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Level 24:  10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 173

James Calderaro open-shipped for 250,000 from the cutoff, Steven Veneziano called in the small blind, and Romeo Mendoza folded his big.

Veneziano:
Calderaro:

Calderaro needed a ton of help to double but blanked the board to exit in fifth place.

Steven Veneziano – 1,125,000 (45 bb)
James Calderaro – Eliminated in 5th Place ($19,834)

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Level 34:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,371

Chastity Fowler-Lee raised from the button to 600,000, Serge Dergham moved all in from the big blind for 2,975,000, and Fowler-Lee called with . Dergham turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Dergham won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Serge Dergham  –  6,325,000  (25 bb)
Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  2,800,000  (11 bb)

Abdelouahed Bouanani moved all in from the button for 5,375,000, and Alon Eldar called from the big blind with . Bouanani turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Bouanani to win the pot and double up in chips.

Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  11,125,000  (45 bb)
Alon Eldar  –  1,925,000  (8 bb)

Robert Cheung raised under the gun to 550,000, Chastity Fowler-Lee called from the cutoff, and Alon Eldar moved all in from the button for 1,800,000. Cheung tanked for a while before he moved all in over the top for about 4.5 million.

Fowler-Lee folded, and Eldar showed . Cheung turned over , and Eldar needed his pocket fives to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Cheung flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a pair of jacks to win the pot and eliminate Eldar in sixth place.

Robert Cheung  –  7,000,000  (28 bb)
Alon Eldar  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($14,086)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 8,225,000 (33 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $18,367.

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Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 173

Miguel Hernandez open-shoved for about 180,000 from the cutoff and A.J. Kelsall shoved his big stack all in from the small blind to isolate.

Kelsall:
Hernandez:

Hernandez had live cards but he never connected with the board to exit in sixth place.

A.J. Kelsall – 2,360,000 (118 bb)
Miguel Hernandez – Eliminated in 6th Place ($14,805)

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Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 173

The High Roller final table is having too much fun, plenty of laughs and good times. They were joking around when it folded to A.J. Kelsall in the small blind. He limped, Steven Veneziano raised to 55,000 and Kelsall limped-raised to 185,000.

Veneziano called, the flop came and Kelsall continued for 85,000. The turn was , Kelsall fired 325,000 and Veneziano folded.

“I hate it when I limp the small blind and somebody raises,” Kelsall said. “So there.”

Kelsall showed them and they all laughed except for Veneziano.

A.J. Kelsall – 1,975,000 (99 bb)
Steven Veneziano – 835,000 (42 bb)

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Level 34:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,371

Kevin Ho raised from the hijack to 500,000, Chastity Fowler-Lee moved all in from the small blind for 2,775,000, and Ho thought for a while before he called with .

Fowler-Lee turned over , and she needed her hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Fowler-Lee paired her nine on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

When the dealer reminded Ho of the size of Fowler-Lee’s all-in bet, Ho said, “I wish you had more.”

Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  5,950,000  (30 bb)
Kevin Ho  –  5,600,000  (28 bb)

Kevin Ho went on to have a pretty good level after that, and he won a big pot heading into the break to reach 11 million.

Here are the official chip counts from the break with the blinds increasing to 125,000-250,000 (250,000 ante):

Seat 1.  Robert Cheung  –  6,050,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  8,225,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  4,375,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  Alon Eldar  –  8,800,000  (35 bb)
Seat 5.  Serge Dergham  –  2,600,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Kevin Ho  –  11,100,000  (44 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6,855,000 (27 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $18,367.

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Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 173

In a four-way pot, the flop came . Steven Veneziano checked in the big blind, Miguel Hernandez checked next to act, Eric Salazar bet 68,000 and James Calderaro raised to 213,000. Veneziano and Hernadez folded and Salazar called.

The turn was , Salazar checked, Calderaro announced all in and Salazar quickly called.

Salazar:
Calderaro:

Salazar flopped a set of nines versus Caldo’s aces up and he dodged an ace on the river to double.

“Alright Phillu, I got something to blank with you now.” Salazar joked with chip leader A.J. Kelsall in the Phillies gear.

Eric Salazar – 1,240,000 (78 bb)
James Calderaro – 326,000 (20 bb)

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Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,371

Abdelouahed Bouanani raised from the cutoff to 350,000, Ryan Jones moved all in from the small blind for 375,000, and Bouanani called with .

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

The board came , and Bouanani turned an open-ended straight draw and paired his nine on the river to win the pot and eliminate Jones in seventh place.

Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  8,375,000  (56 bb)
Ryan Jones  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($10,929)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6,850,000 (46 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $14,086.

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Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,371

Abdelouahed Bouanani got it all in from the hijack for 3,525,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Giedrius Bagdonas, who was UTG+1.

The board came — Bagdonas turns a gutshot straight draw, but improves no further. Bouanani wins the pot with a set of kings to double up in chips.

Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  7,425,000  (50 bb)
Giedrius Bagdonas  –  750,000  (5 bb)

A short while later, Serge Dergham raised from middle position to 375,000, Giedrius Bagdonas moved all in hijack for 600,000, and Dergham called with . Bagdonas turned over , and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came , and Dergham won the pot with a higher two pair, kings and jacks, to eliminate Bagdonas in eighth place.

Serge Dergham  –  5,750,000  (38 bb)
Giedrius Bagdonas  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($8,581)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5,875,000 (39 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $10,929.

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Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 173

Seat 1: Steven Veneziano – 1,379,000 (86 bb)
Seat 3: Romeo Mendoza – 473,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: Eric Salazar – 570,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Miguel Hernandez – 167,000 (10 bb)
Seat 7: James Calderaro – 829,000 (52 bb)
Seat 8: A.J. Kelsall – 1,768,000 (111 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $88,717 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $54,831
3rd: $38,190
4th: $27,206
5th: $19,834
6th: $14,805

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Level 21:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 173

On the last hand before the next break, William Medina Diaz was all in and at risk against Steven Veneziano in a big coin flip.

Veneziano:
Medina Diaz:

Medina Diaz needed to hold but the flop put Veneziano in the lead. Neither the turn nor the river was able to help Medina Diaz and he was sent out in seventh place.

Steven Veneziano – 1,379,000 (115 bb)
William Medina Diaz – Eliminated in 7th Place ($11,322)