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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,462

After a flop of with a little more than 600K already in the pot, Kelly Alonso got it all in from UTG for 845,000 with for a pair of jacks.

But Alonso needed to improve to stay alive against the of Andre Bryan in the big blind.

The turn card was the , giving Alonso additional outs with an open-ended straight draw, and the river card was the . Alonso won the pot with a rivered two pair, queens and jacks, to double up in chips.

Kelly Alonso  –  2,300,000  (38 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  450,000  (8 bb)

And here are the most recent eliminations:

Altabal Mohamed  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($1,905)
Charlie Harrison  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($1,905)

With 16 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,370,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,905 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,462

Gus Vazquez raised from the hijack to 125,000, Ayed Shweihat reraised from the button to 325,000, and Vazquez moved all in.

Shweihat called all in for 1,205,000 with , and he needed it to hold against Vazquez’s .

The board came , and Shweihat won the pot with a flopped set of aces to double up in chips.

Ayed Shweihat  –  2,560,000  (43 bb)
Gus Vazquez  –  1,080,000  (18 bb)

With 18 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,220,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,905 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,462

Here are the official chip counts and seating positions for the final 18 players during the dinner break, with action scheduled to resume around 8:52 pm EDT:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Sagi Zommer  –  990,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Charlie Harrison  –  895,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Alexandru Predincea  –  1,800,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Crystal Utley  –  1,095,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Jonathan Livingston  –  1,610,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6.  Adam Zeltser  –  975,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Gus Vazquez  –  2,285,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Altabal Mohamed  –  655,000  (11 bb)
Seat 9.  Ayed Shweihat  –  1,235,000  (21 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Leon Zhivelev  –  1,360,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2.  Leonardo Rendon  –  1,085,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Richard Alati  –  720,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Al Klager  –  2,330,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  A.J. Spades  –  720,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  Ory Hen  –  325,000  (5 bb)
Seat 7.  Andre Bryan  –  1,590,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Kelly Alonso  –  1,105,000  (18 bb)
Seat 9.  Vendel Johnson  –  1,165,000  (19 bb)

With 18 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,220,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,905 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,462

Level 26 came to an end, and the remaining players took a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:52 pm EDT.

Official chip counts from the break will be posted soon. Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $38,695 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $26,440
3rd:  $17,875
4th:  $13,240
5th:  $10,000
6th:  $8,085
7th:  $6,675
8th:  $5,290
9th-10th:  $3,930
11th-12th:  $3,005
13th-15th:  $2,350
16th-18th:  $1,905

With 18 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,220,000 (20 big blinds).

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,462

With the blinds at 20,000-40,000, Larry Kiang moved all in from the cutoff for 105,000, and the player in the small blind called with .

Kiang turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Kiang paired his ace on the flop and his ten on the turn to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Larry Kiang  –  290,000  (7 bb)

A few minutes later, after the blinds increased to 25,000-50,000, Kiang was eliminated from the tournament in 21st place.

Larry Kiang  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($1,555)

With 20 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,095,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,555 each.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,462

German Zaga raised UTG+1 to 105,000, Sagi Zommer moved all in from the small blind for 435,000, and Zaga called with .

Zommer turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Zommer paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sagi Zommer  –  950,000  (24 bb)
German Zaga  –  510,000  (13 bb)

With 21 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,045,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,555 each.

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,462

Jonathan Livingston raised under the gun, Jeremy Becker moved all in from the cutoff for 715,000, and Livingston quickly called all in for 555,000 with .

Becker turned over , and Livingston needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Livingston to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jonathan Livingston  –  1,210,000  (30 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  160,000  (4 bb)

With 21 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,045,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,555 each.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,462

28th:  Eric Feldman  –  $975
29th:  Thanhlong Nguyen  –  $975
30th:  Srinath Vadluri  –  $975
31st:  Fabio Baduy  –  $975
32nd:  Attila Kocsis  –  $975
33rd:  Alberto Niebla  –  $975
34th:  Mahmoud Hamed  –  $975
35th:  Dayanna Ciabaton  –  $975
36th:  David Metz  –  $975

37th:  Mariano Szlaifer  –  $835
38th:  Eriberuto Uehara  –  $835
39th:  James Tomblin II  –  $835
40th:  Lance Foster  –  $835
41st:  Artur Nazarenko  –  $835
42nd:  Albert Dagro  –  $835
43rd:  Eric Phan  –  $835
44th:  Dejan Petkovic  –  $835
45th:  Casey Crews  –  $835

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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 1,462

46th:  Tamara Goldshteyn  –  $740
47th:  Wilmer Chavira  –  $740
48th:  Garrett Fleetwood  –  $740
49th:  Michael McCauley  –  $740
50th:  Jonathan Lasko  –  $740
51st:  Reinaldo Vicentini Aldrey  –  $740
52nd:  Min Zhang  –  $740
53rd:  Antonio Arencibia Monduy  –  $740

55th:  Lunique Petiote  –  $665
56th:  Igor Korkhin  –  $665
57th:  Osmany Saldanas  –  $665
58th:  Henry Billete  –  $665
59th:  Vinicius Monteiro  –  $665
60th:  Brian Krinsky  –  $665
61st:  Walid Maddah  –  $665
62nd:  Alain Boucher  –  $665
63rd:  Michael Gulliford  –  $665

64th:  Dylan Malcomson  –  $620
65th:  Charles Conner  –  $620
66th:  Joseph Petrolino  –  $620
67th:  Yigal Hen  –  $620
68th:  Sergio Gamarra  –  $620
69th:  Geroges Boyadjian  –  $620
70th:  Jennifer David  –  $620
71st:  Anatoly Zharnitsky  –  $620
72nd:  Brian Barros  –  $620

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 1,462

Andre Bryan raised from the hijack to 70,000, Fabio Baduy moved all in from the button for 500,000, and Bryan thought for a bit before he called with .

Baduy turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Bryan paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Baduy in 31st place.

Andre Bryan  –  1,700,000  (57 bb)
Fabio Baduy  –  Eliminated in 31st Place  ($975)

With 30 players remaining, the average stack is around 730,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $975 each.