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Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 490

On the turn with the board reading , Landen Lucas checked from the big blind and Shannon Shorr bet 95,000 from the hijack. Lucas called.

The river was the and Lucas led out for 110,000. Shorr quickly called.

Lucas showed , good for top set, but Shorr turned over and won the pot with a jack-high straight. Shorr took the pot and hit the million-chip count for the first time.

Shannon Shorr – 1,080,000
Landen Lucas – 150,000

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Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 490

On a flop of , James Miller got all in for about 150,000 from the small blind against Shahin Yazdani in the cutoff.

Yazdani showed and needed to drill a two-outer against Miller’s .

The turn was the and the river was the . Miller doubled up with a set of fives.

James Miller – 450,000
Shahin Yazdani – 185,000

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End of Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 490

In the three minutes between the redraw and the dinner break, two players were eliminated and the final 25 players are heading to dinner. Play will resume around 7:58 p.m.

Here are the biggest stacks remaining:

Ray Qartomy – 980,000
Dan Colpoys – 950,000
Luke Brereton – 780,000
Kenneth Frey – 750,000
Victor Figueroa – 720,000
Landen Lucas – 630,000
Francis Anderson – 630,000

Recent Eliminations:

35th: Darren Elias – $6,775
34th: Kenneth Harding – $6,775
33rd: Steven Forman – $6,775
32nd: Gal Yifrach – $6,775
31st: Luke Blindert – $6,775
30th: Sebastian Hoyos – $6,775
29th: Gabriel Abusada – $6,775
28th: Anthony Zinno – $6,775
27th: Roman Fomin – $7,845
26th: David Trivino – $7,845

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Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 490

Anthony Zinno moved all in from the cutoff for about 140,000 and Victor Figueroa called from the big blind.

Zinno showed and was in trouble against Figueroa’s .

The board ran out and Figueroa won the pot to eliminate Zinno in 28th place. Zinno earned $6,775 for his finish.

There is a brief pause in the action while the final 27 players redraw for seats at the final three tables, but a few minutes after that, the remaining players will take a 75-minute dinner break.

Victor Figueroa – 720,000
Anthony Zinno – Eliminated

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Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 490

David Toscano raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Aditya Prasetyo three-bet to 60,000 on the button. Fanilkumar Patel moved all in for 235,000 out of the small blind, which sent Gabriel Abusada into the tank in the big blind.

After a few minutes of thought, Abusada decides he is going to flip a coin to decide his fate.

“This is my chance to triple up,” said Abusada. “If it’s heads, I’ll call. If it’s tails, I’ll fold.”

Abusada flips a coin and it lands near the chips in the middle of the pot.

“What did it land on?” asked Abusada.

Another player informed him it landed on heads and he immediately moved his chips in the middle, which totaled about 160,000. Toscano and Prasetyo both folded.

Abusada showed and was in trouble against Patel’s .

The board ran out and Patel won the pot to eliminate Abusada in 29th place. Abusada takes home $6,775 for his effort.

Fanilkumar Patel – 495,000
Gabriel Abusada – Eliminated

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Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 490

Luke Blindert moved all in for about 80,000 from the hijack and Aditya Prasetyo called on the button. The blinds folded and the cards were tabled.

Blindert showed and needed a lot of help against Prasetyo’s .

The was the window card, eliciting a groan from Blinder, but it was followed by the and the , giving Blindert a gutshot straight draw and some hope to stay alive.

The turn was the and the river was the , however, which sent the pot to Prasetyo and eliminated Blindert in 31st place for $6,775.

Aditya Prasetyo – 720,000
Luke Blindert – Eliminated

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Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 34 of 490

Darren Elias was heading to the payout line and Ray Qartomy was stacking a large pile of chips.

According to Qartomy, Elias raised preflop and got called by Qartomy and one other player at the table.

The flop was and Elias bet into the field. Qartomy raised to 75,000 and the third player in the hand folded. Elias moved all in for 310,000 and Qartomy called.

Elias tabled , good for top pair, a flush draw and a gutshot. He was in great shape against Qartomy’s , but the came on the turn, moving Qartomy into the lead.

Elias needed a club, nine or an eight to stay alive, but the river was a brick and Qartomy won the pot to eliminate Elias and move into the chip lead.

Elias took home $6,775 for his 34th place finish.

Ray Qartomy – 945,000
Darren Elias – Eliminated

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Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 490

Here is a look at the eliminations over the last few levels:

51st: Viet Vo – $4,930
50th: Alcides Gomez – $4,930
49th: Reid Walker – $4,930
48th: Tomas Soderstrom – $4,930
47th: Joseph Jean – $4,930
46th: Alex Keating – $4,930
45th: Pedro Palacio – $5,820
44th: Jake Toole – $5,820
43rd: George Parublev – $5,820
42nd: Kyrylo Kobzyev – $5,820
41st: Louis Chandler – $5,820
40th: Jeremy Ausmus – $5,820
39th: Dong Ji – $5,820
38th: David Lauffer – $5,820
37th: Benjamin Boston – $5,820
36th: Alex Foxen – $6,775

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Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 490

On the turn, with the board reading , the player in the big blind checked and Mukul Pahuja checked from under the gun. Landen Lucas bet 22,000 from middle position and was called by the button.

The big blind folded and Pahuja called as well. The river was the and all three players checked.

Pahuja quickly tabled and the other two players sent their hands into the muck.

Mukul Pahuja – 530,000
Landen Lucas – 515,000

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End of Level 18:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 490

The players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day.