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Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  19 of 113

It looks like we will have another break after all since 19 players remain, and there is still a lot of work to get to 15.

Justin Green is doing his part; he sent another player to the rail and stacked his castle up to 556,000. Hassan Hakim is moving back in the right direction with 406,000 and Johnny Bromberg is joining the big stacks with 310,000.

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Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  27 of 113

Cards are back in the air after the last break of the day, or it should be the last break unless things start to grind near the bubble. 27 players remain, and 15 will move on to Day 2 on Sunday.

Another leader emerged over the last two hours. Jared Reinstein is the frontrunner with 286,000, closely followed by Alejandro Arana with 280,000. Daniel Li, Justin Green, and Hassan Hakim round out the top five heading into the late part of the day.

Jared Reinstein – 286,000 (72 bb)
Alejandro Arana – 280,000 (70 bb)
Daniel Li – 254,000 (64 bb)
Justin Green – 245,000 (61 bb)
Hassan Hakim – 200,000 (50 bb)

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Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  29 of 113

The field is quickly shrinking and they are down to less than four tables, 29 players trying to find a spot in the last 15 to advance to Day 2.

Evan Pantano is making a move up the counts, among the leaders with 240,000 and Daniel Li moved over 200K. In a big of a shock, last break’s leader Robert LeBeau is no longer in his seat and his stack spread among the other players at Table 11.

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Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  42 of 113

The field is shrinking, stacks are merging, and more big stacks are in the room. Robert LeBeau is the latest leader, sitting with 249,500 and Justin Green is the only other player over 200K.

Here’s a look at some counts from around the room at break:

Robert LeBeau – 249,500 (125 bb)
Justin Green – 206,000 (103 bb)
Richie Smith – 184,000 (92 bb)
Steve Blackmon – 179,500 (90 bb)
Gabe Fuller – 176,000 (88 bb)
Fred Paradis – 167,000 (84 bb)
Heitor Saraiva – 151,000 (76 bb)
Robert Fiore – 129,500 (65 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – 123,500 (62 bb)
Dominick Minaya – 120,000 (60 bb)
Phil Krnyaich – 110,000 (55 bb)
William Burdick – 107,500 (54 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – 101,000 (51 bb)
Hassan Hakim – 98,000 (49 bb)
Mark Cahill – 91,000 (46 bb)
Walter Thornton – 86,000 (43 bb)
Rory Malisoff – 86,000 (43 bb)
Justin Zaki – 80,000 (40 bb)
John Dolan – 72,000 (36 bb)
Kevin Blewitt – 72,000 (36 bb)
Steve Brite – 69,000 (35 bb)
James McKinnon – 56,500 (28 bb)
Riley Price – 55,500 (28 bb)
Marie Hammell – 49,000 (25 bb)
Evan Pantano – 33,500 (17 bb)
Filipp Khavin – 30,500 (15 bb)
Tarun Gulati – 27,000 (14 bb)
Matthew Leecy – 21,500 (11 bb)

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Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  48 of 113

Registration closed for Flight B of the TPC Championship with 113 entries, putting the combined total at 195. Only five new entries are needed in Flight C tomorrow to reach the $300,000 guarantee and it will get there as soon as cards go in the air.

Today’s satellite is awarding ten seats on its own so lock up the guarantee.

Flight B will continue until 15 remain and players with chips will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at noon. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Chip counts through Flight A

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Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight B Entries:  111

Level 9 is here and time is running out if you want to join this big crowd. If you miss out, there’s always tomorrow’s huge Saturday flight to top it off.

We are only seven new entries from hitting the $300,000 guarantee. Either way, it’s going to be a huge prize pool.

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Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  90

Players returned to action after the second break, and we have a new leader in the field. Rory Malisoff has the big stack, out front with 152,100, followed by Robert Fiore, Mark Cahill, Justin Green, and Heitor Saraiva.

They will play three more levels, take another break, and registration will close at 5:45 pm.

Rory Malisoff – 152,100 (152 bb)
Robert Fiore – 146,300 (146 bb)
Mark Cahill – 144,400 (144 bb)
Justin Green – 144,000 (144 bb)
Heitor Saraiva – 135,300 (135 bb)
Robert LeBeau – 128,900 (129 bb)
Phil Krnyaich – 107,800 (108 bb)
Steve Blackmon – 102,100 (102 bb)
Kevin Blewitt – 98,600 (99 bb)
Fred Paradis – 98,200 (98 bb)
Evan Pantano – 96,100 (96 bb)
William Burdick – 92,000 (92 bb)
Dominick Minaya – 91,000 (91 bb)
John Dolan – 88,600 (89 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – 80,300 (80 bb)
Walter Thornton – 73,900 (74 bb)
John Tyler Kennedy – 64,900 (65 bb)
Hassan Hakim – 60,900 (61 bb)
Sam Cunix – 59,500 (60 bb)
Steve Brite – 59,300 (59 bb)
Jayden Krnyaich – 54,900 (55 bb)
Tam Nguyen – 50,100 (50 bb)
Marie Harrell – 49,600 (50 bb)
Richie Smith – 49,500 (50 bb)
Tarun Gulati – 46,000 (46 bb)
Gabe Fuller – 43,400 (43 bb)
Jasmine Gittens – 40,500 (41 bb)
Nick Scholz – 38,700 (39 bb)
Matthew Leecy – 36,000 (36 bb)
Riley Price – 32,700 (33 bb)
Drew Dodge – 32,700 (33 bb)
James McKinnon – 26,600 (27 bb)
Grant Missonis – 24,600 (25 bb)
Carlos Loving – 23,000 (23 bb)
Manny Minaya – 19,000 (19 bb)
Filipp Khavin – 14,800 (15 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan – 14,000 (14 bb)
Tom Nguyen – 13,300 (13 bb)

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Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight B Entries:  90

The clock is ticking down towards the second break with 90 entries in the game and a good shot at the 118 needed for the guarantee.

Once they return for Level 7, there will be a little over two hours remaining for late registration.

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Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight B Entries:  82

Flight B of the Championship has turned into a little bit of a family competition among some of the tables. We have two father/son pairs in action and might have a third if Shawn Cunix makes an appearance with his son Sam already in the field.

Manny Minaya is one table away from his son Dominick, while Phil Krnyaich saw his son Jayden win our $1,100 Mega Stack a few months ago.

They’re all in the game now and trying to get heads up for the Championship, that would be a great story.

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Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight B Entries:  69

Players returned from their first break with 69 entries in the game and creeping up toward the $300,000 guarantee. We’re seeing more players wake up and join the field, and we’re going to build a nice number by the time registration closes for good tomorrow evening.

Hassan Hakim is the early leader in the field with 124,000 with Steve Blackmon and Robert LeBeau the only other players with six digits. Here’s a look at some counts from around the room:

Hassan Hakim – 124,000 (248 bb)
Steve Blackmon – 108,900 (218 bb)
Robert LeBeau – 108,000 (216 bb)
Bret Painter – 82,900 (166 bb)
Kevin Blewitt – 68,000 (136 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – 62,600 (125 bb)
Jasmine Gittens – 59,000 (118 bb)
James McKinnon – 48,500 (97 bb)
Marie Harrell – 46,000 (92 bb)
Gabe Fuller – 42,700 (85 bb)
Ray Mancini – 42,500 (85 bb)
Grant Missonis – 40,700 (81 bb)
Fred Paradis – 40,700 (81 bb)
William Burdick – 33,300 (67 bb)
Mark Wiser – 33,000 (66 bb)
Tam Nguyen – 30,500 (61 bb)
Manny Minaya – 29,800 (60 bb)
Sam Cunix – 29,500 (59 bb)
Tony March – 24,500 (49 bb)
Eli Kiwan – 22,700 (45 bb)
Walter Thornton – 20,500 (41 bb)
Evan Pantano – 19,000 (38 bb)
Tom Nguyen – 5,000 (10 bb)