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Level 24:  10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 227

After David DiBernardi was eliminated, short-stacked Ronnie Day became the not-short-stacked when he doubled through Duff Charette.

Charette was down to 325,000 and open-shoved from the small blind. Justin Zaki checked his cards and quickly called in the big.

Zaki:
Charette:

A tough cooler for the former leader and the best he could do was flopped a gutshot and turn a double belly buster draw on the board to go out in sixth place.

Justin Zaki – 1,280,000 (51 bb)
Duff Charette – Eliminated in 6th Place ($9,405)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 227

Action folded around to David DiBernardi in the small blind with his 140,000 stack. He peeked at his cards, chuckled, and Justin Zaki asked “it’s that bad?” with a laugh himself. DiBernardi dropped his chips in the middle and Zaki called in the big.

Zaki:
DiBernardi:

DiBernardi was live but couldn’t find a save on the board to exit in seventh place.

Justin Zaki – 955,000 (38 bb)
David DiBernardi – Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,208)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

The seven remaining players were sent on a 30-minute dinner break. They will return to blinds at 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante and average stack of 810,000 (32 bb). Steven Richardson leads while David DiBernardi and Ronnie Day have a little work to do.

Seat 3: David DiBernardi – 190,000 (8 bb)
Seat 4: Justin Zaki – 815,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Steven Richardson – 1,270,000 (51 bb)
Seat 6: Steve Brite – 960,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7: Ronnie Day – 455,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan Yu – 1,090,000 (44 bb)
Seat 9: Duff Charette – 850,000 (34 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $53,725 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $33,204
3rd: $23,535
4th: $17,001
5th: $12,521
6th: $9,405
7th: $7,208

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

With the board reading , Ryan Yu bet 100,000 from the small blind and Justin Zaki called in middle position.

The river came and Yu bet another 160,000. Zaki thought for a moment, tossed out a calling chip, and Yu tabled for king-high. Zaki slipped over and the rockets took the pot.

Justin Zaki – 790,000 (40 bb)
Ryan Yu – 570,000 (29 bb)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

Steven went on a little heater as Level 22 was coming to an end and the went into the new level.

First, he got his ~260,000 stack in the middle against Ronnie Day with versus . Day paired the flop, Richardson stood up after the turn, then celebrated his two-out on the river.

A few hands later, he was all in again. This time it was against chip leader Duff Charette with a monster.

Richardson:
Charette:

The board ran out to take Richardson from a two-out river to stay alive to the chip leader.

Steven Richardson – 1,180,000 (59 bb)
Ronnie Day – 415,000 (21 bb)
Duff Charette – 840,000 (42 bb)

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Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

David DiBernardi opened to 34,000 from middle position and Ryan Yu defended in the big to see the flop. Yu checked, DiBernardi bet 45,000 and Yu check-raised to 135,000. DiBernardi thought for a moment, called and the turn came .

Yu checked again and DiBernardi moved all in for 361,000. Yu thought for a minute and folded his hand to the shove.

David DiBernardi – 655,000 (41 bb)
Ryan Yu – 990,000 (62 bb)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

Coming back from break, Ralph Massey open-shoved from the small blind and David DiBernardi found a hand in the big to call.

DiBernardi:
Massey:

Massey’s ace was dominated and he never found a sweat on the board to exit in eighth place.

David DiBernardi – 725,000 (45 bb)
Ralph Massey – Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,638)

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Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 227

Seat 2: Ralph Massey – 212,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: David DiBernardi – 513,000 (32 bb)
Seat 4: Justin Zaki – 722,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Steven Richardson – 785,000 (49 bb)
Seat 6: Steve Brite – 1,041,000 (65 bb)
Seat 7: Ronnie Day – 775,000 (48 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan Yu – 507,000 (32 bb)
Seat 9: Duff Charette – 1,120,000 (70 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $53,725 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $33,204
3rd: $23,535
4th: $17,001
5th: $12,521
6th: $9,405
7th: $7,208
8th: $5,638

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Level 21:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 227

Before the dust even settled, we lost two players at the final table in the first two hands. Five-time WSOP Circuit champ Loni Harwood was out of her seat and at the payout desk before we could blink then Mark Scacewater was all in on the next hand.

Steven Richardson had him at risk while some were still stacking their chips.

Richardson:
Scacewater:

Scacewater needed to catch to stay in the game but missed the flop. The turn gave him spade outs with his over cards but he blanked the river to exit in ninth place.

Steven Richardson – 744,000 (62 bb)
Mark Scacewater – Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,504)
Loni Harwood – Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,676)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 21:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 227

Seat 1: Mark Scacewater – 129,000
Seat 2: Ralph Massey – 240,000
Seat 3: David Dibernardi – 498,000
Seat 4: Justin Zaki – 549,000
Steat 5: Steven Richardson –
Seat 6: Steve Brite – 620,000
Seat 7: Ronnie Day – 1,100,000
Seat 8: Loni Harwood – 297,000
Seat 9: Ryan Yu – 492,000
Seat 10: Duff Charette – 1,134,000

Remaining payouts:

1st: $53,725 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $33,204
3rd: $23,535
4th: $17,001
5th: $12,521
6th: $9,405
7th: $7,208
8th: $5,638
9th: $4,504
10th: $3,676