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Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,010

On the first hand of the final table, Wilmer Diaz got his 1,365,000 stack in the middle and A.J. Kelsall had him at risk.

Kelsall:
Diaz:

Diaz was in great shape to double up but Kelsall took the lead on the flop when he paired his jack. Diaz was not happy and was eliminated after the turn and river.

A.J. Kelsall – 4,090,000 (51 bb)
Wilmer Diaz – Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,390)

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,010

Alan Ramkhalawan was getting short and made a move against Tom Nguyen with . Nguyen had him at risk with and the board sent Ramkhalawan out in 10th place.

That was three players in less than a level to reach the Event 2 final table. Tom Nguyen took the lead during that time with some big pots against Vincent Yenjo to knock our former leader down.

Seat 1: Tom Nguyen – 4,700,000 (59 bb)
Seat 2: Landon Brown – 2,615,000 (33 bb)
Seat 3: Wilmer Diaz – 1,640,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Vincent Yenko – 1,365,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: A.J. Kelsall – 2,450,000 (31 bb)
Seat 6: Barbara Cardin – 1,325,000 (17 bb)
Seat 7: Michael Stracuzza – 1,700,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Walter Conners – 2,800,000 (35 bb)
Seat 9: Tony March – 1,455,000 (18 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $53,902 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $37,799
3rd: $24,404
4th: $18,059
5th: $13,756
6th: $10,926
7th: $9,042
8th: $7,193
9th: $5,390

Updated results:

10th: Alan Ramkhalawan – $4,427
11th: Charles Kahrs – $4,427
12th: Maxwell Loveland – $4,427

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,010

The dinner break is complete and cards are back in the air with 12 players remaining and the average stack at 1,685,000 (28 big blinds).

Table 9
Seat 1: Tony March – 835,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Maxwell Loveland – 1,265,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Vincent Yenko – 2,555,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Walter Connors – 2,300,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Nguyen – 1,810,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —
Seat 9: Alan Ramkhalawan – 1,492,000 (25 bb)

Table 20
Seat 1: Barbara Cardin – 2,090,000 (35 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Wilmer Diaz – 1,855,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4: Landon Brown – 1,205,000 (20 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Michael Stracuzza – 980,000 (16 bb)
Seat 8: A.J. Kelsall – 3,265,000 (54 bb)
Seat 9: Charles Kahrs – 550,000 (9 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $53,902 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $37,799
3rd: $24,404
4th: $18,059
5th: $13,756
6th: $10,926
7th: $9,042
8th: $7,193
9th: $5,390
10th-12th: $4,427

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,010

Level 26 came to an end and the 12 remaining players were sent on a 30-minute dinner break. Tony Delacruz was sent out on the last hand before the break to leave only 12 around.

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,010

Landon Brown opened the action front the button and Michael Stracuzza moved all in for 590,000 from the small blind. A.J. Kelsall folded his big and Brown called.

Stracuzza:
Brown:

Stracuzza needed to win the race to stay in the tournament but missed the flop. The turn was no help but he celebrated the river that gave him a bigger boat.

Michael Stracuzza – 1,280,000 (26 bb)
Landon Brown – 355,000 (7 bb)

Updated results:

14th: Illia Shtondenko – $3,506
15th: Ronald Johnston – $3,506
16th: Qiao Huicun – $2,909
17th: Joseph Orsino – $2,909
18th: George Nieves – $2,909

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,010

Zipping right along, Event 2 is now down to the last two tables and they are still in the first 40-minute level. They will play through Level 26 before taking a 40-minute dinner break.

Table 9
Seat 1: Tony March
Seat 2: Maxwell Loveland
Seat 3: Vincent Yenko
Seat 4: Charles Kahrs
Seat 5: Wilmer Diaz
Seat 6: Walter Connors
Seat 7: Tom Nguyen
Seat 8: Illia Shtondenko
Seat 9: Alan Ramkhalawan

Table 20
Seat 1: Barbara Cardin
Seat 2: Tony Delacruz
Seat 3: Joseph Orsino
Seat 4: Landon Brown
Seat 5: Ronald Johnston
Seat 6: Qiao Huicun
Seat 7: Michael Stracuzza
Seat 8: A.J. Kelsall
Seat 9: George Nieves

19th: Loren Farmer – $2,388
20th: Carlos Bezara – $2,388
21st: Erik Christensen – $2,388
22nd: Robert Schmal – $2,024
23rd: Rafael Perez Guerrero – $2,024
24th: Matthew Larson – $2,024
25th: Jacob Naumann – $1,676
26th: John Gordon – $1,676
27th: Marvin Kharlins – $1,676

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Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,010

We missed the preflop betting but the result was Vincent Yenko on the button and Erik Christensen in the big blind getting all their chips in the middle for a massive pot.

Yenko:
Christensen: suited

A huge flip for a lot of chips. The board ran out and the dealer counted down the stacks. It was Christensen at risk for 1,200,000 and he collected 21st place money.

Vincent Yenko – 3,075,000 (77 bb)
Erik Christensen – Eliminated in 21st Place ($2,388)

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 1,010

In a snap, Event 2 reached 27 players before the first post-break level was complete. Karl Manouchakian went out in 28th place to trigger the three-table redraw the Marvin “The Duck Man” Kharlins went out on the last hand before the clock was paused, getting a bit of a pay jump along the way.

Here’s where they are now sitting, we will gather chip counts as they progress.

Table 9
Seat 1: Carlos Bezara
Seat 2: Walter Connors
Seat 3: Vincent Yenko
Seat 4: Jacob Naumann
Seat 5: Wilmer Diaz
Seat 6: Erik Christensen
Seat 7: Tom Nguyen
Seat 8: Illia Shtondenko
Seat 9: Robert Schmal

Table 10
Seat 1: Tony Delacruz
Seat 2: John Gordon
Seat 3: Qiao Huicun
Seat 4: Ronald Johnston
Seat 5: Charles Kahrs
Seat 6: Alan Ramkhalawan
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: George Nieves
Seat 9: Tony March

Table 20
Seat 1: Barbara Cardin
Seat 2: Matthew Larson
Seat 3: Joseph Orsino
Seat 4: Landon Brown
Seat 5: Maxwell Loveland
Seat 6: Rafael Perez
Seat 7: Michael Stracuzza
Seat 8: A,J. Kelsall
Seat 9: Loren Farmer

27th: Marvin Kharlines – $1,676
28th: Karl Manouchakian – $1,394
29th: Robert Quinn III – $1,394
30th: Tom Tran – $1,394
31st: Daniel Dedomenico – $1,394
32nd: David Meagher – $1,394

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 1,010

Tournament staff sent the remaining players on a 10-minute break from the tables and the performed a discretionary color up.

Vincent Yenko is your new chip leader and by a lot. He returned to a stack worth 1,725,000 while second-place stack Alan Ramkhalawan is up to 950,000 followed by Matthew Larson with 920,000.

They will two more 30-minute levels before they increase to 40 minutes and there is a dinner break after Level 26.

33rd: James Calderaro – $1,394
34th: Harry Binda – $1,394
35th: Hugh Membrino – $1,394
36th: Michael Tufaro – $1,394

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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 1,010

Event 2 is down to the last four tables of the tournament and we caught up on the results. Among those falling short of the title on the list include Flight A leader Woodrow Pass and WPT Champion Joe Bartholdi.

36th: Michael Tufaro – $1,394
37th: Woodrow Pass – $1,212
38th: Isean Zametz – $1,212
39th: Dustin Geselius – $1,212
40th: Samuel Oh – $1,212
41st: Emad Alabsi – $1,212
42nd: Joseph Steur – $1,212
43rd: Donald Scheib – $1,212
44th: Benjamin Boston – $1,212
45th: Edgar Munivez – $1,212
46th: Aaron Speer – $1,076
47th: Nikolaos Costarelis – $1,076
48th: Anne Amato – $1,076
49th: Jared Grey – $1,076
50th: Tomas Aprea – $1,076
51st: Robert O’Rourke – $1,076
52nd: Josias Santos – $1,076
53rd: Li Zhou – $1,076
54th: Romeo Montano – $1,076
55th: John Reed – $973
56th: Daniel Greer – $973
57th: Joe Bartholdi – $973
58th: John Smarsh – $973
59th: David Smith – $973
60th: Sanjib Acharya – $973
61st: Likang Berninger – $973
62nd: John DiSantis – $973
63rd: William Medina Diaz – $973
64th: Noah Wolfe – $885
65th: Neil Barte – $885
66th: Oscar Lindo – $885
67th: Dylan Srulovic – $885
68th: Christopher Honore – $885
69th: Alexander Grassia – $885
70th: Edward Kofler – $885
71st: Aura Kerr – $885
72nd: Vitor Coelho – $885
73rd: Shahab Mazaheri – $809
74th: William Jennings – $809
75th: Gregory McNealy – $809
76th: Mark Wiser – $809
77th: Enrique Cruz – $809
78th: David Hunt – $809
79th: Patrick Curry – $809
80th: Christopher Kennedy – $809
81st: Samuel DiMaggio – $809