As the title indicates, just 48 players remain, and they all have $228.48 locked up. Below you will see the players who are best positioned for the final table at the moment.

Player	Chips	Progress
st0neyDanza	605,295 538,595	538,595
Maverick08618	506,466 356,594	356,594
irishcby	485,977 218,020	218,020
bkglancy	483,684 175,958	175,958
mak3itrain69	380,957 380,957	380,957
3mptyS0ul	340,735 186,189	186,189
Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari	339,274 93,950	93,950
GameOfEdges	331,242 165,190	165,190
TrumpsDong	309,042 309,042	309,042

Level 17 (2,000/4,000/500)

Action folded around to the cutoff, "BLACKKOWBOYZ", who moved all in for their final 38,000. In the big blind, "quadman7750" called with . They were ahead of the of "BLACKKOWBOYZ", and big slick would stage true, as the board ran down .

With that pot, "quadman7750" is up to nearly 110,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
quadman7750	106,873 -38,754	-38,754
BLACKKOWBOYZ	Busted

Registration has officially closed with 363 total entries, meaning the guarantee was just missed. PokerstarsUSNJ will be adding about $1,700 to complete the prizepool. The final 48 places will be getting paid tonight, and you can view a full breakdown of the prizepool in this photo, or in the payouts tab.

Level 15 (1,250/2,500/325)

Katie "BabyRaizer" Stone min raised to 5,000 from under the gun, and a few seats over, "KKristAAps" moved all in just under 25,000. Stone made the call with , but they were in big trouble against the of "KKristAAps."

The flop of increased "KKristAAps"'s lead, and while the turn gave Stone a flush draw of their own, the was a blank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie "BabyRaizer" Stone	82,709
KKristAAps	55,050 55,050	55,050

Play is now in Level 18, and there are 70 players remaining. Only the top 48 will be making money tonight, so expect play to slow down a bit. Here are the current big stacks, with the blinds at 2,500/5,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
miceli86	346,003
Wsopboy1997	312,039 280,936	280,936
sshav8484	311,480 311,480	311,480
bkglancy	307,726
Dan "AvaGray" Lupo	299,238 168,177	168,177
Barney889	288,040
Maverick08618	273,943 112,146	112,146
irishcby	267,957 152,868	152,868
Anthony "FlawlessBINK" Maio	266,616 172,872	172,872
Dkornblau	254,203
HydraCap	223,501
jabjr95	218,285 110,098	110,098

Level 14 (1,000/2,000/250)

Action folded around to "supremetny", and they moved all in, having both blinds easily covered. "st0neyDanza" called all in for their final 31,000 and change in the small blind, holding . They were ahead of the King-Jack of "supremetny", and the flop of gave "supremetny" an even bigger lead. That lead would only increase with the turn, and the river sealed the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
supremetny	75,720 -40,647	-40,647
st0neyDanza	66,700 66,700	66,700

Level 12 (700/1,400/175)

"lady5AM" raised to 3,500 from middle position, and on the button, Anthony "FlawlessBINK" Maio moved all in for 43,722. "Jehad1" was in the small blind, and he made the call.

Anthony "FlawlessBINK" Maio:
"Jehad1":

The board ran down , and as the cards came out, "Jehad1" typed "Misclick" into the chat. With that pot, Maio is now one of the chip leaders with nearly 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony "FlawlessBINK" Maio	93,744 93,744	93,744
Jehad1	88,486 -82,809	-82,809

Level 12 (700/1400/175)

Action folded to short stack "SalaciousBum" on the button, and they moved all in for 9,500 and change. In the small blind, "Wsopboy1997" isolated by moving all in.

"Wsopboy1997":
"SalaciousBum":

The handed ended quickly, as the flop of gave "Wsopboy1997" a flush, leaving "SalaciousBum" drawing dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wsopboy1997	31,103 31,103	31,103
SalaciousBum	Busted