Hard Stop Is Reached
The hard stop has officially been reached with 21:00 remaining in Level 15 after a pair of eliminations occurred on back-to-back hands on Table 6.
Raul Carrera was sent to the rail by Jason Welch after Welch opened with 
and Carrera defended his big blind with 
. Stacks eventually got in with two hearts on the board, and a running 
left Welch's queen to play en route to the pot and the knockout.
A moment later, Peter Nigh open-jammed under the gun and was called by Thom Schultz, who was on the button.
Peter Nigh: 
Thom Schultz: 
Schultz flopped top two pair on 
, but Nigh's gutshot became open ended on the turn 
to leave himself with eight outs to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, none fell on the river 
and the pair of eliminations brought the tournament down to 15, reaching the hard stop.
All 15 remaining players are now in the process of putting chips into bags, with Michael Kinzer atop the counts. A full list of chip counts and an end-of-day recap will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |