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Level 30:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,371

Mark Dube raised from the cutoff to 200,000, and Abdelouahed Bouanani calls from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Bouanani checked, Dube bet 255,000, and Bouanani thought for a while before check-raising to 600,000. Dube thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , Bouanani moved all in, and Dube snap-called all in for 785,000 with for a turned jack-high straight. Bouanani turned over for a ten-high straight, and Dube won the pot to double up in chips.

Mark Dube  –  3,320,000  (33 bb)
Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  2,600,000  (26 bb)

A few minutes later, Fernando Rodriguez Vazquez got it all in with , but it failed to hold up against Alon Eldar’s when an ace hit the flop.

Alon Eldar  –  5,950,000  (60 bb)
Fernando Rodriguez Vazquez  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($4,464)

A few minutes later, Taylor Deane moved all in from the cutoff for 2,090,000, and Giedrius Bagdonas moved all in over the top for a little more from the button with . Deane turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Bagdonas flopped a set of aces, Deane turned a gutshot straight draw, and the river card paired the board to give Bagdonas a full house. Bagdonas won the pot to eliminate Deane in 13th place.

Giedrius Bagdonas  –  4,625,000  (46 bb)
Taylor Deane  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($4,464)

A short while later, Level 30 came to an end, and the final 12 players took a 45-minute dinner break, with action scheduled to resume at 7:45 pm.

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Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,371

Nick Palma got it all in with , but he ran into the of Chastity Fowler-Lee and failed to improve. Palma was knocked out in 16th place while Fowler-Lee continues to build up her stack.

Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  2,750,000  (34 bb)
Nick Palma  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($3,679)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,371, the average chip stack is about 2.74 million (34 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $4,464 each. Here are the most recent eliminations:

16th:  Nick Palma  –  $3,679
17th:  Alexander Duvall  –  $3,679
18th:  Michael Kneebusch  –  $3,679
19th:  Damian Sanchez  –  $3,071

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Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 1,371

The players return from break to begin Level 29, with increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 with an 80,000 ante. With 19 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,165,000 (27 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $3,071 each.

The chipleader at the break is Kevin Ho, who has more than 4.9 million.

Kevin Ho  –  4,925,000  (62 bb)

Shortly after play resumed, last-woman-standing Chastity Fowler-Lee found herself all in for 1,150,000 with against another player’s .

The board came — her opponent turned a jack-high straight, but Fowler-Lee rivered a king-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Chastity Fowler-Lee  –  2,500,000  (31 bb)

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Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 1,371

With the blinds still at 30,000-60,000 (60,000 ante), Robert Shorter moved all in from UTG+1 for a little less than 500,000, and Abdelouahed Bouanani called from the button with .

Shorter turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Shorter flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. The pocket nines held up for Bouanani to win the pot and eliminate Shorter in 20th place.

Abdelouahed Bouanani  –  2,800,000  (47 bb)
Robert Shorter  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($3,071)

A few minutes later, Level 28 came to an end, and the remaining 19 players took a 15-minute break. These were the most recent eliminations:

20th:  Robert Shorter  –  $3,071
21st:  Jeffrey Niedelman  –  $3,071

22nd:  Marcus Gurley  –  $2,596
23rd:  Hung Tran  –  $2,596
24th:  Aaron Valencia  –  $2,596

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Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,371

Here is a list of the recently eliminated players, along with their payouts:

25th:  Cheri Beatty  –  $2,223
26th:  Eugenio Pernia  –  $2,223
27th:  Charles Johnson  –  $2,223

28th:  Nathaniel Bandy  –  $1,928
29th:  Victor Lutz  –  $1,928
30th:  Blair Miller  –  $1,928

31st:  Jason Obinger  –  $1,695
32nd:  Robert McMillan  –  $1,695
33rd:  Jeremy Joseph  –  $1,695

34th:  Justin Turmel  –  $1,510
35th:  John Cousins  –  $1,510
36th:  Name to Come  –  $1,510

37th:  Troy Bercot  –  $1,363
38th:  Michael Vega  –  $1,363
39th:  Christopher Hyden  –  $1,363

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Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 1,371

With the blinds still at 25,000-50,000 (50,000 ante), Charles Johnson moved all in from middle position for 635,000, and Joseph Hebert called from the big blind with .

Johnson turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Hebert won the pot with a flopped pair of queens to eliminate Johnson in 27th place.

Joseph Hebert  –  1,500,000  (30 bb)
Charles Johnson, Jr.  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($2,223)

Shortly after that, Level 28 began with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante. With 26 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,580,000 (26 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $2,223 each.

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Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 1,371

Alon Eldar raised UTG+1 to 130,000, Eugenio Pernia moved all in from the small blind for 440,000, and the player in the big blind tanked for a while before he moved all in over the top for about 850,000. Eldar quickly folded.

Pernia turned over , but he was dominated by the big blind’s .

Eldar clapped his hands in celebration after seeing the pocket aces, saying he laid down a big hand.

The board came , and Pernia paired his nine on the flop, turned trips, and rivered a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Eugenio Pernia  –  1,060,000  (21 bb)
Alon Eldar  –  2,060,000  (41 bb)

With 32 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,285,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $1,695 each.

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Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 1,371

The players return from break to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 ante. With 39 players remaining from a field of 1,371, the average chip stack is about 1,055,000 (26 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $1,363 each.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 1.8 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Serge Dergham  –  3,615,000  (90 bb)
2.  Carlos Guerrero  –  2,400,000  (60 bb)
3.  Alon Eldar  –  2,085,000  (52 bb)
4.  Damian Sanchez  –  2,050,000  (51 bb)
5.  Mark Dube  –  1,840,000  (46 bb)

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Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 1,371

As Level 25 came to an end, here are the most recent batch of eliminated players, along with their payouts:

40th:  Giana Puerini  –  $1,363
41st:  William Firebaugh  –  $1,363
42nd:  Ellen Heller  –  $1,363
43rd:  Justin Zaki  –  $1,363
44th:  Charles Washington  –  $1,363
45th:  Benjamin Miner  –  $1,363

46th:  Matthew Trizis  –  $1,248
47th:  David Ross  –  $1,248
48th:  Eric Tipsword  –  $1,248
49th:  Anthony Guagliardo  –  $1,248
50th:  Albert Krux  –  $1,248
51st:  Matthew Higgins  –  $1,248
52nd:  Luther Miller III  –  $1,248
53rd:  John Alegria  –  $1,248
54th:  Sky Connoyer  –  $1,248

55th:  William Mariash  –  $1,159
56th:  Aaron Massey  –  $1,159
57th:  Victor Smith  –  $1,159
58th:  Jason Block  –  $1,159
59th:  Butchie Mitchell  –  $1,159
60th:  Candi Schiller  –  $1,159
61st:  Michael Dunn  –  $1,159
62nd:  Melanie Fine  –  $1,159
63rd:  Mark Wiser  –  $1,159

64th:  Lily Kornik  –  $1,091
65th:  Jenny Marczynski  –  $1,091
66th:  Richard Fitzgerald  –  $1,091
67th:  Michael Amato  –  $1,091
68th:  Jerry Barlow  –  $1,091
69th:  Daniel Vo  –  $1,091
70th:  Bradley Smith  –  $1,091
71st:  Jean-Pascal Gauthier  –  $1,091
72nd:  Susan Murphey  –  $1,091

73rd:  Bradly Gagola  –  $1,042
74th:  George Beck  –  $1,042
75th:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  $1,042
76th:  Daniel Bonet  –  $1,042
77th:  Christophe Vercoustre  –  $1,042
78th:  James Call  –  $1,042
79th:  Timothy Pettus  –  $1,042
80th:  Brandon Figueroa  –  $1,042
81st:  Joseph Daddario  –  $1,042

82nd:  Mario Dinero  –  $1,010
83rd:  David Tuthill  –  $1,010
84th:  Kelly Lively  –  $1,010
85th:  Quyen Hoang  –  $1,010
86th:  Ace Morgan  –  $1,010
87th:  Joeleen McIntyre  –  $1,010
88th:  Kyriakos Karoutsos  –  $1,010
89th:  Steven Carlson  –  $1,010
90th:  William Scarsdale  –  $1,010

91st:  Steven Lemma  –  $994
92nd:  Sandra Brown  –  $994

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Level 24:  10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  57 of 1,371

The Monster Stack field is dropping fast and down to seven tables after less than 90 minutes. The payout line is getting long and we will catch up on results once things settle.

We still have plenty of Tampa regulars in the game trying to keep the Florida win streak alive this series. Among them we found Justin Zaki, John Alegria, and Cheri Beatty trying to keep the ring in the house.