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Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 107 of 1,360
On a completed board reading 
Ryan Yu, who started the hand with around 300,000 was all in.
Chip leader Keith Ferrara called with 
for the straight and Yu mucked his cards.
Keith Ferrara – 1,700,000 (142 bb)
Ryan Yu – Eliminated
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Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 121 of 1,360
Shankar Pillai opened to 20,000 and Paul Snead called. The flop came 
, and Pillai bet 20,000. Snead called.
The turn brought a 
, Pillai bet 40,000 and Snead snap-shoved for 240,000 effective.
Pillai went into the tank for a while before eventually deciding to call with 
. It was the right decision as Snead tabled 
.
Shankar Pillai – 500,000 (50 bb)
Paul Snead – 150,000 (15 bb)
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Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 134 of 1,360
On a board reading 
Justin Young was raking in a big double up pot with 
versus Joe Elpayaa’s 
.
“That hand really failed me” Elpayaa said as they shipped Young the pot
Joe Elpayaa – 990,000 (99 bb)
Justin Young – 260,000 (26 bb)
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Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 146 of 1,360
In a battle of the blinds Matt Waxman was ll in for 135,000 from the small blind and Aaon Kweskin called all in for 105,000.
It was off to the races with Waxman’s 
out in front against Kweskin’s .
The board came 
and Kweskin spiked a king on the river to double through Waxman.
Aaron Kweskin – 215,000 (27 bb)
Matt Waxman – 20,000 (3 bb)
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Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 171 of 1,360
Thai Ha opened to 16,000 from early position and the player next to act moved all in for 117,000. Ha thought a short while before calling with 
.
He needed to get lucky as his opponent tabled 
.
The board ran out 
and Ha did indeed get lucky as he hit a two-outer on the flop to score the knock out.
Players are now preparing for hand-for-hand play on the money bubble.
Thai Ha – 600,000 (100 bb)
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Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 174 of 1,360
Ryan Olisar opened to 14,000 and Eric Afriat raised to 36,000. It folded back around to Olisar who shoved for 214,000.
Afriat said “Raise my 36 to 214?” Olisar responded “It’s the bubble..”
Afriat thought about it shortly before folding the 
face up. Afriat asked “What do you got?” enticing Olisar to show.
Olisar mucked and said “Better than that.”
Ryan Olisar – 260,000 (43 bb)
Eric Afriat – 600,000 (100 bb)
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Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 176 of 1,360
On a board reading 
Ami Alibay holds 
and needs to get lucky against his opponent’s 
two-pair.
The river brought the and Ami Alibay did indeed get lucky to score the knock out.
Ami Alibay – 825,000 (138 bb)
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Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 181 of 1,360
Mike Scoma was all in for 106,000 with and out in front against Brian Hastings’s .
The board runs out 
and Scoma’s pocket queens hold to avoid elimination.
Scoma said “Thank God you didn’t have kings..” as he raked in the pot.
Mike Scoma – 220,000 (37 bb)
Brian Hastings – 280,000 (47 bb)
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Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 198 of 1,360
On a flop of 
, Ravi Raghavan checked from the small blind and Faraz Jaka bet 13,000 from middle position. Raghavan called.
The turn brought the , Raghavan checked and Jaka bet 33,000. Raghavan called again.
The river was the 
, Raghavan checked for the third time and Jaka moved in for 126,000 effective.
Raghavan thought about it shortly before letting it go.
Faraz Jaka – 410,000 (82 bb)
Ravi Raghavan – 126,000 (25 bb)
