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With Joseph Zamarelli busting moments ago and 18 players now remaining the dinner break has been moved up to now.
Players have 45-minutes to grab a bite and play will resume with the start of Level 25 at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time in Niagara Falls.
Below are updated counts for the entire field of 19 players remaining:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,000,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
1,000,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
870,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
750,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
700,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
670,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
500,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
440,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
400,000
137,500
|
137,500 |
|
390,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
280,000
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
250,000
139,500
|
139,500 |
|
250,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
230,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
|
180,000
-500
|
-500 |
Kirk Acevedo made it 57,000 under the gun and Frank Katana called before Tyler Gardner shoved in from the big blind for some 200,000 more.
Both players called and the flop came down 
. Acevedo led into the dry side pot for 140,000 and Katana called. The turn came the 
and after Acevedo checked, Katana took the lead, betting 200,000.
Out of his chair at the time, Acevedo announced he was all in. After a minute in the tank, Katana mucked. Acevedo rolled over 
having flopped a set. Gardner had 
and was drawing dead.
Following a meaningless river card, the massive pot was pushed to Acevedo and he grabbed the chip lead as the first player up to two million in chips.
With 20 left they just redrew for seats at the final two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
750,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
|
Busted |
Pat Tighe three-bet a Tyler Gardner open, then called it off with 
when Gardner shoved.
Gardner held 
and Tighe's kings held on a 
run out to give him twice as many chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
865,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
300,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Blake Napierala opened, Jeffrey Hobrecker three-bet big and Napierala four-bet jammed.
Hobrecker insta-called with , but Napierala had the goods, showing and doubling through on a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
500,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
Silvio DeRubeis busted three short stacks in one hand, getting them all in preflop with 
versus 
, 
, and 
.
The board rolled out 
to give him a set and a triple knockout that included former big stack Steven Przybl.
DeRubeis is now the third player past the one million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Kirk Acevedo took the last of John Stempien's chips.
As a result, he's now up and over the one million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
Busted |
Pat Tighe is healthy again after sniffing out a John Stempien bluff.
He called all the way down on a king-queen high board with just pocket tens, collecting a sizable pot when Stempien tried to bluff the river and mucked.
Stempien had risen from the ashes today, going from 55,000 to 500,000, but is relatively short again now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
140,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
