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Returning to Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 3,173

It was always an ambitious goal to take this event from 609 players down to a winner in one day, and reality has finally hit in the wee hours of Monday morning. The clock has run out on Level 32 and on Day 2 as a whole, and the final 12 players will return Monday afternoon to play it out on an unscheduled Day 3.

Here’s the remaining lineup:

Table 1
Seat 1: David Shmuel – 2,500,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2: —empty—
Seat 3: Alfredo Guevara – 2,975,000 (15 bb)
Seat 4: Ross Ramlal – 1,200,000 (6 bb)
Seat 5: —empty—
Seat 6: Mike Mehallis – 10,625,000 (53 bb)
Seat 7: —empty—
Seat 8: Ana Freitas – 4,275,000 (21 bb)
Seat 9: Josh Robins – 6,450,000 (32 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Nipun Java – 14,925,000 (75 bb)
Seat 2: Manny Minaya – 2,750,000 (14 bb)
Seat 3: —empty—
Seat 4: Andrea Lloha – 3,725,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: —empty—
Seat 6: Brian Powell – 6,900,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: —empty—
Seat 8: Zach Donovan – 5,900,000 (30 bb)
Seat 9: Paulo Treu – 1,225,000 (6 bb)

Nipun Java tore though the later stages of Day 2, amassing nearly a quarter of the total chips in play before the clock stuck zero. His stack of 14,925,000 will be good for about 75 big blinds entering the final day.

Java, an Indian-born pro from California, is an accomplished tournament player with more than $2 million in live career earnings. A big chunk of the came this past summer when he claimed a pair of WSOP bracelets, first sharing the $1,000 Tag Team title and then winning the $1,000 online event outright. He’ll be a tough out for his 11 remaining opponents in this event, too.

Local standout Manny Minaya is also among the remaining field, as are one-time chip leaders Mike Mehallis and Zach Donovan. Ana Frietas is the last lady left and a former chip leader herself, and she’ll return to the tables in the middle of the pack.

Everyone left is guaranteed to earn at least $14,279 at this point, but none of them will likely be content with that result. The series’ opening trophy and the top prize of $272,508 are reserved for the eventual winner.

Day 3 begins at 2 p.m.

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Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 3,173

13th: Matthew Humphrey – $10,312
14th: Jonathan Snead – $10,312
15th: Federico Dabus – $10,312
16th: Reinaldo Troconis Trutschel – $8,091
17th: Jonathan Stewart – $8,091
18th: Michael Chiappetta – $8,091
19th: Braulio Puello – $6,584
20th: Dylan Drazen – $6,584
21st: Kevin Deng – $6,584
22nd: Tyler Rauh – $6,584
23rd: Michael Gallo – $6,584
24th: Eric Sabido – $6,584
25th: Victor Figueroa – $6,584
26th: Jose Martinez Rincon – $6,584
27th: Corey Cheresnick – $6,584
28th: Martin Markov – $5,156
29th: Matthew Zarcadoolas – $5,156

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End of Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 3,173

The clock has run out on Level 32 and on Day 2 of this two-day event. The final 12 players will return tomorrow (today) at 2:00 p.m. to settle the score on an unscheduled Day 3.

A recap of the action so far will be posted shortly.

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Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 3,173

It’s been a while since we’ve had a chance to update Event 1, and a lot has changed over the course of the last hour. The field is now just 13 players strong.

Nipun Java is primarily the one driving the action, and his chip stack has swollen as a result. Just a moment after eliminating Reinaldo Troconis with ace-king, Java played another big pot against Jonathan Snead.

Snead got himself all in for 2,170,000 before the flop, and Java re-shoved for more than 10 million behind him. When the rest of the table folded, Java showed down more of the same.

“Ace-king again?” Snead asked. Java nodded.

Snead:
Java:

The board ran out , and the kicker played to earn Java another knockout pot. Snead was eliminated in 14th place, sending his chips over into Java’s already mighty stack.

The California pro now has more than 20 percent of the chips in play.

Nipun Java – 13,400,000 (89 bb)
Jonathan Snead – Eliminated

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Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 3,173

Alfredo Guevara opened with a raise in early position, Mike Mehallis called a couple seats over, and Ana Freitas joined from the button to create three-way action.

The flop was , and Guevara continued for what looked like 500,000. Mehallis quickly folded, but Freitas raised all in with the larger of the two stacks. Guevara had 1,305,000 chips behind his bet, and he eventually called all in to put himself at risk.

Guevara:
Freitas:

Guevara’s kicker had him poised for a double-up, and the turn and river secured the pot.

Alfredo Guevara – 4,700,000 (47 bb)
Ana Freitas – 900,000 (9 bb)

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Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 3,173

Action folded around to the blinds, where Michael Gallo moved all in for 800,000 in the small and Reinaldo Troconis called to put him at risk from the big.

Gallo:
Troconis:

The board ran out , and Troconis won the pot with a pair of tens, nearly doubling up in the process.

Gallo was eliminated in 23rd place.

Reinaldo Troconis – 1,995,000 (20 bb)
Michael Gallo – Eliminated

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Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 3,173

Tyler Rauh opened to 175,000 in early position, and Brian Powell three-bet shoved for 1,900,000 a couple seats over. On the button, Zach Donovan asked for the count before moving all in with his chip-leading stack.

“I’m glad I don’t have a decision to make,” Rauh said, quickly surrendering his cards into the muck to leave Powell heads-up for his tournament life.

Powell:
Donovan:

The board ran out , and Powell flopped top set and turned jacks full to earn the come-from-behind double-up.

Brian Powell – 4,185,000 (52 bb)
Zach Donovan – 4,175,000 (52 bb)

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Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 3,173

Right at the start of Level 29, the field was reduced to 27 players, and they redrew for new seats around the final three tables.

Here’s the top of the leaderboard at the moment:

1. Zach Donovan – 6,600,000
2. Josh Robin – 4,475,000
3. Jonathan Snead – 3,775,000
4. Nipun Java – 3,675,000
5. Ana Freitas – 3,620,000

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 32, around 3:00 a.m., unless a winner is miraculously determined before then.

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Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 3,173

Play has reached the final four tables; here is an updated results list from 37th to 30th place:

30th:  John Simon  –  $5,156
31st:  Michael Rizzuto  –  $5,156
32nd:  Gregory Spinder  –  $5,156
33rd:  Jeff Rodriguez  –  $5,156
34th:  Raj Vohra  –  $5,156
35th:  Gabriel Sack  –  $5,156
36th:  Jie Liu  –  $5,156
37th:  Paul Kelly  –  $4,363

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Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 33 of 3,173

Jeff Rodriguez moved all from UTF for 650,000, Jonathan Snead three-bet all in for around 1,300,000 and everyone folded.

Rodriguez turned over and needed to get lucky against Snead’s .

The board came Snead’s pocket jacks held, eliminating Rodriguez in 33rd place.

Jonathan Snead  –  2,000,000
Jeff Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 33rd place  ($5,156)