Level 19 marks the end of late registration. In total, there were 98 unique entrants and 182 entries overall. The final prize pool stands at $1,820,000. Of the 56 remaining players, 26 will cash for at least $18,238. First place is a handsome $397,264.51
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Andreas Christoforou opened to 15,400 from early position and action folded to Aleks Ponakovs on the button, who shoved for his remaining 94,800. Action folded back to Christoforou, who made the call.
Christoforou: 
Ponakovs: 
Ponakovs was in trouble heading into the flop, which came 
, pairing him and putting him into the lead.
The 
changed nothing, but the 
river paired Christoforou's queen and eliminated Ponakovs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
595,000
94,923
|
94,923 |
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Busted | |
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Here are the top 10 chip counts while players take a quick five-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,476,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
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1,003,000 | |
|
753,000
148,544
|
148,544 |
|
670,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
611,000
87,773
|
87,773 |
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|
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607,000
123,194
|
123,194 |
|
597,000
483,000
|
483,000 |
|
596,700
32,314
|
32,314 |
|
||
|
576,000
114,137
|
114,137 |
|
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|
545,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
Action folded to the button, where Mikita Badziakouski opened for 14,000. Joao Vieira 3-bet shipped his stack from the small blind, which was enough to put Badziakouski at risk for his last 196,922. Aleksejs Ponakovs folded from the big and Badziakouski called.
Badziakouski: 
Vieira: 
It turned out to be an ill-timed shove from Vieira, who received no help on the 
runout and was forced to double Badziakouski up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,644
435,644
|
435,644 |
|
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|
165,191
-205,795
|
-205,795 |
|
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Level: 18
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 850
Shawn Daniels opened to 13,000 first to act and action folded around to a short-stacked "MarathonOG", who went all-in for their 31,128 from the small blind. Isaac Haxton used up some of his timebank in the big blind and re-raised to 49,256. Daniels responded by shoving for 584,276. Haxton had him covered and made the call.
Haxton: 
Daniels: 
"MarathonOG": 
All three players held an ace, with Daniels in the lead (having both his opponents dominated).
The 
flop put "MarathonOG" in the lead with a pair of tens, but the 
turn gave Haxton outs to a flush.
The river completed the board with a 
in dramatic fashion — giving Haxton the flush and awarding him the enormous pot.
Haxton is our new tournament chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,280,000
612,444
|
612,444 |
|
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|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,031,500
1,031,500
|
1,031,500 |
|
|
667,556
-85,010
|
-85,010 |
|
|
||
|
|
523,227
523,227
|
523,227 |
|
|
||
|
|
443,000
222,053
|
222,053 |
|
361,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
|
318,000
232,600
|
232,600 |
|
|
||
|
291,321
291,321
|
291,321 |
|
267,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
|
||
|
195,271
195,271
|
195,271 |
|
|
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|
163,721
-153,908
|
-153,908 |
|
140,000
-102,636
|
-102,636 |
|
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|
137,000
33,407
|
33,407 |
|
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Level: 17
Blinds: 3,250/6,500
Ante: 800
Francisco Benitez opened from the button to 12,000 and was met with a 3-bet shove to 104,958 by Anatoly Filatov. The blinds folded and Benitez called.
Benitez: 
Filatov:
The flop came 
, giving Benitez a whopping 18 outs to improve with any king, jack, ten, or diamond.
The 
turn and river bricked out for Benitez and gave Filatov two pair for the winning hand and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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604,456
-744
|
-744 |
|
221,166
-48,509
|
-48,509 |
