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Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 17

James Calderaro was down to 340,000 and raised to 90,000 from the cutoff. Stuart Taylor moved all in and Calderaro shrug-called at risk.

Taylor:
Calderaro:

Calderaro was live for a possible double but Taylor improved with his paired ace on the flop. The dealer finished the board with turn and river to send the popular Calderaro out in sixth place.

Stuart Taylor – 1,200,000 (40 bb)
James Calderaro – Eliminated in 6th Place ($7,750)

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Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 17

Rodney Turvin doubled through Wagner Wysotchanski once to get a playable stack then found another chance to get his chips in. After a Turvin open, Wysotchanski three-bet to 185,000, Turvin moved all in for 750,000 and Wysotchanski called.

Turvin:
Wysotchanski:

“Bring spades!” Wysotchanski joked with the dealer.

Turvin was behind but moved out front when he paired his king on the flop. The turn and river finished the board, Turvin doubled into the lead, and Wysotchanski was left with dust and gone on the next hand.

Rodney Turvin – 1,550,000 (62 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski – Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,000)

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Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 17

James Calderaro opened from middle position, Stuart Taylor moved all in for 395,000 from the small blind and Calderaro called.

Taylor:
Calderaro:

Taylor needed to win the race to double up and took the lead when he paired his king on the flop. He made a straight as the board finished with the turn and river to double and leave Calderaro short.

Not wasting any time, Calderaro quickly tripled up his micro-stack into a more playable one.

Stuart Taylor – 830,000 (42 bb)
James Calderaro – 445,000 (22 bb)

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Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 17

Wagner Wysotchanski opened to 55,000 from middle position and James Calderaro ripped it in from the button for 315,000. The blinds folded and Wysotchanski called.

Wysotchanski:
Calderaro:

“Gimme a straight!” Calderaro called out.

He did not need to make a straight because he paired his jack on the flop and made two pair after the board finished and to double.

James Calderaro – 680,000 (34 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski – 1,200,000 (60 bb)

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Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 17

Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 1,200,000 (60 bb)
Seat 3: James Calderaro – 285,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Rodney Turvin – 325,000 (16 bb)
Seat 5: Buster Hudson – 940,000 (47 bb)
Seat 6: Stuart Taylor – 375,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Josh Garber – 600,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: Wagner Wysotchanski – 1,525,000 (76 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $47,460 + TPC trophy
2nd: $29,330
3rd: $20,120
4th: $14,210
5th: $10,340
6th: $7,750
7th: $6,000

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Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 17

Josh Garber opened to 32,000 from early position and Wagner Wysotchanski called next to act. Mohamad Alhalwani moved all in for 254,000 to get a fold from Garber and called from Wysotchanski.

Wysotchanski:
Alhalwani:

Alhalwani was behind but live for a double up but the board ran to send him out on the last hand before the break.

Wagner Wysotchanski – 1,525,000 (127 bb)
Mohamad Alhalwani – Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,800)

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Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 17

Stuart Taylor opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and picked up calls from Josh Garber on the button and Wagner Wysotchanski in the small blind. David Moses moved all in for 229,000 from the big blind and only Garber came along.

Garber:
Moses:

Moses had two live cards for a chance to double but Garber paired his king on the flop to improve. The turn and river finished the board to send Moses off the final table in ninth place.

Josh Garber – 660,000 (55 bb)
David Moses – Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,970)

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Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 17

Even with the field 40 bigs deep, they hit the final table before Level 19 came to an end. They redrew seats with Ken O’Donnell and Buster Hudson leading the pack. Here’s the lineup with estimated chip counts:

Seat 1: David Moses – 240,000 (20 bb)
Seat 2: Mohamad Alhalwani – 310,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Ken O’Donnell – 930,000 (78 bb)
Seat 4: James Calderaro – 628,000 (52 bb)
Seat 5: Rodney Turvin – 460,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Buster Hudson – 940,000 (78 bb)
Seat 7: Stuart Taylor – 520,000 (43 bb)
Seat 8: Josh Garber – 270,000 (23 bb)
Seat 9: Wagner Wysotchanski – 770,000 (64 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $47,460
2nd: $29,330
3rd: $20,120
4th: $14,210
5th: $10,340
6th: $7,750
7th: $6,000
8th: $4,800
9th: $3,970

10th: Michael Skrzynski – $3,970
11th: Jason Klapman – $3,400

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Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 17

Two more tough players were eliminated in Level 18 with former Tampa champ TK Miles and Anthony Askey going out. Blinds are up to 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante and the average stack is about 483,000 (44 bb).

12th: TK Miles – $3,400
13th: Anthony Askey – $3,020

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Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 17

Blinds are up for Event 10 and they are down to 13 with a chance to win the title. They are now playing 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack is about 38 bb).

After the redraw, they lost Siddharth Siddharth, Justin Zaki, and Wasim Assaf.

14th: Wasim Assaf – $3,020
15th: Justin Zaki – $2,780
16th: Siddharth Siddharth – $2,780