Seats formerly occupied by Josh Brikis and Jake Cody are now occupied by other players. It looks like both pros have been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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We caught up with Faraz Jaka as he was making a 4,300 call from his opponent on the flop of 
. The turn came the 
and Jaka made a call again from his opponent of 7,000. The river came the 
and this time Jaka's opponent bet 22,000. Jaka released and he was not happy with his dwindling chips stacks. He is down to 20,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
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Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
While there's been a lot of wild and crazy action since the money bubble burst, one exception to that trend is Faraz Jaka. We caught up with Jaka as he played a couple hands cautiously. In the first, we came to the table on the flop, with a board of 
and about 7,000 in the pot. Jaka checked from the big blind position, and his opponent also checked. Both players also checked the turn and river as the board ran out 
. His opponent announced "Eight" and turned over 
for a rivered pair, and Jaka mucked his cards.
In the very next hand, action folded to Jaka in the small blind, and he raised to 3,100. The big blind called, and the two players saw a flop of 
. Jaka checked, his opponent bet out for 2700, and Jaka folded. He is now down to about 33000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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After the bubble burst all you hear in the room is dealers yelling "Payout" on any one of the many tables that are being played in the Amazon Room. We decided to count how many times a dealer yells Payout since the bubble. We counted 34 in a matter of 10 minutes. The payouts will be coming fast and now everyone is focused on jumping the pay ladder or making a run for it all.
Here are a few notable chip counts from the Amazon Room's Purple section.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
||
|
223,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
|
154,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
109,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
||
|
64,300
400
|
400 |
|
54,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
49,000
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
28,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
13,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
Notable chip counts from around the Amazon Room's Orange section as we enter post-bubble play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
171,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
||
|
|
151,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
131,400
16,600
|
16,600 |
|
64,100
9,100
|
9,100 |
|
48,500
24,250
|
24,250 |
|
||
|
|
41,000
23,300
|
23,300 |
|
|
||
|
37,000
28,750
|
28,750 |
|
|
||
|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
33,000
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
|
||
|
11,600
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
|
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In an unusual turn of events, there was no hand-for-hand play in this event. While the clock was stopped and players were preparing to begin hand-for-hand, we lost the last players who would not be paid. All remaining players are in the money and will walk away with at least $2,740 for their efforts. Expect eliminations to come quickly as play resumes.
The tournament staff just instructed dealers to complete the hand they're on and then stop. We are about to begin hand-for-hand play. There is a palpable buzz in the air in the Amazon room as we approach the money bubble, as all remaining players have their sights set on the seven-figure payout for first place.
We walked by Chris Hunichen table and saw he had a massive amount of chips. 244,000 to be exact. Hunichen is our new leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
244,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
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