In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, "BOONYANI" went all in for 218,000 in early position and received a call from "COMEATTHEKING" in the big blind.

"BOONYANI":
"COMEATTHEKING":

"BOONYANI" saw a safe runout of come to score the double and bring them near a half-million.

Player	Chips	Progress
COMEATTHEKING	574,594 -235,916	-235,916
BOONYANI	482,332 249,916	249,916

"alwaysliquid" and "Badbeat1512" have soon-followed on the elimination train in 11th and 12th places, respectively, earning paydays of $500.40 and bringing the tournament down to 10 players.

Just one elimination is needed to reach the final table, and hand-for-hand play has begun just a couple of minutes and five quick eliminations after it ended with the bubble breaking.

Player	Chips	Progress
IReadYrSoul	1,856,638 763,040	763,040
kneadthedough8	1,294,333 277,500	277,500
COMEATTHEKING	810,510 302,789	302,789
maniacalmonk	651,397 200,467	200,467
spinach_kale	586,606 -157,154	-157,154
sri100k	565,715 -495,350	-495,350
hoodrathings	543,228 -40,500	-40,500
rule22	268,690 170,595	170,595
BOONYANI	232,416 -165,000	-165,000
Craig9222	140,467 -114,500	-114,500
alwaysliquid	Busted
Badbeat1512	Busted

In Level 25 with blinds of 14,000/28,000 and an ante of 3,500, the following players finished in 13-15th place to earn a first-level payout of $417.

Player	Chips	Progress
a_stormy_knight	Busted
acezano	Busted
Skysdad823	Busted

In Level 24 with blinds of 12,000/24,000 and an ante of 3,000, "BigDickRick" found themselves unable to outlast anybody else and was all in for their final ante in middle position.

"Craig922" was under the gun and limped in, prompting action to fold all the way around to "alwaysliquid," who checked their option in the big blind.

The flop came and "alwaysliquid" checked. "Craig9222" went all in for their remaining 170,000 and "alwaysliquid" quickly folded.

"BigDickRick":
"Craig9222":

"BigDickRick" needed to hit running cards to stay alive and instead saw the turn come to leave them drawing dead. The river came to complete the runout, also being the final card that "BigDickRick" saw in their tournament life as their night ended in 16th place as the official bubble finisher of the tournament.

With their elimination, 15 players remain and are all in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
alwaysliquid	273,781 -125,500	-125,500
Craig9222	254,967 121,289	121,289
BigDickRick	Busted

Play is now midway through Level 24 with blinds of 12,000/24,000 and an ante of 3,000 and play has slowed to a crawl with a handful of players below five big blinds and just one elimination needed for play to reach the money. Here's a look at the shortest stacks in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Badbeat1512	110,904 84,678	84,678
rule22	98,095 -36,500	-36,500
acezano	58,500 -31,750	-31,750
Skysdad823	22,334 -164,000	-164,000
BigDickRick	11,611 -101,000	-101,000

In Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, action folded around to "rags224" in the cutoff and they opened to 50,000. "sri100k" called on the button and action went heads up to a flop of . "rags224" made a continuation-bet of 75,000 and "sri100k" called.

The turn came and "rags224" went all in for 225,000. "sri100k" quickly called.

"rags224":
"sri110k":

"rags224" saw the bad news, having run into the flopped nuts of "sri100k" to find themselves drawing dead as the river completed the runout to end their tournament, finishing in 17th place.

With 16 remaining, just one elimination is needed before play reaches the money, meaning the tournament is officially on the bubble. Hand-for-hand play began with 17 remaining, and it will continue until one more elimination occurs.

Player	Chips	Progress
sri100k	1,061,065 363,932	363,932
rags224	Busted

In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "a_stormy_knight" opened the action with a raise to 32,000 in early position and was three-bet to 86,000 by "IReadYrSoul" in the cutoff. "maniacalmonk" then cold four-bet jammed for 188,000 and action folded back around to "IReadYrSoul," who called.

"maniacalmonk":
"IReadYrSoul":

"maniacalmonk" was at risk of being eliminated from the tournament and bringing about the official money bubble, and the flop did nothing to change that. However, the turn was the ultimate gin card and they faded the re-suckout on the river to score the double and stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
IReadYrSoul	1,093,598 -190,465	-190,465
maniacalmonk	450,930 260,465	260,465
a_stormy_knight	257,940 -34,000	-34,000
Badbeat1512	26,226 -10,000	-10,000

A few more eliminations have occurred as of late with play midway through Level 22 (8,000/16,000/2,000). The tournament is on a five-minute break, and just 17 players remain. Two more eliminations are needed before play reaches the money.

Here's a look at complete chip counts from the two remaining tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
IReadYrSoul	1,284,063 46,000	46,000
kneadthedough8	1,016,833 166,202	166,202
spinach_kale	743,760 464,799	464,799
sri100k	697,133 142,335	142,335
hoodrathings	583,728 425,296	425,296
COMEATTHEKING	507,721 -59,351	-59,351
alwaysliquid	399,281 95,728	95,728
BOONYANI	397,416 349,140	349,140
a_stormy_knight	291,940 100,136	100,136
maniacalmonk	190,465 -84,425	-84,425
Skysdad823	186,334 -14,000	-14,000
rags224	143,966 -3,017	-3,017
rule22	134,595 -36,625	-36,625
Craig9222	133,678 16,589	16,589
BigDickRick	112,611 -200,053	-200,053
acezano	90,250 -6,750	-6,750
Badbeat1512	36,226 -104,322	-104,322
A.Jackson1767	Busted
anthonely	Busted
TheKing411	Busted
centrfieldr23	Busted

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In Level 22 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "IReadYrSoul" opened the action with a raise to 32,000 and action folded around to "Skysdad823," who three-bet to 56,000 in the big blind. "IReadYrSoul" called.

The flop came and "Skysdad823" made a continuation-bet of 40,000. "IReadYrSoul" called to bring the turn , where "Skysdad823" fired a second barrel of 48,000. "IReadYrSoul" called once more.

The river fell and "Skysdad823" emptied the clip, firing a third barrel good for 104,000. "IReadYrSoul" thought for a few moments and then raised all in for the effective 200,000 that "SkysDad823" had remaining in their stack.

"Skysdad823" folded and "IReadYrSoul" took down the pot without a showdown, becoming the first player to reach seven figures in the tournament along the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
IReadYrSoul	1,238,063 396,000	396,000
Skysdad823	200,334 -108,750	-108,750