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Level 27:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 504

The nine remaining players are in their seats and the final table is underway. The lineup is listed below and we will update their counts once things settle down.

Seat 1: Curtis Stroman
Seat 2: Lee Tran
Seat 3: “MT” Tawfik
Seat 4: Steve Blackmon
Seat 5: Tim Dallman
Seat 6: David Albertson
Seat 7: Jerry Silva
Seat 8: Julian Roldan
Seat 9: Antwan Prince

Remaining payouts:

1st: $47,480
2nd: $29,350
3rd: $20,900
4th: $15,140
5th: $11,160
6th: $8,370
7th: $6,390
8th: $4,970
9th: $3,930

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Level 27:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 504

Nadeem Hirani was down to 680,000 and got his chips in the middle. Unfortunately for him, he ran into a monster in Julian Roldan’s hand.

Hirani:
Roldan:

Hirani needed a miracle to stay in the game but couldn’t find it on the board to exit in tenth place.

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats at the final table.

10th: Nadeem Hirani – $3,930
11th: Soe Lee – $3,170

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Level 26:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 504

John Haas had a bad run after the break and put his last 485,000 in the middle against Antwan Prince.

Haas:
Prince:

Haas was live but it was Prince pairing his king on the flop. The board finished with the turn and river to send Haas out in 12th place.

Blinds are up to 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante and the average stack is about 1,830,000 (31 bb).

12th: John Haas – $3,170
13th: Brandon Ellis – $2,610
14th: Boris Cox – $2,610

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Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 504

Cary Rosenthal was peeping stacks at break and wondered if he was the shortest. He had a few more chips than Nicole Diaz but neither were able to spin it up.

After cards went back in the air, Steve Blackmon opened to 150,000 from the button, Diaz shipped in for about 280,000 in the small blind and “MT” Tawfik reshipped from the big blind to isolate.

Diaz:
Tawfik:

Diaz had two overs but missed the flop. She did pick up a gutshot draw but blanked the turn and river to end her day as the last woman in the Pinktober tournament (with the sharp Pinktober hat).

Over on Table 22, Rosenthal was all in for about 350,000 against Jerry Silva.

Rosenthal:
Silva:

Rosenthal had two live, suited cards to double up but Silva slammed the door when he drilled the flop. Silva’s Broadway straight had Rosenthal drawing dead to the turn and river.

15th: Cary Rosenthal – $2,190
16th: Nicole Diaz – $2,190

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Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 504

Level 24 came to an end and tournament staff sent the 16 remaining players on a 15-minute break. David Albertson leads with 3,660,000 followed by Jerry Silva (2,185,000), Antwan Prince (1,700,000), Curtis Stroman (1,610,000), and John Haas (1,520,000).

Blinds are now 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante and the average stack is about 1,260,000 (25 bb).

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Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 504

With four minutes remaining before the next break, Event 1 reached the last two tables of the tournament. It got there after a big hand between Jerry Silva and Witold Wasik.

Silva limped from the button and called after Wasik raised to 120,000 from the small blind. The flop came , Wasik bet, Silva moved all in, and Wasik called with a similar stack after a short think.

Wasik:
Silva:

Silva’s paired queen was ahead and the board finished with the turn and river to give him the pot. The dealer counted both stacks and Silva’s 875,000 had Wasik’s 865,000 barely covered.

17th: Witold Wasik – $1,870
18th: Andre Adams – $1,870
19th: John Ryan – $1,870
20th: Arman Navazi – $1,870

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Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 504

Another four players were sent to the payout desk and the 20 remaining players are now guaranteed at least $1,870. Former top stacks Rodney Rodrigue and Zachary Eichbaum were among the recent eliminations as other stacks grow.

Blinds increased to 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante and the average stack is about 1,010,000 (25 bb).

21st: Rodney Rodrigue – $1,640
22nd: Daniel Dedomenico – $1,640
23rd: Zachary Eichbaum – $1,640
24th: Carlos Evangelista – $1,640

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Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 504

Another four players are in the books to leave 24 still in the game and that triggered a three-table redraw. Ryan Luker was among the recent eliminations when his could not fade the of Witold Wasik when the board came .

25th: Julio Delgado – $1,460
26th: Ryan Luker – $1,460
27th: Brian Harris – $1,460
28th: Spiro Kochovos – $1,460

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Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 504

Four more players hit the rail during Level 22 while we picked up a new chip leader. “MT” Tawfik took a dip in a three-way pot while David Albertson jumped to the top of the counts with 1,875,000.

Blinds are up to 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 and the average stack is about 720,000 (24 bb).

29th: Paul Strandquist – $1,330
30th: Anthony Reynolds – $1,330
31st: Emmanuel Santos – $1,330
32nd: Kevin Blewitt – $1,330

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Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 504

It took less than 30 minutes to lose another eight players in Event 1 to leave us with four tables in play. Yan Tin Jiang was a surprising addition to the result list and “MT” Tawfik did most of the work. He was tight-lipped about it but his tablemates use descriptors like “ace-high” and “called” while Tawfik jumped into the chip lead with 1,750,000.

Blinds are up to 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante and the average stack is about 630,000 (25 bb).

33rd: Yan Tin Jiang – $1,240
34th: Jonathan Defaria – $1,240
35th: Herbert Woodbery – $1,240
36th: Earl Vanlandingham – $1,240
37th: Nashaat Antonious – $1,240
38th: Ryan Hogan – $1,240
39th: Pat Hoben – $1,240
40th: Michial Drake – $1,240