In Level 23 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, "thekidraf04" raised to 24,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 99,000 by Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari, who was on the button. Action folded back to "thekidraf04" and they called.

The flop fell and "thekidraf04" check-called a continuation-bet of 112,500 from Sangannagari, bringing the turn . "thekidraf04" checked again and Sangannagari fired all in for his second barrel, a slight overbet to the 450K in the middle.

Faced with a decision for their remaining 530,310, "thekidraf04" called.

"thekidraf04":
Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari:

Sangannagari had flopped top two pair and was way ahead of the top pair, top kicker of "thekidraf04". No three outer came on the river and "thekidraf04" fell in sixth place at Sangannagari's expense, with the former earning $1,297 for their performance while the latter has increased his chip lead to nearly 2 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari	1,974,291 618,016	618,016
thekidraf04	Busted

In Level 22 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari opened the action with a raise to 30,000 in the hijack. Benji "OtB_RedHeron" Felson called in the cutoff, as did "Batzz88" in the small blind before Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro re-jammed for 342,226 in the big blind. Sangannagari re-jammed and both remaining players folded.

Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro:
Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari:

The two were off to the races with Funaro holding a slight edge and a shot at the chip lead with over 750K in the middle. He remained out in front through the flop , though the paired board did give counterfeit outs, but the turn gave Sangannagari kings up that remained best as the river completed the runout, ending Funaro's bid in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari	1,356,275 389,726	389,726
Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro	Busted

In Level 22 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, "Jeebus459" opened to 20,000 under the gun and action folded around to "IGOTCRABZ_33" in the small blind, who re-jammed for 111,826. "Jeebus459" called.

"IGOTCRABZ_33":
"Jeebus459":

The aces of "Jeebus459" remained best as the board ran out and "IGOTCRABZ_33" was eliminated from the tournament in eighth place as a result.

A few hands prior, Benji "OtB_RedHeron" Felson doubled with pocket aces against the ace-three of chip leader Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari to get back over 300K and bring Sangannagari just below seven figures once more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari	966,549 103,606	103,606
Benji "OtB_RedHeron" Felson	311,788 -36,606	-36,606
IGOTCRABZ_33	Busted

In Level 21 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000, "Renorick1946" called all in for 7,362 under the gun and action folded to Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro, who pumped it up to 24,000 on the button. "thekidraf04" defended their big blind, taking heads-up action to the streets for the side pot.

Action checked through the flop and "thekidraf04" bet 34,181 on the turn , forcing a fold from Funaro to earn the side pot and have a chance at an elimination.

"Renorick1946":
"thekidraf04":

"Renorick1946" was firmly out in front with a chance at staying alive, but the river came to give "thekidraf04" a better two pair and send them out in ninth on the first hand of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
thekidraf04	518,270 351,639	351,639
Renorick1946	Busted

Hand #1: In Level 21 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000, Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro raised to 16,000 under the gun and "Q8kicksass" re-shoved for their last 28,116 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Funaro and he called.

"Q8kicksass":
Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro:

A king on the flop left "Q8kicksass" drawing thin and another one on the turn reduced their chances to zero. The river came to finish the runout and make the hand official, eliminating them from the tournament in 11th place.

Hand #2: On the other table at the same time, action folded to Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari in the small blind and he open-jammed for the 139,934 effective that remained in Dan "AvaGray" Lupo's stack in the big blind. Lupo called.

Dan "AvaGray" Lupo:
Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari:

Lupo needed to hold and instead saw a flop of leave him drawing incredibly thin. The turn gave him four chop outs, but he missed by one pip as the river came to leave his hand no good and result in him bubbling the final table as the 10th place finisher for the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari	862,943 249,467	249,467
Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro	439,476 296,412	296,412
Q8kicksass	Busted
Dan "AvaGray" Lupo	Busted

In Level 19 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, Dan "AvaGray" Lupo opened to 12,000 in early position and "toddchipman" three-bet to 36,000 on his direct left. Action folded around to Benji "OtB_RedHeron" Felson in the small blind, who cold four-bet jammed for 161,822. Lupo folded and "toddchipman" called.

Benji "OtB_RedHeron" Felson:
"toddchipman":

Felson needed a king and one came immediately on the flop , giving him top set. He faded an ace coming on both the turn and river to secure the double, leaving "toddchipman" with just a few blinds left in their stack.

A couple of hands later, Steven "FadeOrHoldz" finished the deed when his made the nuts against the of "toddchipman" upon a completed board of to eliminate them in 18th place and officially send the tournament into the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benji "OtB_RedHeron" Felson	348,394 264,858	264,858
Steven "FadeOrHoldz" Madara	341,111 134,714	134,714
Dan "AvaGray" Lupo	176,927 -8,250	-8,250
toddchipman	Busted