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Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 349

As expected after dinner, there was a flurry of activity that created two doubles and a knockout.

Howard Mash moved all in for 215,000 and Ryan Gianquitti called. Mash was ahead with against and won the race to double up.

On Table 34, Michael Newman moved all in for 190,000 after a flop and Victor Figueroa called. Newman’s was ahead of and the turn and river gave him the double.

While those two hands were happening, Jake Schwartz was eliminated in 25th place by Loni Harwood.

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Returning to Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 349

Players have about 15 minutes remaining on their dinner break before they return to the poker room to play it out for the Main Event title. Adil Khan is the new leader as TK Miles drops one spot and we have five players with 20 big blinds or less.

Levels will switch to 90 minutes when they return.

Table 28
Seat 1: Chris Bolek – 1,015,000 (51 bb)
Seat 2: David Page – 435,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Antonio Fernandez – 1,015,000 (51 bb)
Seat 4: David Nowling – 625,000 (31 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Jake Schwartz – 390,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Jose Reyes – 820,000 (41 bb)
Seat 8: Loni Harwood – 610,000 (31 bb)
Seat 9: Tony Utnage – 575,000 (29 bb)

Table 33
Seat 1: Devon Workman – 430,000 (22 bb)
Seat 2: Ryan Gianquitti – 515,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: John Miller – 470,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: John Gorsuch – 260,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Adil Khan – 1,405,000 (70 bb)
Seat 7: Joshua Zur – 365,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Steve Duncker – 820,000 (41 bb)
Seat 9: Howard Mash – 215,000 (11 bb)

Table 34
Seat 1: Josias Santos – 430,000 (22 bb)
Seat 2: Mike Steinbacher – 990,000 (50 bb)
Seat 3: Ronald Young – 1,045,000 (52 bb)
Seat 4: TK Miles – 1,200,000 (60 bb)
Seat 5: Luke Graham – 660,000 (33 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Newman – 305,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Sheldon Gross – 750,000 (38 bb)
Seat 8: Victor Figueroa – 745,000 (37 bb)
Seat 9: Josh Milrad – 1,065,000 (53 bb)

1. Adil Khan – 1,405,000 (70 bb)
2. TK Miles – 1,200,000 (60 bb)
3. Josh Milrad – 1,065,000 (53 bb)
4. Ronald Young – 1,045,000 (52 bb)
5. Chris Bolek – 1,015,000 (51 bb)
6. Antonio Fernandez – 1,015,000 (51 bb)
7. Mike Steinbacher – 990,000 (50 bb)
8. Jose Reyes – 820,000 (41 bb)
9. Steve Duncker – 820,000 (41 bb)
10. Sheldon Gross – 750,000 (38 bb)
11. Victor Figueroa – 745,000 (37 bb)
12. Luke Graham – 660,000 (33 bb)
13. David Nowling – 625,000 (31 bb)
14. Loni Harwood – 610,000 (31 bb)
15. Tony Utnage – 575,000 (29 bb)
16. Ryan Gianquitti – 515,000 (26 bb)
17. John Miller – 470,000 (24 bb)
18. David Page – 435,000 (22 bb)
19. Devon Workman – 430,000 (22 bb)
20. Josias Santos – 430,000 (22 bb)
21. Jake Schwartz – 390,000 (20 bb)
22. Joshua Zur – 365,000 (18 bb)
23. Michael Newman – 305,000 (15 bb)
24. John Gorsuch – 260,000 (13 bb)
25. Howard Mash – 215,000 (11 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $111,196
2nd: $77,892
3rd: $50,078
4th: $32,431
5th: $24,997
6th: $20,678
7th: $17,354
8th: $14,213
9th: $11,119
10th – 12th: $9,371
13th – 15th: $7,957
16th – 18th: $6,570
19th – 21st: $5,471
22nd – 24th: $4,439
25th: $3,848

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Level 21: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 349

Only one elimination over the 30 minutes before dinner break and it was Event 1 final table member Bill Farnan.

The 25 remaining players are now on a 40-minute dinner break and levels will go up to 90 minutes long when they return.

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Level 21: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 349

There’s been little action over the last 30 minutes since the three-table redraw. A short-stacked Jeffrey Bohanek went out in 27th but it’s been pretty smooth sailing for everyone else.

Except for TK Miles. He’s been quietly moving his stack higher and Luke Graham moved to his left. No Miles is the chip leader with 1,536,000 while Graham has dropped back to the field.

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Level 1: 100/100

We’ve almost reached the end of the May Deep Stack Poker Series and today is the last to play a turbo during the series. This is the third of three and it will cruise right along.

Event 6 has a $10,000 Guarantee and a turbo structure to get it moving. They’ll start out with 20,000 deep stacks and the tournament will have 15-minute levels throughout. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 around 9:25pm and they will play it out from there.

The turbo kicks off at 6pm in the poker room and the one-day tournament will end with another trophy winner.

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 13
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

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Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 349

We had five more quick eliminations before Level 20 came to an end including 2013 WSOP National Champion Jonathan Hilton.

Tournament staff paused the clock and players are redrawing for seats at the last three tables of the Main Event.

28th: Jerry Silva – $3,246
29th: Jesse Letchworth – $3,246
30th: Forrest Raleigh – $3,246
31st: Pasquale Caiazza – $3,246
32nd: Jonathan Hilton – $3,246

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Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 33 of 349

We have a virtual tie at the top of the chip counts after two big hands at different tables. On Table 33, Jeff Rodriguez was all in for 101,000 and Mike Steinbacher called to put him at risk. Rodriguez needed help with against but the dry board sent him out and Steinbacher up to 1,290,000.

On Table 39. Ronald Young was all in for his 153,000 stack and Luke Graham called trying to run his stack higher. Young was behind with against but the flop was favorable. The board finished and to give Young the double and send Graham a bit down.

33rd: Jeff Rodriguez – $3,246
34th: Ory Hen – $3,246
35th: Manny Minaya – $3,246
36th: Rafaello Locatelli – $3,246

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Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 349

The second break is complete and we are back underway in the poker room. Luke Graham continues to lead the last 36 players with 1,330,000 but Mike Steinbacher is creeping up on him with 1,170,000.

They will play out two more levels before taking a 40-minute dinner break. After that, blind levels increase to 90-minutes long until the tournament is heads-up for the title.

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Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 349

One minute before they went on the second break, Bradley Smith was eliminated in 37th place to get the field down to the last four tables of the tournament.

They broke Table 35, dispersed its players to new seats, then sent them on a 15-minute break.

37th: Bradley Smith – $2,670
38th: Jerry Wong – $2,670
39th: Theo Lawson – $2,670

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Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 349

We had seven players enter the Main Event this morning before the start of Day 2. One of those seven was former SHRP champ, and November Niner, Jerry Wong. Naturally, he had to battle a short stack but he made the money and a min-cash.

That was a nice $1,000 profit for a couple hours of work.