$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 779

The second break of Day 2 is through and Main Event players are back in their seats after tournament staff colored off the 1K chips. They will play three more levels before enjoying a 60-minute dinner break.

Blinds are up to 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante and the average stack is 530,000 (35 bb) with 44 players remaining.

Recent results:

45th: Leif Oskarsson – $5,373
46th: Karl Manouchakian – $4,697
47th: Franklin Brigham – $4,697
48th: Michael Beattie – $4,697
49th: Justin Harvell – $4,697
50th: Sean Conklin – $4,697
51st: Nicholas Luczky – $4,697
52nd: TK Miles – $4,697
53rd: Walker Miskelly – $4,697
54th: Aaron Klausman – $4,697
55th: Nathan Lee – $4,081
56th: Mark Scacewater – $4,081

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 779

Tampa regular Karl Manouchakian was down to 192,000 after a tough hand against Romeo Mendoza and was heads-up against him again.

With the board reading , Manouchakian put those chips in the middle from the small blind and Mendoza called to put him at risk.

Mendoza:
Manouchakian:

Manouchakian flopped a straight draw and turned a flush draw against Mendoza’s set and need to catch to double. The river was and the former Tampa champ was eliminated.

Romeo Mendoza – 1,210,000 (101 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – Eliminated in 46th place ($4,697)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 779

The parade to the payout desk has not slowed since the bubble burst and another handful made their way to the cage including Raminder Singh. The Event 6 champ was having a great start to his day but fell short of another guitar.

On the flip side, Ryan Van Sanford moved his castle up to 1,019,000 and a dangerous player with a lot of chips late in a tournament.

Blinds moved up to 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante and the average stack is 417,000 (35 bb). They will have another break after Level 20 comes to an end.

Recent results:

57th: Michaell Cooper – $4,081
58th: Ronald Sullivan – $4,081
59th: Manny Minaya – $4,081
60th: Nic Vu – $4,081
61st: David Piccolo – $4,081
62nd: Raminder Singh – $4,081
63rd: Steve Maniaci – $4,081
64th: Jeffrey Lehouillier – $3,514
65th: Rafael Reis – $3,514

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  65 of 779

One of the great side stories from this series and Main Event is the large numbers of players coming from out of state to participate. We’re glad they could make the trip and enjoy the room for the first time. Some of your new friends are making their mark.

Tommy Tran of Atlanta is moving up the counts and sits with 816,000 as we get deeper into the day. Peter Walsworth is still up top with 1,300,000 but people are tracking him down.

Blinds are now 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack is 360,000 (36 bb) with 65 players remaining.

Recent results:

66th: Yung Hwang – $3,514
67th: Ismael Cabrera – $3,514
68th: William Debose III – $3,514
69th: Scott Wright – $3,514
70th: Michael Owens – $3,514
71st: Thomas McCormick – $3,514
72nd: Andrew Luker – $3,514
73rd: Ronal Tate – $2,958
74th: David Swatscheno – $2,958
75th: Michael Dolle – $2,958

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  75 of 779

The first break of the day quickly came around after the money bubble burst and three players were sent to pick up some cash. Players are back in their seats with three more levels lined up before another walk away from the action.

Blinds are now 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante and the average stack is 312,000 (39 bb) with 75 players remaining.

Recent results:

76th: Joseph Wallace – $2,958
77th: John Hostetter – $2,958
78th: Brad Sailor – $2,958

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 779

It did not take long to burst the money bubble and Peter Walsworth got it there in pretty big fashion.

One the first hand of the bubble, we caught the action at Table 44 with the board out and reading . Jonathan Marlow bet a full barrel of 5Ks chips for 100,000 from the small blind and Walsworth thought for a minute before raising it to 340,000.

Marlow four-bet shipped for 515,000 total and Walsworth called for the huge pot.

“You called?” Marlow asked. He flipped over for the second nut flush but his elation quickly evaporated when Walsworth showed for the nut flush.

Walsworth had a slightly bigger stack to send Marlow out, burst the bubble, and take a huge lead in the Main Event with 1,280,000.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  79 of 779

Our prediction was a little off, the money bubble did hit before the first break. There was a quick spike in eliminations and tournament staff put the Main Event into hand-for-hand mode.

The clock was paused with two minutes coming off for each hand dealt until one player is eliminated.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  91 of 779

Level 17 has arrived but the money bubble is taking it’s time getting here. There are still 91 players battling it out so, it looks like, they won’t make any money until after the break. Reigning WSOP Global Casino Champion AJ Kelsall was one of those sent out in the last level.

Blinds are 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is 257,000 (43 bb) with 91 players remaining.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  98 of 779

The Main Event field is down to 98 players to leave it only 20 eliminations away from making some money. We’ll have 78 happy players and 20 unhappy.

Raminder Singh is making an early move. He spent the last part of Flight A sitting to chip leader Jack Sumner’s left and he’s still there at the same table as Thursday. Singh, our Event 6 champion, has moved his stack up to 445,000 to content for the lead but Sumner is still at the top with 579,000.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  112 of 779

The first 40 minutes of the day were a slow walk with only a dozen set to the rail including Tampa regs Carlos Loving and Herbert Woodbery. Loving’s exit is a bit shocking since he returned with a healthy 256,000 stack.

Blinds are now 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante and the average stack is 209,000 (42 bb) with 112 remaining.