Jorgio Castro: 
Oxana Cummings: 
Jorgio Castro was all in and behind with queens against the kings of Oxana Cummings. Castro could not improve and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
495,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
Busted |
Manuel Labandeira's race in this tournament is over.
The Spanish player has been eliminated by Thomas Taylor. On his last hand, Labandeira could not show better than pocket tens.
Taylor made a pair of Kings to eliminate one of the first chipleaders of this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
543,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
Busted |
Salah Levy: 
Brad Ruben: 
Salah Levy was eliminated when the chips got in on fifth street and Brad Ruben ended up with the better hand to bring the tournament down to the two table redraw after a breakneck level of eliminations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 676 | 1 | Matthew Aronowitz | 110,000 |
| 676 | 2 | Matt Grapenthien | 115,000 |
| 676 | 3 | Daniel Scroggins | 135,000 |
| 676 | 4 | John Racener | 430,000 |
| 676 | 5 | Kevin MacPhee | 470,000 |
| 676 | 6 | Mitchell Putterman | 154,000 |
| 676 | 7 | Hojeong Lee | 920,000 |
| 676 | 8 | Kenny Hsiung | 1,130,000 |
| - | |||
| 677 | 1 | Brad Ruben | 1,110,000 |
| 677 | 2 | Alex Livingston | 1,210,000 |
| 677 | 3 | Daniel Weinman | 540,000 |
| 677 | 4 | Valentin Vornicu | 375,000 |
| 677 | 5 | John Evans | 650,000 |
| 677 | 6 | Elhindi Albarazi | 220,000 |
| 677 | 7 | Oxana Cummings | 480,000 |
| 677 | 8 | Thomas Taylor | 670,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,210,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
||
|
1,130,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,110,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
||
|
920,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
670,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
650,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
540,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
||
|
|
480,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
470,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
|
430,000 | |
|
|
||
|
375,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
220,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
154,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
135,000
-156,000
|
-156,000 |
|
115,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
Level: 23
Limits: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Valentin Vornicu: /
/
Alex Livingston: 
/
Alex Livingston bet on fourth and fifth streets and Valentin Vornicu called both times. Both players checked on sixth street when Vornicu's deuce paired. Livingston bet on seventh and Vornicu called again.
Livingston tabled two pair which took the pot as Vornicu mucked to send his stack short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,430,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
Brad Ruben /
/
Alex Livingston/
/
The two big stacks of the tournament went into a battle.
Brad Ruben bet on the fifth, sixth and seventh street, and on this last bet Livingston just noticed that Ruben "bet in the dark". He laughed at it, called, and discovered 
for Ruben, which gave him trips deuces.
Brad Ruben is the new chipleader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
|
||
Elhindi Albarazi was one of the shortest stacks in the room.
He eventually moved all in, having just one big bet and only Alex Livingston stuck around to put Albarazi at risk.
Alex Livingston made a straight on the last draw, with 
, meanwhile Albarazi could not do better than two pair and was eliminated.
We are now down to 15 players with only 15-minutes left in the level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,370,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Valentin Vornicu: 
Oxana Cummings: 
Valentin Vornicu was all in and standing up as he was looking to hit his draws to overcome the trips of Oxana Cummings, but he would not be able to get there as his brief spin up from short stack was over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
Busted |
The players are on their last break of the night. They will return to play two more levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,265,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,010,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
860,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
640,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
495,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
475,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
370,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
200,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
160,000
-490,000
|
-490,000 |
|
|
105,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
100,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
45,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
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