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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Faraz Jaka opened to 550,000 from the button and Scott Margereson raised to 2,000,000 from the small blind. Jaka called.

The flop came , Margereson checked, and Jaka bet 1,400,000. Margereson called.

The turn brought the and both players checked. The river brought the , Margereson checked and Jaka checked as well.

Margereson  turned over for the winning full house and Jaka mucked.

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Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 565

Angelo Castaldi moved all in from middle position for about 60,000 and was called by Bob Tanner in the small blind and Alfredo Fernandez in the big blind.

The two blinds check it down and fail to create a side pot on a runout of .

Fernandez showed and nobody could beat it. Castaldi hit the rail in 10th place and earned $881, while Fernandez crossed the million chip mark.

Alfredo Fernandez – 1,050,000
Bob Tanner – 580,000
Angelo Castaldi – Eliminated 

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End of Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Players are currently on a ten minute break. Here’s how they stack up:

Faraz Jaka – 13,950,000 (56 bb) – 8 Time Chips
Scott Margereson  – 13,750,000 (55 bb) – 5 Time Chips
Brian Hastings – 11,575,000 (46 bb) – 3 Time Chips

Remaining payouts:

1st: $696,740*
2nd: $454,496
3rd: $336,466
* – Includes $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

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Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 565

Daniel Saffer hit the rail in 12th place, followed closely behind by Homero Molina in 11th place.

The final 10 players are redrawing for seats at the unofficial final table. With one more elimination, the final nine players will be credited with making the official final table.

Here is a look at the seat map for the final 10 players;

Seat 1: Antonio Colon – 265,000
Seat 2: George Navarro – 800,000
Seat 3: Manuel Jo – 520,000
Seat 4: Angelo Castaldi – 234,000
Seat 5: Claudio Piedrabuena – 268,000
Seat 6: Chris Zito – 860,000
Seat 7: James Scott – 190,000
Seat 8: Bob Tanner – 850,000
Seat 9: Alfredo Fernandez  800,000
Seat 10: Joaquin Sosa – 580,000

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Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 565

Bob Tanner raised from the small blind and Daniel Saffer moved all in from the big blind. Tanner called, was all in for 253,000 and showed . He was in dominating shape against Saffer’s .

The board ran out and Tanner doubled up.

While Tanner was doubling up, Chris Zito scored a knockout when his pocket aces held up against Ariel Rosello Quintana’s .

With 12 players left, they are just a couple eliminations away from a final table redraw.

Bob Tanner – 524,000
Chris Zito – 650,000
Daniel Saffer – 140,000
Ariel Rosello Quintana – Eliminated 

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Brian Hastings raised to 450,000 from the button and Scott Margereson  defended his big blind.

The flop came , Margereson checked, and Hastings bets 350,000. Margereson called.

The turn card paired the board with the . Margereson checked, Hastings bets 1,600,000, and Margereson folded. Hastings scooped the pot.

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Faraz Jaka raised to 650,000 from the small blind and Scott Margereson called from the big blind. The flop came , Jaka bet 550,000, and Margereson called.

The turn was the , Jaka checked, Margereson bet 850,000, and Jaka shoved. Margereson called all in for 4,575,000.

Margereson turned over and needed to hold against Jaka’s .

The river brought another king and Margereson wound up with trip kings to avoid elimination.

Scott Margereson – 11,625,000 (58 bb)

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Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Brian Hastings opened to 450,000 and Margereson  called from the big blind.

Margereson checked, Hastings bet 400, and Margereson raised to 1,250,000. Hastings called.

The turn brought the , Margereson used a time chip before betting 1,900,000, and Hastings moved all in winning himself the pot.

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Joey Couden opened to 475,000 from under the gun and Faraz Jaka raised to 1,500,000 from the big blind.

Couden shoved  9,600,000 and Jaka called. Jaka turned over and was in good shape against Couden’s .

The board came and Jaka’s pocket kings held to eliminate Couden in fourth place ($251,523).

Faraz Jaka – 20,350,000 (102 bb)
Joey Couden – Eliminated in 4th place ($251,523)

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Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 565

Alfredo Fernandez raised from under the gun and Eric Rivkin moved all in for just under 200,000 out of the big blind. Fernandez called with and only needed to dodge an ace against Rivkin’s .

The board came and Rivkin was eliminated in 19th place to move the tournament to two tables.

Before the staff was even done breaking the third table in the tournament, Fernandez eliminated Paul Nguyen in 18th place to leave the field with just 17 players.

Fernandez is now one of the chip leaders while Rivkin picked up $509 and Nguyen earned $610.

Alfredo Fernandez – 600,000
Paul Nguyen – Eliminated
Eric Rivkin – Eliminated