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Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 59

After sending a few chips to his opponents, Mario De La Puente is back to pressuring the other two and extending his lead once again.

Seat 4: Karl Manouchakian – 585,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: Mario De La Puente – 1,470,000 (98 bb)
Seat 7: Anthony Astarita – 305,000 (20 bb)

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Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 59

Seat 4: Karl Manouchakian – 815,000 (54 bb)
Seat 5: Mario De La Puente – 1,050,000 (70 bb)
Seat 7: Anthony Astarita – 495,000 (33 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $39,000 + Guitar trophy
2nd: $23,000
3rd: $14,000

$1,650 Mega Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 59

Karl Manouchakian opened to 30,000 from the button, Mario De La Puente called in the small blind, and Anthony Astarita moved all in from the big for 225,000. Manouchakian folded and De La Puente called.

Astarita:
De La Puente:

Astarita was ahead for his double and picked it up after the dealer ran it out .

Anthony Astarita – 495,000 (33 bb)
Mario De La Puente – 1,050,000 (70 bb)

$1,650 Mega Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 59

There have been few major pots at the three-handed final table but Mario De La Puente is wielding his big stack to pick up chips and pull away from the other two.

Seat 4: Karl Manouchakian – 510,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: Mario De La Puente – 1,480,000 (99 bb)
Seat 7: Anthony Astarita – 370,000 (25 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $39,000 + Guitar trophy
2nd: $23,000
3rd: $14,000

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Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 59

In a crazy spurt of action, both Rodney Turvin and “Magic” Jack were sent out in consecutive hands. First Turvin ran his into Anthony Astarita’s and Astarita out flopped him to go out in fifth place.

On the next hand, “Magic” Jack put his stack in the middle and could not crack Mario De La Puente’s on the board to exit on third place.

Seat 4: Karl Manouchakian – 815,000 (82 bb)
Seat 5: Mario De La Puente – 1,250,000 (125 bb)
Seat 7: Anthony Astarita – 295,000 (30 bb)

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Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 59

Mario De La Puente opened to 30,000 from the cutoff and Joseph Orsino three-bet all in for 160,000 from the button. The blinds folded and De La Puente quickly called.

De La Puente:
Orsino:

Orsino needed to catch something to stay in the game but missed the board to exit in sixth place.

Mario De La Puente – 900,000 (90 bb)
Joseph Orsino – Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,000)

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Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 59

Mario La Puente limped his button and Joseph Orsino moved all in for 90,000. Anthony Astarita folded his big blind and De La Puente called.

Orsino:
De La Puente:

Orsino was in great shape and turned a boat on the board to secure his double.

Joseph Orsino – 200,000 (20 bb)
Mario De La Puente – 710,000 (71 bb)

$1,650 Mega Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 59

The six remaining players are taking another 15-minute break as the 1K chips come out of play and the 25K chips are introduced.

Seat 2: “Magic” Jack – 555,000 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Karl Manouchakian – 565,000 (57 bb)
Seat 5: Mario De La Puente – 800,000 (80 bb)
Seat 6: Joseph Orsino – 110,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: Anthony Astarita – 235,000 (24 bb)
Seat 8: Rodney Turvin – 95,000 (10 bb)

Payouts:

1st: $39,000 + Guitar trophy
2nd: $23,000
3rd: $14,000
4th: $10,000
5th: $8,000
6th: $6,000

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Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 59

Anthony Astarita was the shortest stack on the bubble but found a needed double through Mario De La Puente when his outflopped .

On the next hand, Astarita opened to 21,000 from the cutoff and Abdelouahed Bouanani moved all in for ~100,000 from the big blind. Astarita called and his 124,000 had Bouanani covered.

Bouanani:
Astarita:

Bouanani was drawing thin, found no help on the , but hit the turn to take the lead. It was short-lived because Astarita returned the favor on the river to burst the bubble.

Anthony Astarita – 224,000 (28 bb)
Abdelouahed Bouanani – Eliminated on the bubble

$1,650 Mega Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 59

Event 5 continues to play on the money bubble with Anthony Astarita riding the short stack and shoving a few hands that get through.

Seat 2: “Magic” Jack – 480,000 (60 bb)
Seat 3: Abdelouahed Bouanani – 110,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Karl Manouchakian – 610,000 (76 bb)
Seat 5: Mario De La Puente – 660,000 (83 bb)
Seat 6: Joseph Orsino – 240,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7: Anthony Astarita – 75,000 (9 bb)
Seat 8: Rodney Turvin – 206,000 (26 bb)