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Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 59

It was three-ways with the board reading and Mario De La Puente bet 28,000 from the small blind. Woodrow Pass raised to 85,000 from middle position and Karl Manouchakian three-bet to 200,000 from the button. De La Puente folded, Pass announced “all in” and Manouchakian quickly called.

“You have Ace-Queen?” Pass asked.

He did.

Manouchakian:
Pass:

Pass was drawing dead to the river when his jack-high straight was second best to Manouchakian’s flopped Broadway.

The seven remaining players are now on the money bubble with six getting paid.

Karl Manouchakian – 620,000 (103 bb)
Woodrow Pass – Eliminated

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Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 59

Mario De La Puente opened to 15,000 from under the gun and Woodrow Pass called from the cutoff. Both players checked it down to the river with the board reading board and De La Puente checked again.

Pass dropped 75,000 in the middle and De La Puente quickly called. Pass showed for the river Broadway straight and De La Puente mucked.

Woodrow Pass – 265,000 (53 bb)
Mario De La Puente – 658,000 (132 bb)

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Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 59

Joseph Orsino opened to 11,000 from under the gun and Rodney Turvin moved all in for 85,000. Woodrow Pass called, the rest of the table folded followed by Orsino surrendering his raise.

Turvin:
Pass:

Another final table race and Turvin doubled after the spread.

Rodney Turvin – 194,000 (39 bb)
Woodrow Pass – 160,000 (32 bb)

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Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 59

Joseph Orsino opened to 12,000 from the hijack, Anthony Astarita called from the cutoff, and Stephen Brite moved all in from the big blind for 66,000. Orsino moved all in over the top and Astarita folded.

Orsino:
Brite:

Brite was in bad shape and could not find a save on the board to exit in ninth place.

Joseph Orsino – 265,000 (53 bb)
Stephen Brite – Eliminated

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Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 59

Woodrow Pass was competing with Mario De La Puente for the chip lead until the final hand before the break. De La Puente took a big pot off the four-time Tampa champ to take a huge lead at the final table.

Tournament staff are pulling the 500 denom purple chips out of play and they will return in 15 minutes.

Seat 1: Stephen Brite – 71,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: “Magic” Jack – 366,000 (73 bb)
Seat 3: Abdelouahed Bouanani – 136,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: Karl Manouchakian – 322,000 (64 bb)
Seat 5: Mario De La Puente – 633,000 (127 bb)
Seat 6: Joseph Orsino – 179,000 (36 bb)
Seat 7: Anthony Astarita – 223,000 (45 bb)
Seat 8: Rodney Turvin – 109,000 (22 bb)
Seat 9: Woodrow Pass – 281,000 (56 bb)

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Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 59

Woodrow Pass opened to 10,000 from middle position and Steven Rash moved all in from the hijack for ~85,000. The rest of the table folded and Pass called.

Rash:
Pass:

Pass called for a jack in the window but found much better on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Pass’s Broadway sent Rash out short of the money.

Woodrow Pass – 395,000 (99 bb)
Steven Rash – Eliminated

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Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 59

Joseph Orsino opened to 9,000 from early position and Woodrow Pass raised to 25,000 from middle position. Stephen Brite cold four-bet shoved for 45,500 from the cutoff and only Pass called.

Brite:
Pass:

“I folded sevens!” Russell Jaicks exclaimed when he saw the two hands.

“Five in the window,” Pass asked/predicted.

Nothing like that happened and Brite had his needed double after the run out.

Stephen Brite – 110,000 (28 bb)
Woodrow Pass – 310,000 (78 bb)

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Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 59

The ten remaining players are in their seats and cards are back in the air. Mario De La Puente continues to lead with Stephen Brite the shortest. They still have a little work to get done with only six getting paid.

Seat 1: Steven Rash – 210,000 (53 bb)
Seat 2: Stephen Brite – 56,000 (14 bb)
Seat 3: Russell Jaicks – 328,000 (82 bb)
Seat 4: Abdelouahed Bouanani – 180,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Karl Manouchakian – 300,000 (75 bb)
Seat 6: Mario De La Puente – 410,000 (103 bb)
Seat 7: Joseph Orsino – 225,000 (56 bb)
Seat 8: Anthony Astarita – 175,000 (44 bb)
Seat 9: Rodney Turvin – 125,000 (31 bb)
Seat 10: Woodrow Pass – 356,000 (89 bb)

By chip counts:

1. Mario De La Puente – 410,000 (103 bb)
2. Woodrow Pass – 356,000 (89 bb)
3. Russell Jaicks – 328,000 (82 bb)
4. Karl Manouchakian – 300,000 (75 bb)
5. Joseph Orsino – 225,000 (56 bb)
6. Steven Rash – 210,000 (53 bb)
7. Abdelouahed Bouanani – 180,000 (45 bb)
8. Anthony Astarita – 175,000 (44 bb)
9. Rodney Turvin – 125,000 (31 bb)
10. Stephen Brite – 56,000 (14 bb)

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Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 59

Joseph Orsino opened to 7,000 from the button and Aric Pluskat moved all in for 57,000 from the small blind. Woodrow Pass reshipped from the big blind to get a fold from Orsino.

Pass:
Pluskat:

Pluskat was in a lot of trouble and no save as the dealer spread the board to send him out in 11th place.

Tournament staff paused the clock and redrawing seats for the final table.

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Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 59

Guy Ward was down to only 11,500 and put his stack in the middle with an open shove from the button. Abdelouahed Bouanani looked him up in the big blind with a quick call.

Bouanani:
Ward:

Ward was ahead for the double and faded the flop. Bouanani added a gutshot draw put it was the paired jack on the turn that put him in the lead. The river finished the board and Ward was eliminated.

One more knockout and they will form the ten-handed final table.

Abdelouahed Bouanani – 155,000 (52 bb)
Guy Ward – Eliminated