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With eight full levels now in the books the players have been sent off on a 15-minute break.
Registration and re-entry is still open until the start of this next level.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Here's how the leaders are faring now into Level 9:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000
61,100
|
61,100 |
|
|
96,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
95,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
87,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
66,400 | |
|
|
62,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
61,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
59,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
52,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
45,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
33,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
16,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Bob Kiehl continues to run over his table and has just become the first player past the 100,000-chip mark.
He busted a short stack who shoved 
holding 
when he made a pair on the flop and two on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Jeffrey Hobrecker has began to climb into contention here in Western New York, now sitting on 60,000 chips and counting.
He managed to add to his stack moments ago, pushing all in facing a 6,000-chip raise on a 
board. After his heads-up opponent folded, Hobrecker flashed the and dragged a decent sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 |
Bob Kiehl's dominance continues here at Seneca Niagara as he just busted another opponent and is putting some room between himself and the other contenders.
He flopped two pair holding 
on a 
board. Then he made a full house when the turn came a . Holding 
, his opponent picked up a flush draw and all his money went in drawing dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
151,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Darren D'Agostino limped under the gun before the player on the button made it 3,000. The big blind then shoved for some 9,900 and D'Agostino called.
The button promptly shoved for 47,000 total and after a minute or two in the tank, D'Agostino made the call with 
. He was ahead of the button's 
and the big blind's 
.
The board rolled out 
with D'Agostino's jacks holding to scoop and vault him into a spot at the top of the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
John Stempien has vaulted to a spot near the top of the counts thanks to a gift from one opponent who shoved with no pair and no draw other than the board on a 
flop into his pocket kings.
Needless to say, kings held and Stempien pushed over the 100,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
