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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 4,508

In a blind-vs.-blind situation, Luis Mantilla was all in from the big blind for 3,900,000 with , and he need his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Angel Bracho, who had him barely covered with 4,000,000 in the small blind.

The board came — Bracho flopped a diamond flush draw, turned a pair of kings, and rivered his flush to win the pot and eliminate Mantilla in 13th place.

Angel Bracho  –  8,225,000  (82 bb)
Luis Mantilla  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($7,311)

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Players Remaining: 14 of 4,508

Tim Marcus moved all in under the gun for 400,000, Angel Bracho called UTG+1, Luis Mantilla called from the hijack, and Jeffrey Colpitts called from the big blind. Any further betting will create a side pot.

The flop came , and Colpitts bet 500,000. Bracho tanked for a long time before he called, and then Mantilla thought for a while before he also called, creating a side pot worth 1.5 million.

The turn card was the , and all three players checked.

The river card was the , Colpitts bet 300,000, Bracho tanked for a while before he folded, and Mantilla also folded. Colpitts took the side pot.

Marcus showed for a pair of deuces, but Colpitts turned over to win the pot with a pair of eights. Marcus was eliminated in 14th place.

Jeffrey Colpitts  –  6,800,000  (68 bb)
Tim Marcus  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($7,311)

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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 4,508

After a long period with no bustouts, there was a brief flurry of eliminations.

Talesh Patel was all in from middle position for about 775,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Devond Marshall in the big blind.

The board came — Patel paired his eight on the flop, but improved no further. Marshall won the pot with his pocket queens to eliminate Patel in 17th place.

Devond Marshall  –  2,150,000
Talesh Patel  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($5,686)

Jon Turner moved all in under the gun for 775,000, and Jason Young moved all in over the top from UTG+1 for 1,450,000 with . Turner turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Turner turned a club flush draw, but improved no further. Young won the pot with two pair, kings and queens, to eliminate Turner in 16th place.

Jason Young  –  2,475,000  (25 bb)
Jon Turner  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($5,686)

William Rincon moved all in under the gun for about 800,000, and chipleader Michael Newman called from the button with . Rincon turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the ace-king held up for Newman to win the pot with his king kicker and eliminate Rincon in 15th place.

Michael Newman  –  11,800,000  (118 bb)
William Rincon – Eliminated in 15th Place  ($7,311)

After the hand, Newman said, “I’ve played at a lot of tables in my life, and this is the toughest table in history. Write that down — toughest table in history.”

About halfway thru Level 28, with 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.4 million (44 big blinds).

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Level 27: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 4,508

After the eliminations of Alfredo Guevara in 20th place ($4,062) and Michael Ortiz in 19th ($4,062), the field was down to the final two tables. Here is the new lineup:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Phil Hui
Seat 2.  Danny Kasper
Seat 3.  Devond Marshall
Seat 4.  Jeffrey Colpitts
Seat 5.  Tim Marcus
Seat 6.  Willie Wiggins
Seat 7.  Talesh Patel
Seat 8.  Angel Bracho
Seat 9.  Luis Mantilla

TABLE 14
Seat 1.  Richard Carr
Seat 2.  Michael Newman
Seat 3.  Daniel Quesada
Seat 4.  Jon Turner
Seat 5.  Jason Young
Seat 6.  Scott Robbins
Seat 7.  William Rincon
Seat 8.  Michael Duek
Seat 9.  Perry Shiao

A short while later, Talesh Patel raises under the gun to 225,000, Angel Bracho called UTG+1, and Luis Mantilla called from middle position.

The flop came , and Patel bet 425,000. Bracho quickly called, and Mantilla quickly moved all in for 2,025,000. Patel asked for a count before moving all in over the top for about 3.9 million, and Bracho thought for a bit before folding face up (pair of nines).

Mantilla turned over for a heart flush draw, and he’d need to improve to stay alive against Patel’s .

The turn card was the , giving Mantilla additional outs with a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was the . Mantilla completed his heart flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Luis Mantilla  –  5,350,000  (71 bb)
Angel Bracho  –  4,225,000  (56 bb)
Talesh Patel  –  1,900,000  (25 bb)

At the other table, Michael Newman raised from middle position to 150,000, Daniel Quesada reraised from the hijack to 500,000, and Newman called.

The flop came , Newman moved all in, and Quesada snap-called all in for more than 2 million with . But Newman turned over for a pair of kings, and Quesada needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving Quesada additional outs with an open-ended straight draw, but the river card was the . Newman won the pot with his pair of kings to eliminate Quesada in 18th place.

Michael Newman  –  9,300,000  (124 bb)
Daniel Quesada  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($5,686)

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Level 27: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 4,508

The players return from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 50,000-75,000 and a big-blind ante of 75,000. With 20 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3.09 million (41 big blinds).

Here are the updated chip counts from the break:

TABLE 6
Seat 1.  Jon Turner  –  1,925,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Perry Shiao  –  2,250,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Scott Robbins  –  2,850,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Duek  –  3,850,000  (51 bb)
Seat 5.  Willie Wiggins  –  7,800,000  (104 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Angel Bracho  –  4,500,000  (60 bb)
Seat 9.  Jeffrey Colpitts  –  5,550,000  (74 bb)

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Phil Hui  –  1,900,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Danny Kasper  –  1,250,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Devond Marshall  –  2,750,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  Alfredo Guevara  –  775,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5.  Tim Marcus  –  1,175,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Talesh Patel  –  3,400,000  (45 bb)
Seat 8.  
Seat 9.  Luis Mantilla  –  2,650,000  (35 bb)

TABLE 14
Seat 1.  Richard Carr  –  3,600,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Newman  –  7,125,000  (95 bb)
Seat 3.  Daniel Quesada  –  3,525,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Jason Young  –  1,500,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  William Rincon  –  1,825,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8.  
Seat 9.  Michael Ortiz  –  1,475,000  (20 bb)

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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 4,508

Rafael Marcondes Dos Reis was all in from the hijack for about 800,000 with , but he was dominated by the of Luis Mantilla in the cutoff.

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Mantilla to win the pot and eliminate Marcondes Dos Reis in 22nd place.

Luis Mantilla  –  2,250,000  (38 bb)
Rafael Marcondes Dos Reis  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($3,655)

Gino Cham was all in from the hijack for about 1,035,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Michael Newman, who was under the gun.

The board came — Cham turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Newman won the pot with his pocket nines to eliminate Cham in 21st place.

Michael Newman  –  5,800,000  (97 bb)
Gino Cham  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($4,062)

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Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining; 10 of 270

They are down to a final table in Event 7, and here are the approximate chip counts, followed by the remaining prizepool at stake:

Seat 1.  Spencer Champlin  –  450,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Ray Millard  –  325,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  David Nowling  –  408,000  (41 bb)
Seat 4.  Kerry Scott  –  650,000  (65 bb)
Seat 5.  Benjamin Keathley  –  707,000  (71 bb)
Seat 6.  Chris Young  –  280,000  (28 bb)
Seat 7.  Thomas Gari  –  581,000  (58 bb)
Seat 8.  Sherriee Williams  –  160,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  Reece Lightner  –  690,000  (69 bb)
Seat 10.  Jacobo Milhem  –  104,000  (10 bb)

1st:  $18,286 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $12,874
3rd:  $8,280
4th:  $5,050
5th:  $3,900
6th:  $3,232
7th:  $2,714
8th:  $2,268
9th:  $1,829
10th:  $1,539

They will be playing down to a winner tonight.

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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 4,508

Level 25 comes to an end, and Level 26 begins with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a big-blind ante of 60,000. With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2.8 million (47 big blinds).

There were a handful of quick eliminations after the redraw for the final three tables:

27th:  Paulius Bikus  –  $3,249
26th:  Eric Tuan  –  $3,249
25th:  Mark Threadgill  –  $3,249

24th:  Daniel Couzens  –  $3,655
23rd:  Tom Bielecky  –  $3,655

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Level 25: 30,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 4,508

After the elimination of John Holley in 28th place ($2,843), the final 27 players redraw for random seats at the final three tables. Here are the new seating assignments, with all 27 players guaranteed at least $3,249 each:

TABLE 6
Seat 1.  Jon Turner
Seat 2.  Perry Shiao
Seat 3.  Scott Robbins
Seat 4.  Michael Duek
Seat 5.  Willie Wiggins
Seat 6.  Daniel Couzens
Seat 7.  Tom Bielecky
Seat 8.  Angel Bracho
Seat 9.  Jeffrey Colpitts

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Phil Hui
Seat 2.  Danny Kasper
Seat 3.  Devond Marshall
Seat 4.  Alfredo Guevara
Seat 5.  Tim Marcus
Seat 6.  Eric Tuan
Seat 7.  Talesh Patel
Seat 8.  Rafael Marcondes Dos Reis
Seat 9.  Luis Mantilla

TABLE 14
Seat 1.  Richard Carr
Seat 2.  Michael Newman
Seat 3.  Daniel Quesada
Seat 4.  Gino Cham
Seat 5.  Jason Young
Seat 6.  Paulius Bikus
Seat 7.  William Rincon
Seat 8.  Mark Threadgill
Seat 9.  Michael Ortiz

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Level 25: 30,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 4,508

Ian Holt moved all in from the cutoff for about 1,050,000, and Michael Duek called from the button with .

Holt turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Holt flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Duek won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Holt in 29th place.

Michael Duek  –  5,600,000  (112 bb)
Ian Holt  –  Eliminated in 29th Place  ($2,843)

After a flop of , Scott Robbins was all in with (jack-high straight), and he was a big favorite to double up against the (pair of tens) of Michael Ortiz.

The turn card was the , giving Ortiz a heart flush draw, but the river card was the . Robbins won the pot with his jack-high straight to double up to nearly four million in chips.

Scott Robbins  –  3,975,000  (80 bb)
Michael Ortiz  –  1,725,000  (35 bb)

Recent Eliminations:
30th:  Scott Baumstein  –  $2,843
29th:  Ian Holt  –  $2,843