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Level 18:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 104

In the final hand of Level 18, Faraz Jaka (small blind) and Jake Schwartz (big blind) were battling over a board of with about 105K already in the pot.

Jaka moved all in for about 70,000, and Schwartz went into the tank for a long time.

After a while, Schwartz apologized for thinking so long, saying, “Sorry guys.” Then he realized that the level had ended and most of the players had left the table to take their 15-minute break. “Oh well, sorry Faraz.”

Eventually, Schwartz called with for two pair, kings and sevens, but Jaka turned over to win the pot with trip kings and double up in chips.

Faraz Jaka  –  252,000  (42 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  258,000  (43 bb)

Level 18 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break.

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Level 18:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 104

Michael Rossitto got it all in from the button for about 60,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against Mukul Pahuja’s in the hijack.

The board came , and Pahuja turned a set of nines and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Rossitto in 14th place.

Mukul Pahuja  –  365,000  (61 bb)
Michael Rossitto  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($5,828)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 320,000 (53 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $5,828 each.

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Level 10:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  418

The dinner break is over and Main Event players are back in their seats. The field picked up another half dozen entries while they were gone and they have a little over two hours to run it up higher.

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Level 18:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 104

There were no all-in-and-call situations in the first eight hands of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

In Hand #9, chipleader Stephen Song moved all in from the cutoff, and Jake Dollinger called all in from the button for 58,500 with .

Song turned over , and Dollinger needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

There was a seven in the window, but the flop came , and Song took a huge lead with trip threes.

The turn card was the , giving Song a full house, but Dollinger could still catch a seven on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Song won the pot with his full house to eliminate Dollinger on the Money Bubble.

Peter Walsworth says, “How did every single card hit somebody?”

Stephen Song  –  630,000  (105 bb)
Jake Dollinger  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

The remaining 16 players redraw for random seats at the final two tables, and an updated seat map will be posted soon, when the players take their next break. The average chip stack is about 245,000 (41 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $5,481 each.

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Level 17:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 104

Nicholas Agnew was just eliminated in 18th place, and the remaining 17 players begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

With 17 players remaining from a field of 104, the average chip stack is about 245,000 (49 big blinds), and the final 16 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,481 each.

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Level 17:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 104

Stephen Song (big blind) and Christopher Dandrea (button) put in about 50,000 each to see a flop of .

Song bets 30,000, Dandrea raises to 75,000, and Song thinks for a few moments before three-betting all in for about 250,000. Dandrea has about 110,000 left in his stack, and he goes into the tank for a long time.

Eventually, somebody calls for a clock, and a floorperson gives Dandrea 30 seconds to act on his hand. With about 10 seconds remaining, Dandrea calls with for a pair of queens.

But Song turns over for bottom two pair, fives and threes, and Dandrea needs to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card is the , and Song turns a full house, threes full of fives, to eliminate Dandrea in 19th place.

Stephen Song  –  520,000  (104 bb)
Christopher Dandrea  –  Eliminated

David Prociak raised under the gun, Gary Lucci reraised from the big blind to 40,000, and Prociak moved all in for 145,500.

Lucci thought for a bit. before he called with , and Prociak turned over . Prociak needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Prociak flopped a set of queens to win the pot and double up in chips.

David Prociak  –  298,500  (60 bb)
Gary Lucci  –  253,000  (51 bb)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 104, the average chip stack is about 230,000 (46 big blinds), and the final 16 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,481 each.

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Level 9:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  412

Level 9 has come to an end and tournament staff sent the Main Event players on their 60-minute dinner break to enjoy the amenities around the property. Or just turn their brain off for an hour. They will return at 6:30 pm and play three more levels before registration closes.

Before the break, WPT and WSOP champ James Calderaro joined the Main Event after a nice run yesterday. He had a lot of chips in the $2,200 High Roller but caught a bad beat to go out in fifth place.

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Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 104

Javier Zarco was just eliminated when he got it all in with , but failed to improve against Mark Zullo’s .

Mark Zullo  –  235,000  (59 bb)
Javier Zarco  –  Eliminated

The next hand, with no small blind, Steve Brite got it all in from the big blind for 46,000 with against Brock Wilson’s on the button.

The board came — Wilson flopped a club flush draw and turned a gutshot straight draw, but Brite won the pot with trip aces to double up.

Steve Brite  –  95,000  (24 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  135,000  (34 bb)

A round later, Brock Wilson was back on the button, and Faraz Jaka raised UTG+1 to 9,000. Mark Zullo called from the hijack, and Wilson reraised from the button to 35,000. Steve Brite moved all in from the small blind, and Jaka and Zullo both folded.

Wilson quickly called with , and Brite turned over . Brite needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Wilson to win the pot and eliminate Brite from the tournament.

Brock Wilson  –  256,000  (64 bb)
Steve Brite  –  Eliminated

With 20 players remaining from a field of 104, the average chip stack is about 208,000 (52 big blinds), and the final 16 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,481 each.

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Level 8:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  400

The entry count is up to 400 on the nose to put the prize pool $606,000 towards the $1,000,000 prize pool. The field probably won’t make it all the way there but the magic number will be hit early on Saturday.

Two more WSOP Circuit winners grabbed a seat and they are stuck next to each other. Loni Harwood owns five WSOPC rings with one of them coming in Coconut Creek during their February 2018 series. Zachary Mullennix picked up his first ring one year later in the same series then added another this past October.

$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry)
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Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 104

The players return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 ante. With 24 players remaining from a field of 104, the average chip stack is about 173,500 (43 big blinds).

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Jamey Kramer  –  458,500  (115 bb)
2.  Gary Lucci  –  365,500  (91 bb)
3.  Mukul Pahuja  –  359,500  (90 bb)
4.  Russell Jaicks  –  307,500  (77 bb)

The final 16 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,481 each.