The tournament is on a 10-minute break as of the completion of Level 16, with the fast and furious action having brought the field down to 128 in just one level's time.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Tan Hoang is among the most recent slew of eliminations from the tournament, having been eliminated by Adrian Buckley. According to Buckley and tablemate Ryan Dodson, Hoang got the last of it in with ace-four against Buckley's two nines, with Buckley ultimately leaving Hoang drawing dead by the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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365,000
241,000
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241,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Roger Low opened to 20,000 under the gun and action folded around to Scott Horvath, who called in the small blind. Mariah Aragon was in the big blind and went all in for 31,000, with both players calling to take future action to a side pot.
The flop dropped 
and Horvath checked. Low grabbed 25,000 and set it onto the felt, causing a quick fold from Horvath. His bet was pushed back to him and hands were tabled.
Mariah Aragon: 
Roger Low: 
"Nice hand," said Aragon, tapping the felt upon seeing herself needing running cards to stay alive. The turn 
squashed any chance of that, leaving her dead to the river 
to bring about her elimination from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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620,000
-69,000
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-69,000 |
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406,000
129,000
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129,000 |
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Busted |
The last few eliminations have come with announcements from the floor announcing the number of players remaining in the tournament, ticking down one by one as players continue to fall. One of the most recent eliminations was that of Anthony Karahalios, who had a flush with 
-suited and got stacks in against the two pair, aces and tens of Travis Miller, only to see Miller fill up on a board-pairing river to knock him out in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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520,000
216,000
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216,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Brian Beck opened in early position and was three-bet by Slater Dean in the small blind. Beck called to bring a flop of 
, where Dean jammed for 142,000 more. Beck called.
Slater Dean: 
Brian Beck: 
The floor announced another elimination had ensued, bringing the tournament just one elimination from bursting the bubble, putting Dean at immediate risk of becoming the Bubble Boy. Instead, he was saved by running 
, making an eight-high straight to score the pot of nearly half a million.
A moment later, Ben Jensen was all in for his remaining chips having received action from Cy Church.
Ben Jensen: 
Cy Church: 
Jensen flopped a backdoor flush draw and gutshot wheel draw on 
, but running 
left him dry as Church scooped the pot with top set and eliminated Jensen in 109th place.
All remaining 108 players are now in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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485,000
243,000
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243,000 |
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470,000
208,000
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208,000 |
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344,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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Busted |
Jerry Cyr open-jammed for 44,000 in the small blind and Alex Kotliarsky called in the big blind.
Jerry Cyr: 
Alex Kotliarsky: 
Cyr was in a coin flip against the "computer hand" and saw the flop 
give Kotliarsky two pair. A running 
came to leave Kotliarsky's hand best and Cyr was eliminated from the tournametn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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235,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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566,000
78,000
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78,000 |
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530,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
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353,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
343,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
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310,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
295,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
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255,000
-115,000
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-115,000 |
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255,000
-16,000
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-16,000 |
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250,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
180,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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139,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
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120,000
-16,000
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-16,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000