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Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Brian Hastings raised to 350,000 from the button, and Joey Couden called from the big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked, Hastings bet 300,000, and Couden called.

The turn brought the , Couden checked and Hastings bet 850,000. Couden called.

The river was the , Couden checked, and Hastings bet 2,300,000. Couden used a time chip before laying it down. Hastings scooped the pot.

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Couden opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Hastings raised to 1,300,000 from the small blind. Couden moved all in for 6,225,000. and Hastings called.

Couden turned over and was racing against Hastings’s .

The board ran out and Couden wound up with a higher full house to stay alive and double through Hastings.

Joey Couden – 12,700,000 (85 bb)

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Scott Margereson opened 300,000 from the button to and Faraz Jaka raised to 1,000,000 from the big blind. Margereson called.

The flop came , and Jaka bet 850,000. Margereson called.

The turn brought the , Jaka bet 1,600,000, and Margereson called.

The river is the , Jaka moved all in for 4,350,00 and Margereson used one of his time chips before laying it down.

Faraz Jaka – 11,425,000 (76 bb)

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Brian Hastings opened to 350,000 from under the gun and Scott Margereson  defended his big blind.

The flop came , Hastings bet 350,000 and Margereson raised to 1,150,000 winning himself the pot.

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Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 565

An unknown short stacked player was all in from early position and there was a small side pot between George Navarro in the cutoff and Larry Klur in the big blind.

On a flop of , Klur led out for 20,000 and Navarro called. The turn was the and Klur moved all in for about 180,000. Navarro folded, leaving Klur heads-up with Aminov.

“I was just trying to get the side pot at least,” said Klur, showing .

Klur’s pair of threes was in the lead against the unknown players’ . The river was the and Klur won the pot, eliminating  the unknown player.

“Threes were the nuts,” joked Klur after the hand.

Larry Klur – 270,000

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Joey Couden raised to 400,000  from the button and Brian Hastings defended his big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of [Jc10d7h10hJh].

Hastings bet 1,000,000, Couden raised to 2,350,000, and Hastings used a time chip before eventually deciding to fold. Couden scooped the pot.

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Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 565

The player in the hijack raised and Paul Nguyen moved all in out of the big blind for about 70,000. The hijack called.

Nguyen was in the lead with against the hijack’s .

The flop was , moving the hijack into the lead, but the peeled off on the turn giving Nguyen the best hand. The hijack was drawing dead to the river and Nguyen doubled up.

Paul Nguyen – 140,000

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End of Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Players are currently on a fifteen minute break, Here’s how they stack up:

Scott  Margereson 15,000,000 (125 bb) –  7 Time Chips
Brian Hastings – 12,550,000 (104 bb) – 6 Time Chips
Faraz Jaka – 7,550,000 (63 bb) –  8 Time Chips
Joey Couden  – 4,175,000 (35 bb)  –  6 Time Chips

Remaining payouts:

1st: $696,740*
2nd: $454,496
3rd: $336,466
4th: $251,523
* – Includes $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

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Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Brian Hastings opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Scott Margereson defended his big blind.

The flop came , Margereson checked, and Hastings bet 250,000. Margereson called.

The turn brought the and both players checked.

The river was the , Margereson checked, and Hastings checked as well. Margereson showed for a pair of aces and Hastings mucked.

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Scott Margereson opened to 240,000 from under the gun and Joey Couden defended his big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked, and Margereson bet 200,000 winning himself the pot.