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

Brian Hastings opened to 280,000 from the button and Joey Couden defended his big blind.

Both players checked the flop. The turn brought the , Couden checked and Hastings bet 375,000.

Couden moved all in for 2,005,000. Hastings used one of his time chips before deciding to call with . Couden turned over for two-pair and needed to hold to stay alive.

The river was the and Couden’s two pair held to avoid elimination.

Joey Couden – 4,710,000 (39 bb)

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

Scott Margereson opened to 240,000 from under the gun, Brian Hastings called from the button, as did Joey Couden in the big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked, and Margereson bet 500,000 winning himself the pot.

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Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 565

About halfway through the level, the field lost a few players and they began to redraw for seats at the final three tables.

Manuel Jo is leading the way and is one of only two players above the 500,000-chip mark. With 27 players remaining, everybody received a payjump and is guaranteed at least $509.

Here is a look at the top five chip stacks as the field moves closer to the final table.

Manuel Jo – 580,000
Joaquin Sosa – 540,000
Chris Zito – 490,000
Bob Tanner – 400,000
George Navarro – 300,000

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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 the button and Couden defended his big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked and Hastings bet 320,000. Couden called.

The turn brought the , Couden checked and Hastings bet 750,000. Couden called.

The river was the , Couden checked, and Hastings bet 2,200,000. Couden used two of his time chips before moving all in.

Hastings snap called all in for 7,465,000. Couden tabled for a set of sevens  but was no good against Hastings’s   set of aces.

Brian Hastings – 17,670,000 (147 bb)
Joey Couden – 2,300,000 (19 bb)

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Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Brian Hastings completed from the small blind and Faraz Jaka checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Hastings checked and Jaka bet 245,000 winning himself the pot.

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

Joey Couden completed the small blind and Scott Margereson checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked, and Margereson bet 120,000. Couden called.

The turn brought the , Couden bet 240,000 and Margereson called.

The river was the , Couden checked and Margereson bet 650,000 winning himself the pot.

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Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Brian Hastings opened to 300,000 from the button and Joey Couden defended his big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked, and Hastings bet 250,000 winning himself the pot.

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Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Joey Couden opened to 280,000 from under the gun and Faraz Jaka defended his big blind.

The flop came , Jaka checked, and Couden bet 200,000. Jaka raised to 725,000.

Couden folded and Jaka scoops the pot.

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Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Joey Couden opened to 280,000 from the button and Brian Hastings defended his big blind.

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

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Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 565

George Navarro raised to 15,000 on the button and Justin Molis moved all in out of the big blind for 32,000. Navarro called.

Molis showed and was in the lead against Navarro’s .

The board came . Navarro paired his seven and eliminated Molis in 31st place for $441. It was the last hand of the level before the players headed off on their 15-minute break.

George Navarro – 260,000
Justin Molis – Eliminated