to hands of Nodine.
The remaining 20 players are now in the money and guaranteed a minimum cash of $1,529. Play will continue until 11 players remain.
With 21 players remaining and 20 being in the money, play will continue hand-for-hand at three tables until another player is eliminated.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
With 22 players remaining and 20 being in the money with no extreme short stacks, play has slowed considerably as the bubble looms.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Dan Overholt limped from middle position before the hijack jammed for 47,000, and Overholt called after a minute's tank.
Hijack: A♦K♣
Dan Overholt: Q♦J♥
Overholt needed to improve but held live cards as the J♣7♣2♠ flop vaulted him into the lead. His opponent got up from his seat before the K♥ turn saw him sit back down after pairing his king. However, his seat was only briefly occupied as the Q♣ rolled off the river to give Overholt two pair as he scored an elimination in brutal fashion.
Vince Pironti opened to 8,000 from under the gun before the cutoff three-bet to 20,000, and Pironti called.
On the 7♣5♠2♠ flop, Pironti checked to his opponent who immediately jammed for 54,000 and Pironti called after a small deliberation.
"Do you have an overpair?" asked a nervous Pironti as the hands were tabled.
Cutoff: A♦J♦
Vince Pironti: 10♦7♦
Pironti was relieved to learn that he was in good shape as the board ran out 8♥8♦ and he held on to extend his lead atop the counts.
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