All-time Seneca Niagara tournament cashes leader Jason Nablo made the money, but only the first pay jump, finishing 15th.
He ran ace-ten into Bradley Girdler's ace-jack to say goodbye and notch another cash.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Paul Robinson and Tyler Dietz busted 17th and 16th and the rest of the field made the first pay jump headed in Level 17.
Bradley Girdler dipped to 100,000 getting pushed off a pot by Mike Jung. Jung has 185,000 as a result.
But it's Edward Liner making a comeback for the ages to take the lead. He went from the bottom to the top and has 273,000 and counting again, most of those coming thanks to a timely river card in a huge pot with Girdler.
There will be a 10-minute break and then they will head down the stretch with blinds of 4,000-8,000 and a 500 ante. Giddy up.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Nick Woo got it in three ways on the bubble with ace-king versus aces and king-queen.
Aces held and Woo and king-queen both went broke. Since Woo had more chips, he got the 18th place min-cash and the other bubble boy went home empty handed.
There's 17 now all in the money.
Nick Randazzo busted Rayshawn Smalls and now they are on the bubble.
Smalls got it in after flopping top pair tens versus Randazzo's straight and backdoor flush draws. Randazzo turned the straight and went runner-runner for the flush.
One more elimination and the rest of the field is in the money.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
They're moving through Level 14 just two spots off the money, so it's essentially the bubble.
Nobody is playing to min-cash, but nobody wants to miss it either. They inch closer to Level 15 on the quiet side with Bradley Girdler still leading.
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Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Adam Williams took heaps from Edward Liner when they got it all in moments ago.
Liner flopped top pair aces and the nut-flush draw against Williams' big slick. No diamond forced Liner to give away that chip lead.
But it was secret agent man Bradley Girdler who moved into the lead in Level 13. He's got 150,000 to lead 20 left headed into a 10-minute break.
Among those 24 is Jason Nablo and a 60,000-chip stack. Looks like the third bullet was the charm for Nablo as he continues to add to his legendary legacy.
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