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Event 1: The Final Table; Thomas Larson Leads with Over 3,000,000

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Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000
Players Remaining: 10/738

Seat 1: Puneeth Modha – 1,000,000
Seat 2: Rafael Fernandes – 1,400,000
Seat 3: Thomas Larson – 3,100,000
Seat 4: Brandon Vasapolle – 760,000
Seat 5: Michael Turton – 1,250,000
Seat 6: John Dobson – 1,800,000
Seat 7: Kevin Hazzard 1,690,000
Seat 8: David Rauf – 2,495,000
Seat 9: Enos Smith – 880,000
Seat 10: Alex Grandjacquet – 370,000

1st – $85,604 + Guitar Trophy
2nd – $49,815
3rd – $30,443
4th – $25,092
5th – $20,295
6th – $16,605
7th – $13,284
8th – $10,148
9th – $7,011
10th – $4,613

11th: Mark “Bud” Wiser – $4,613
12th: Stepas Tindziulis – $4,613
13th: Joseph Squires – $3,321
14th: Eliud Diaz – $3,321
15th: James Brinkley – $3,321
16th: Joseph Acquavella – $2,288
17th: James McCarty– $2,288
18th: Anthony Vitale – $2,288
19th: Bill Burdick – $1,956
20th: Ty Wilson – $1,956
21st: Ray Dwyer – $1,956
22nd: Mirza Sopovic – $1,956
23rd: Michael Garrison – $1,956
24th: Krishna Vellanki – $1,956
25th: John Pappas – $1,956
26th: Charles Johnson – $1,956
27th: Brian Arbaugh – $1,956
28th: Carlos Rodriguez Rojas – $1,734
29th: Jeffery Biezunski – $1,734
30th: Robert Manjura – $1,734
31st: Antuan Bunkley – $1,734
32nd: Jennifer Arojado – $1,734
33rd: Anand Rapolu – $1,734
34th: Jean Zabin – $1,734
35th: Amie Martini – $1,734
36th: Troy Symons – $1,734
37th: Daniel Griggs – $1,550
38th: Ronald Sullivan – $1,550
39th: David Graham – $1,550
40th: Robert Rosetta – $1,550
41st: Robert Panetta – $1,550
42nd: Selma Sayin – $1,550
43rd: Derek Melicher – $1,550
44th: Claudemir Osorio – $1,550
45th: Michael Dickerson – $1,550
46th: Daniel Li – $1,365
47th: Michael Collins – $1,365
48th: Juan Sosa – $1,365
49th: Aric Pluskat – $1,365
50th: Nashaat Antonious – $1,365
51st: Oren Segev – $1,365
52nd: William Dubay – $1,365
53rd: Yazan Musa – $1,365
54th: Brandon Vescio – $1,365
55th: Joshua Fulford – $1,218
56th: Mark Smyrski – $1,218
57th: Martin Markov – $1,218
58th: Dustin Geselius – $1,218
59th: Nikolaos Costarelis – $1,218
60th: Brandon Byars – $1,218
61st: Kyle Massey – $1,218
62nd: Thomas Foley – $1,218
63rd: Bruce Snell – $1,218
64th: Marie Harrell – $1,070
65th: Phillip Weast – $1,070
66th: Karl Manouchakian – $1,070
67th: Douglas Lanier – $1,070
68th: James Walden – $1,070
69th: Tam Nguyen – $1,070
70th: Robert Browning – $1,070
71st: James Rubinski – $1,070
72nd: Michael McCarthy – $1,070

Event 1: James McCarty Eliminated in 17th Place ($2,288); Anthony Vitale Eliminated in 18th Place ($2,288)

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Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000
Players Remaining: 16/738

James McCarty

James McCarty open shoved 140,000 and John Dobson called.

Dobson: JsJd
McCarty: Kc7c

Runout: AcQs6h6s7s

Dobson’s jacks held and McCarty was eliminated in 17th place. He was preceded on the rail in 18th place by Anthony Vitale.

James McCarty – Eliminated in 17th place ($2,288)
Anthony Vitale – Eliminated in 18th place ($2,288)

Event 1: Bill Burdick Eliminated in 19th Place ($1,956)

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Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 18/738

Bill Burdick

Bill Burdick opened the button to 75,000 and Kevin Hazzard called from the small blind.

Flop: AdJh6c — Hazzard checked. Burdick, who came back from dinner short stacked, jammed. Hazzard double-checked that Burdick had, in fact, moved all-in. When it was confirmed, he called.

Hazzard: AhJd
Burdick: As3c

“Nice hand,” Burdick conceded sliding his chips to Hazzard.

Turn and river: 8h5h

Bill Burdick (left) pushes his stack to Kevin Hazzard

Burdick was eliminated in 19th place.

Kevin Hazzard – 1,194,000
Bill Burdick – Eliminated in 19th place ($1,956)

Event 1: Ty Wilson Eliminated in 20th Place ($1,956)

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Heading to Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 19/738

Ty Wilson

Ty Wilson busted in 20th place just moments ago. Rather than head immediately to the payout desk, he was spotted keeping his seat warm at Table 1 while he finished the martini he brought back from dinner break.

Ty Wilson – Eliminated in 20th place ($1,956)

Event 1: Ray Dwyer Eliminated in 21st Place ($1,956); Mirza Sopovic Eliminated in 22nd Place ($1,956)

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Heading to Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 20/738

Ray Dwyer

Ray Dwyer open-shoved about 190,000 and was called by chip leader John Dobson.

Dobson: AsJc
Dwyer: Ah4d

Runout: TsTd2hQd8s

Dobson’s ace-jack held and Dwyer was eliminated in 21st place. He was preceded on the rail in 22nd place by Mirza Sopovic who began the day second in the counts.

Ray Dwyer – Eliminated in 21st place ($1,956)
Mirza Sopovic – Eliminated in 22nd place ($1,956)

Event 1: Dinner Time; John Dobson Leads

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Heading to Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 22/738

John Dobson’s 1,875,000-chip stack

Players are in the midst of their 40-minute dinner break. Cards go back in the air at roughly 7:25pm. There are a total of 22 remaining and they’ve all secured $1,956.

A handful of standouts have emerged over the 1,000,000 mark. Among them are James Brinkley (1,229,000) and David Rauf (1,030,000). The chip leader, John Dobson, sits on 1,875,000.

Here’s a look at the updated results since Brian Arbaugh’s 27th-place elimination.

John Pappas – Eliminated in 25th place ($1,956)

23rd: Michael Garrison – $1,956
24th: Krishna Vellanki – $1,956
25th: John Pappas – $1,956
26th: Charles Johnson – $1,956

Event 1: Three Tables Remain

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Level 23: 10,000/20,000/3,000
Players Remaining: 26/738

Brian Arbaugh busted 27th before the three-table redraw was complete. With that, 26 players remain.

27th: Brian Arbaugh – $1,956

Here’s a look at the field:

Table 1
Table 2

1st – $85,604 + Guitar Trophy
2nd – $49,815
3rd – $30,443
4th – $25,092
5th – $20,295
6th – $16,605
7th – $13,284
8th – $10,148
9th – $7,011
10th-12th – $4,613
13th-15th – $3,321
16th-18th – $2,288
19th-26th – $1,956