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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 398

There was little action over the first half of Level 24 after Dien Le doubled, though James Carroll sent about a quarter of his huge stack to others at his table. But he was still comfortable.

Carroll opened to 65,000 from middle position and Sergio Giha moved all in from the button for 230,000. The blinds released and Carroll called.

Carroll:
Giha:

Giha was looking good for a double but Carroll paired his nine on the flop. Neither the turn nor river were any help for Giha and he was eliminated in 13th place.

James Carroll – 3,200,000 (107 bb)
Sergio Giha – Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,755)

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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 398

Action folded to Dien Le on the button and he moved all in for 435,000. Cosmin Joldis called from the small blind and James Carroll folded his big.

Le:
Joldis:

It was a race and Le needed to improve to double. The flop was no help although Le added a gutshot straight draw. The turn changed nothing but the river gave Le the ace-high straight to double up.

Dien Le – 930,000 (31 bb)
Cosmin Joldis – 1,100,000 (37 bb)

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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 398

Table 1
Seat 1: Mark Guariglia – 385,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: Skip McDonough – 1,670,000 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Tony Cappadona – 620,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Wandling – 780,000 (26 bb)
Seat 6: Stuart Greenbaum – 3,375,000 (113 bb)
Seat 8: Scott Zakheim – 755,000 (25 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Cosmin Joldis – 1,535,000 (51 bb)
Seat 2: James Carroll – 4,200,000 (140 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Zipes – 1,910,000 (64 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Karp – 1,310,000 (44 bb)
Seat 5: Sergio Giha – 465,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Rafiki Brown – 2,460,000 (82 bb)
Seat 7: Dien Le – 435,000 (15 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $120,410
2nd: $80,250
3rd: $58,985
4th: $43,880
5th: $33,045
6th: $25,190
7th: $18,445
8th-9th: $13,620
10th-11th: $10,845
12th-13th: $8,755

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 398

After the crazy action after the break, things settled down with a lot of chips in play.

James Carroll continued to extend his lead, moving up to 3,900,000 while Dien Le and Mark Guariglia need to make a move soon.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 398

Eliud Ortiz was eliminated soon after the return from break then Skip McDonough got the field down to 13 players with back-to-back big hands.

First up, it was Dmitry Savelyev all in but his ran into McDonough’s . Nothing on the board can save Savelyev and he was eliminated in 15th place.

The very next hand, Stuart Greenbaum opened to 60,000 and Santana Noronha shipped for 265,000 next to act. It folded to McDonough and he moved all in over the top to get a fold from Greenbaum.

McDonough:
Noronha:

The board was no help to Noronha to send him out in 14th place. Queens and kings in back-to-back hands for McDonough to move his stack higher while getting the field shorter.

Skip McDonough – 1,250,000 (50 bb)

14th: Santana Noronah – $6,925
15th: Dmitry Savelyev – $6,925
16th: Eliud Ortiz – $6,925

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 398

Players returned to the tables with levels now running 90 minutes until switching back to 40 when heads-up. Blinds are now 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante and the average stack is 1,245,000 (50 bb).

Table 1
Seat 1: Mark Guariglia
Seat 2: Dmitry Savelyev
Seat 3: Skip McDonough
Seat 4: Tony Cappadona
Seat 5: Jason Wandling
Seat 6: Stuart Greenbaum
Seat 7: Santana Noronha
Seat 8: Scott Zakheim

Table 2
Seat 1: Cosmin Joldis
Seat 2: James Carroll
Seat 3: Richard Zipes
Seat 4: Steven Karp
Seat 5: Sergio Giha
Seat 6: Rafiki Brown
Seat 7: Dien Le
Seat 8: Eliud Ortiz

Remaining payouts:

1st: $120,410
2nd: $80,250
3rd: $58,985
4th: $43,880
5th: $33,045
6th: $25,190
7th: $18,445
8th-9th: $13,620
10th-11th: $10,845
12th-13th: $8,755
14th-16th: $6,925

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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 398

A few moments before the next break, Michael Wadlow was eliminated in 17th place and tournament staff broke the field down to two tables before sending them away.

James Carroll continues to lead the field with 3,340,000 with 15 players really trying to catch him.

We will post a seat map when they return.

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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 398

Lou Ojeda was short stacked, took a stand for his last 125,000 and Rafiki Brown had him at risk.

Brown:
Ojeda:

Ojeda was ahead for the double but Brown paired his king on the flop. The turn was no help to Ojeda and he was eliminated after the river.

Rafiki Brown – 1,960,000 (98 bb)

18th: Lou Ojeda – $5,395
19th: Marco Guibert – $5,395
20th: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – $5,395

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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 398

On the next hand after Matthew Zarcadoolas was eliminated, Santana Noronha opened from under the gun and then the stacks started going in. Saber Salum Penayo shoved, Rocky Hicks shoved, and Santana Noronha was sitting there waiting.

“Look at this!” he yelled Zarcadoolas as he was walking away.

Noronha called all in as well. Hicks had the biggest stack at ~300,000 with Noronha holding ~175,000 and Penayo the shortest of the three.

Noronha:
Hicks:
Penayo:

Noronha was ahead and the board ran clean to send him the pot. Penayo was eliminated in 23rd place and Hicks was knocked near the felt, eliminated soon after.

But not before Paul Chang was knocked out nearby while Noronha was picking up aces.

Santana Noronha – 525,000 (26 bb)

21st: Rocky Hicks – $4,565
22nd: Paul Chang – $4,565
23rd: Saber Salum Penayo – $4,565

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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 398

Matthew Zarcadoolas took his shot to double up, getting his 275,000 stack in the middle and Stuart Greenbaum had him at risk.

Greenbaum:
Zarcadoolas:

Zarcadoolas had two live, suited cards to double. He did not pair the flop but added a flush draw. The turn was a blank and he was sent out after the river.

Then things went sideways for a bit.

To be continued

Stuart Greenbaum – 1,545,000 (77 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas – Eliminated in 24th Place ($4,565)