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Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 1,371

The players return from break to begin Level 29, with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 with an 80,000 ante. With 19 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,165,000 (27 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $3,071 each.

The chipleader at the break is Kevin Ho, who has more than 4.9 million.

Kevin Ho  –  4,925,000  (62 bb)

Shortly after play resumed, last-woman-standing Chastity Fowler-Lee found herself all in for 1,150,000 with against another player’s .

The board came — her opponent turned a jack-high straight, but Fowler-Lee rivered a king-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  2,500,000  (31 bb)

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Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 1,371

With the blinds still at 30,000-60,000 (60,000 ante), Robert Shorter moved all in from UTG+1 for a little less than 500,000, and Abdelouahed Bouanani called from the button with .

Shorter turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Shorter flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. The pocket nines held up for Bouanani to win the pot and eliminate Shorter in 20th place.

Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  2,800,000  (47 bb)
Robert Shorter  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($3,071)

A few minutes later, Level 28 came to an end, and the remaining 19 players took a 15-minute break. These were the most recent eliminations:

20th:  Robert Shorter  –  $3,071
21st:  Jeffrey Niedelman  –  $3,071

22nd:  Marcus Gurley  –  $2,596
23rd:  Hung Tran  –  $2,596
24th:  Aaron Valencia  –  $2,596

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Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,371

Here is a list of the recently eliminated players, along with their payouts:

25th:  Cheri Beatty  –  $2,223
26th:  Eugenio Pernia  –  $2,223
27th:  Charles Johnson  –  $2,223

28th:  Nathaniel Bandy  –  $1,928
29th:  Victor Lutz  –  $1,928
30th:  Blair Miller  –  $1,928

31st:  Jason Obinger  –  $1,695
32nd:  Robert McMillan  –  $1,695
33rd:  Jeremy Joseph  –  $1,695

34th:  Justin Turmel  –  $1,510
35th:  John Cousins  –  $1,510
36th:  Name to Come  –  $1,510

37th:  Troy Bercot  –  $1,363
38th:  Michael Vega  –  $1,363
39th:  Christopher Hyden  –  $1,363

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Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 1,371

With the blinds still at 25,000-50,000 (50,000 ante), Charles Johnson moved all in from middle position for 635,000, and Joseph Hebert called from the big blind with .

Johnson turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Hebert won the pot with a flopped pair of queens to eliminate Johnson in 27th place.

Joseph Hebert  –  1,500,000  (30 bb)
Charles Johnson, Jr.  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($2,223)

Shortly after that, Level 28 began with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante. With 26 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,580,000 (26 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $2,223 each.

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Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 1,371

Alon Eldar raised UTG+1 to 130,000, Eugenio Pernia moved all in from the small blind for 440,000, and the player in the big blind tanked for a while before he moved all in over the top for about 850,000. Eldar quickly folded.

Pernia turned over , but he was dominated by the big blind’s .

Eldar clapped his hands in celebration after seeing the pocket aces, saying he laid down a big hand.

The board came , and Pernia paired his nine on the flop, turned trips, and rivered a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Eugenio Pernia  –  1,060,000  (21 bb)
Alon Eldar  –  2,060,000  (41 bb)

With 32 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,285,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $1,695 each.

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Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 1,371

The players return from break to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 ante. With 39 players remaining from a field of 1,371, the average chip stack is about 1,055,000 (26 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $1,363 each.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 1.8 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Serge Dergham  –  3,615,000  (90 bb)
2.  Carlos Guerrero  –  2,400,000  (60 bb)
3.  Alon Eldar  –  2,085,000  (52 bb)
4.  Damian Sanchez  –  2,050,000  (51 bb)
5.  Mark Dube  –  1,840,000  (46 bb)

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Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 1,371

As Level 25 came to an end, here are the most recent batch of eliminated players, along with their payouts:

40th:  Giana Puerini  –  $1,363
41st:  William Firebaugh  –  $1,363
42nd:  Ellen Heller  –  $1,363
43rd:  Justin Zaki  –  $1,363
44th:  Charles Washington  –  $1,363
45th:  Benjamin Miner  –  $1,363

46th:  Matthew Trizis  –  $1,248
47th:  David Ross  –  $1,248
48th:  Eric Tipsword  –  $1,248
49th:  Anthony Guagliardo  –  $1,248
50th:  Albert Krux  –  $1,248
51st:  Matthew Higgins  –  $1,248
52nd:  Luther Miller III  –  $1,248
53rd:  John Alegria  –  $1,248
54th:  Sky Connoyer  –  $1,248

55th:  William Mariash  –  $1,159
56th:  Aaron Massey  –  $1,159
57th:  Victor Smith  –  $1,159
58th:  Jason Block  –  $1,159
59th:  Butchie Mitchell  –  $1,159
60th:  Candi Schiller  –  $1,159
61st:  Michael Dunn  –  $1,159
62nd:  Melanie Fine  –  $1,159
63rd:  Mark Wiser  –  $1,159

64th:  Lily Kornik  –  $1,091
65th:  Jenny Marczynski  –  $1,091
66th:  Richard Fitzgerald  –  $1,091
67th:  Michael Amato  –  $1,091
68th:  Jerry Barlow  –  $1,091
69th:  Daniel Vo  –  $1,091
70th:  Bradley Smith  –  $1,091
71st:  Jean-Pascal Gauthier  –  $1,091
72nd:  Susan Murphey  –  $1,091

73rd:  Bradly Gagola  –  $1,042
74th:  George Beck  –  $1,042
75th:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  $1,042
76th:  Daniel Bonet  –  $1,042
77th:  Christophe Vercoustre  –  $1,042
78th:  James Call  –  $1,042
79th:  Timothy Pettus  –  $1,042
80th:  Brandon Figueroa  –  $1,042
81st:  Joseph Daddario  –  $1,042

82nd:  Mario Dinero  –  $1,010
83rd:  David Tuthill  –  $1,010
84th:  Kelly Lively  –  $1,010
85th:  Quyen Hoang  –  $1,010
86th:  Ace Morgan  –  $1,010
87th:  Joeleen McIntyre  –  $1,010
88th:  Kyriakos Karoutsos  –  $1,010
89th:  Steven Carlson  –  $1,010
90th:  William Scarsdale  –  $1,010

91st:  Steven Lemma  –  $994
92nd:  Sandra Brown  –  $994