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Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 104

David Prociak moved all in from the cutoff for 97,000, and Jake Schwartz called from the button with . Prociak turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Prociak flopped a gutshot straight draw, but failed to catch up to Schwartz’s flopped set of fives. Schwartz won the pot to eliminate Prociak in eighth place.

Jake Schwartz  –  665,000  (42 bb)
David Prociak  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($8,933)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 595,000 (37 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $11,110.

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Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 104

The players returned from dinner to begin Level 22, with blinds at 8,000-16,000 and a 16,000 ante.

After about 20 minutes of play, Brock Wilson got it all in from the cutoff for 322,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Faraz Jaka’s in the small blind.

The board came , and Wilson won the pot with a pair of queens and his ace kicker to double up in chips.

Brock Wilson  –  676,000  (42 bb)
Faraz Jaka  –  600,000  (38 bb)

A few minutes later, Faraz Jaka raised from the hijack to 35,000, Jake Schwartz called from the small blind, and Gary Lucci reraised from the big blind to 91,000. Jaka folded, and Schwartz called.

The flop came , Schwartz checked, Lucci bet 75,000, and Schwartz called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked. The river card was the , and they checked again. Lucci showed to win the pot, and Schwartz mucked.

Gary Lucci  –  800,000  (50 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  455,000  (28 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 520,000 (33 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $8,933.

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Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 104

The players are currently taking a 40-minute dinner break, with action scheduled to resume at 9:30 pm EST. Here are the official chip counts from the table, followed by the remaining prizepool:

Seat 1.  Mark Zullo  –  807,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2.  Faraz Jaka  –  1,040,000  (65 bb)
Seat 3.  Anthony Askey  –  302,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  David Prociak  –  196,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5.  Jake Schwartz  –  677,000  (42 bb)
Seat 6.  Gary Lucci  –  608,000  (38 bb)
Seat 7.  Stephen Song  –  213,000  (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Brock Wilson  –  303,000  (19 bb)

1st:  $89,150 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd:  $55,099
3rd:  $37,505
4th:  $26,338
5th:  $19,100
6th:  $14,319
7th:  $11,110
8th:  $8,933

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Level 21:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 104

Jake Schwartz got it all in from UTG+1 for 301,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against chipleader Faraz Jaka’s in the small blind.

The board came , and Schwartz paired his ace on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jake Schwartz  –  626,000  (52 bb)
Faraz Jaka  –  885,000  (74 bb)

In the final hand before the dinner break, Stephen Song limped from the cutoff for 12,000, Mark Zullo completed the small blind, and Faraz Jaka checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Zullo checked, and Jaka bet 18,000. Song raised to 50,000, Zullo folded, and Jaka thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Jaka checked, Song bet 80,000, and Jaka thought for a bit before he check-raised all in. Song snap-folded, and Jaka took the pot.

Faraz Jaka  –  1,040,000  (87 bb)
Stephen Song  –  213,000  (18 bb)

Level 21 comes to an end, and the players take a 40-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume at 9:30 pm EST.

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Level 21:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 104

After a flop of , Anthony Askey checked the big blind, Brock Wilson bet 21,000 from the cutoff, and Askey called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Askey checked, Wilson bet 58,000, and Askey check-raised all in for 173,000. Wilson briefly laughed to himself, then thought for a while before he folded. Askey took the pot.

Anthony Askey  –  320,000  (27 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  280,000  (23 bb)

There was light action for a while, until Faraz Jaka raised UTG+1 to 27,000, and Jamey Kramer moved all in from the small blind for 136,000. Jaka asked for an exact count before he called with , and Kramer was not pleased as he turned over .

The board came — Kramer paired his nine on the flop to take the lead, but Jaka paired his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Kramer in ninth place.

Faraz Jaka  –  1,215,000  (101 bb)
Jamey Kramer  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($7,453)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 520,000 (43 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $8,933.

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Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 104

The final nine players have redrawn for random seats at the final table. Here are their updated seating assignments and chip counts, followed by the prizepool:

Seat 1.  Mark Zullo  –  544,000  (54 bb)
Seat 2.  Faraz Jaka  –  871,000  (87 bb)
Seat 3.  Anthony Askey  –  209,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  David Prociak  –  510,000  (51 bb)
Seat 5.  Jake Schwartz  –  232,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6.  Gary Lucci  –  246,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Stephen Song  –  729,000  (73 bb)
Seat 8.  Jamey Kramer  –  208,000  (21 bb)
Seat 9.  Brock Wilson  –  611,000  (61 bb)

1st:  $89,150 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd:  $55,099
3rd:  $37,505
4th:  $26,338
5th:  $19,100
6th:  $14,319
7th:  $11,110
8th:  $8,933
9th:  $7,453

10th:  Arkadiy Tsinis  –  $7,453
11th:  Mukul Pahuja  –  $6,461
12th:  Michael Browne  –  $6,461
13th:  Russell Jaicks  –  $5,828
14th:  Michael Rossitto  –  $5,828
15th:  Peter Walsworth  –  $5,481
16th:  Jason Daly  –  $5,481

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Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 104

Arkadiy Tsinis got his short stack all in from the big blind with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Gary Lucci in the small blind.

The board came — Tsinis flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Lucci won the pot with his ace to eliminate Tsinis in 10th place.

Gary Lucci  –  245,000  (25 bb)
Arkadiy Tsinis  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($7,453)

The final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table, and an updated seat map with chip counts will be posted soon.

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Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 104

Faraz Jaka raised from the cutoff to 18,000, Jake Schwartz called from the button, and Mukul Pahuja reraised to about 170,000, leaving himself just 2,000 behind. Jaka moved all in, and Schwartz folded.

Pahuja called all in for his last 2,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Jaka’s .

The board came , and the pocket eights held up for Jaka to win the pot and eliminate Pahuja in 11th place.

Faraz Jaka  –  1,035,000  (129 bb)
Mukul Pahuja  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($6,461)

That pot took Jaka into what looked to be a tie for the chip lead with Stephen Song, but it’s tough to tell because Song is already playing the next hand against Brock Wilson on a flop of .

Song checked the small blind, Wilson bet 8,000 from the big blind, and Song check-raised to 28,000. Wilson called.

The turn card was the , Song bet 60,000, and Wilson tanked for a while before he called.

The river card paired the board with the , and Song thought for a bit before he moved all in.

Wilson snap-called all in for 218,000 with for a flopped nine-high straight, and Song reluctantly turned over for a failed bluff. Wilson won the pot with his straight to double up in chips.

Brock Wilson  –  630,000  (79 bb)
Stephen Song  –  730,000  (91 bb)

After Song lost that big pot, Faraz Jaka had sole possession of the chip lead.

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 415,000 (52 big blinds), and these players are all guaranteed at least $7,453 each.

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Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 104

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with blinds at 4,000-8,000 and an 8,000 ante. With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 320,000 (40 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Arkadiy Tsinis  –  134,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Jamey Kramer  –  242,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Anthony Askey  –  66,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Brock Wilson  –  315,000  (39 bb)
Seat 6.  Stephen Song  –  796,000  (100 bb)
Seat 7.  Mark Zullo  –  517,000  (65 bb)
Seat 8.  Gary Lucci  –  255,000  (32 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Mukul Pahuja  –  540,000  (68 bb)
Seat 2.  Russell Jaicks  –  144,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  David Prociak  –  403,000  (50 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Faraz Jaka  –  252,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  Jake Schwartz  –  258,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8.  Michael Browne  –  214,000  (27 bb)

The remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $5,828 each. Here are the players who have been eliminated in the money so far, along with their payouts:

14th:  Michael Rossitto  –  $5,828
15th:  Peter Walsworth  –  $5,481
16th:  Jason Daly  –  $5,481

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Level 18:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 104

In the final hand of Level 18, Faraz Jaka (small blind) and Jake Schwartz (big blind) were battling over a board of with about 105K already in the pot.

Jaka moved all in for about 70,000, and Schwartz went into the tank for a long time.

After a while, Schwartz apologized for thinking so long, saying, “Sorry guys.” Then he realized that the level had ended and most of the players had left the table to take their 15-minute break. “Oh well, sorry Faraz.”

Eventually, Schwartz called with for two pair, kings and sevens, but Jaka turned over to win the pot with trip kings and double up in chips.

Faraz Jaka  –  252,000  (42 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  258,000  (43 bb)

Level 18 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break.