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Level 28: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 1,128

The backlog was broken and we lost another handful of players to get the field down to the last two tables with the dinner break on the horizon.

We will grab the new lineup and chip counts on break.

19th: Troy Baker – $2,593
20th: David Smith – $2,593
21st: Glyn Griffis – $2,593
22nd: Marcus Little – $2,189
23rd: Zachary Gilbert – $2,189
24th: Sean Hampson – $2,189

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Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 1,128

There was little action during Level 26 and they rolled into the next blind jump with 24 players remaining. That should loosen up over the next two levels before the dinner break.

Here is the table lineup and we will grab counts as we progress.

Table 9
Seat 1: Naresh Parwani
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Daniel Mills
Seat 4: Edward Kofler
Seat 5: Zachary Gilbert
Seat 6: Philip Hale
Seat 7: Sean Hampson
Seat 8: Aaron Speer
Seat 9: Wayne Daley

Table 20
Seat 1: Edwin Vasconcelos
Seat 2: Glyn Griffis
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Marcus Little
Seat 5: Anonymous
Seat 6: Matthew Kerley
Seat 7: Thomas Leonzio
Seat 8: Andrew Boccia
Seat 9: Robert Van Syckle

Table 21
Seat 1: DeVaughn Smith
Seat 2: Daniel Kennedy
Seat 3: Philip Starner
Seat 4: William Muniz
Seat 5: Alex Ivan
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Christopher Boyle
Seat 8: Mark Wiser
Seat 9: Troy Baker

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Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 1,128

One reason for the slowdown in eliminations is the logjam near the top of the counts. Several of the previous big stacks came back to the field and there are a handful in the 2,000,000 range.

The biggest at the moment looks like Andrew Boccia but that could change in a hurry.

They will play three more levels before the remaining players take a 40-minute dinner break.

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Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 1,128

It took a little while to break the slowdown but Event 1 lost three players shortly before the break. The remaining 24 players made another pay jump with everyone guaranteed at least $2,189.

25th: Derek Worley – $1,785
26th: Christopher Kobil – $1,785
27th: Siddharth Siddharth – $1,785

Remaining payouts:

1st: $58,835 + $1,650 Seat
2nd: $41,211
3rd: $26,660
4th: $19,707
5th: $14,918
6th: $11,904
7th: $9,850
8th: $7,836
9th: $5,883
10th-12th: $4,765
13th-15th: $3,755
16th-18th: $3,115
19th-21st: $2,593
22nd-24th: $2,189

$360 Deepstack 8-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries: 109

While there is a big slowdown in Event 1, no players eliminated in nearly a level, we decided to peek at the Event 2 field. They are into Level 8 and it’s the last chance to register for the big eight-handed tournament.

They’ve already blown past the $20,000 guaranteed prize pool and the doors will close at 6:30pm after the next break.

We’re seeing plenty of players jump from Event 1 into Event 2 including Wally Maddah, Cheri Beatty, and Brandon Byars.

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Level 24: 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 1,128

In a snap, Event 1 is down from 179 players to the three-table redraw with 27 players remaining less than six hours after the restart. It took a little while to go from 28 to 27 but they got there when Sean Hampson sent Chuck Lum out late in Level 24.

Tournament staff paused the clock and they are drawing new seats.

28th: Chuck Lum – $1,525
29th: Matthew Leecy – $1,525
30th: Jacqulyn Kagan – $1,525
31st: Yao Zhao – $1,525
32nd: Travis Jackson – $1,525
33rd: Joseph Graci – $1,525
34th: Edgar Ward – $1,525

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Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 34 of 1,128

Kristopher Villanueva open-shoved for 350,000 and Stephen Dees called on the button. Wayne Daley called in the big blind but did not realize Dees was along for the ride, almost prematurely tabling his hand.

The flop came and Daley immediately put Dees all in for his last ~370,000. Dees thought for a moment and called for the big three-way pot.

Daley:
Dees:
Villanueva:

Daley woke up to a big blind monster and it held after the turn and river for the double knockout.

35th: Stephen Dees – $1,525
36th: Kristopher Villanueva – $1,525
37th: James Kerr – $1,320
38th: Mark Smyrski – $1,320
39th: Robert Schmal – $1,320
40th: Marvin Karlins – $1,320
41st: Todd Backus – $1,320

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Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 1,128

The rush continued after the break and Event 1 is down to the last five tables of the tournament. Daniel Kennedy is taking his turn at the top of the counts with only a nip under 2,000,000. His 1,985,000 is good enough for the current lead but things are in motion.

Jacqulyn Kagan asked if she was the last women standing, and after a quick look around the remaining tables, we determined that she was indeed. She has a little work to do with her stack but she’s fighting the good fight.

42nd: William Criego – $1,320
43rd: Joseph De Lucia – $1,320
44th: Charmaine Kern – $1,320
45th: Nicholas Owens – $1,320
46th: Cary Alter – $1,169
47th: Maurice Paradis – $1,169
48th: Saif Khan – $1,169
49th: Charles Kimbrel – $1,169
50th: Carlos Barbosa – $1,169
51st: Hamid Izadi – $1,169
52nd: David Algava – $1,169
53rd: Karl Manouchakian – $1,169
54th: Ritesh Patel – $1,169
55th: Donald Scheib – $1,061

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Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 1,128

Level 21 came to an end and the rest of the Event 1 players could take a breather as the payout line caught up. They are down to the last six tables with another four levels to grind it down further.

Before they went on break, Alex Ivan and Hamid Izadi went to battle with Ivan getting his 607,000 stack after a queen-high flop. Ivan was good with pocket queens against sevens and made a huge double to 1,450,000.

“I made a bad read of his hand,” Izadi admitted.

56th: Robert Gill – $1,061
57th: Daniel Bonet – $1,061
58th: Sebastien Syssau – $1,061
59th: Bryce McVay – $1,061
60th: Shawn Sorgi – $1,061
61st: Derrick Cutler – $1,061
62nd: Joshua Harrison – $1,061
63rd: Mohammad Ali – $1,061
64th: Jamie Forschner – $973
65th: Quyen Hoang – $973
66th: John Alvenus – $973
67th: Wally Maddah – $973
68th: Daniel Vo – $973
69th: Oscar Lindo Zeledon – $973
70th: Narimaan Ahmadi – $973
71st: Mitchell Menes – $973
72nd: Cody Kilgore – $973
73rd: Nashaat Antonious – $892
74th: Troy Bercot – $892
75th: Ronald Groeller – $892
76th: Richard Heiles – $892
77th: Brian Torok – $892
78th: Praveen Challagundla – $892
79th: Blake Burke – $892
80th: Jaime Melgarejo – $892
81st: Amelio Amato – $892
82nd: Deborah Farmer – $815
83rd: Filippos Stavrakis – $815
84th: Nick Palma – $815
85th: Michael Gallo – $815
86th: David Lawrence – $815
87th: Sanjib Acharya – $815
88th: Mark Winchell – $815
89th: Tony Nguyen – $815
90th: Devin Alvarez – $815
91st: Aaron Thivyanathan – $737
92nd: Edward Gilfillan – $737
93rd: Jerome Bocquet – $737
94th: Barbara Cardin – $737
95th: Ronald Johnston – $737
96th: Darryl Thomas Jr – $737
97th: Brandon Miller – $737
98th: Antonio Fernandez – $737

$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry)
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Level 21: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 62 of 1,128

Wayne Daley was already on the verge of crossing into seven-digit territory and got there on a fortunate turn. He had an opponent all in and at risk but his was dominated by .

The flop changed nothing but he binked the turn to take the lead. The river finished the board and Daley moved up to 1,200,000.

He isn’t the only one running up a stack. Thomas Leonzio began Day 2 with 209,000 but now sits with 1,100,000 as players drop all around him.