Event 18: Bob Tanner – 9th Place ($1,153)

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Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 565

Bob Tanner

Manuel Jo raised from the hijack and Bob Tanner moved all in for about 370,000 from the big blind. Jo called.

Jo showed KhKd and needed to dodge an ace against Tanner’s AdQs.

The board came 9d5s4s8h5h and Jo’s kings held up to eliminate Tanner in ninth place.

Manuel Jo – 1,100,000
Bob Tanner – Eliminated 

Event 18: Alfredo Fernandez Doubles Through George Navarro

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Players Remaining: 9 of 565

Alfredo Fernandez raised to 90,000 from the hijack and George Navarro three-bet to 190,000 out of the small blind. Fernandez called and they were heads-up to a flop of 4h4c3c.

Navarro moved all in and Fernandez snap-called. Fernandez was in the lead with his 2s2d against Navarro’s AcTh.

The turn was the Ks and the river was the 7d. Fernandez won the pot and doubled up.

Alfredo Fernandez – 1,435,000
George Navarro – 205,000

Event 18: Joaquin Sosa Doubles Through Chris Zito

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Chris Zito raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Joaquin Sosa moved all in from the hijack for 295,000. Action folded back to Zito, who called.

It was a flip with Zito’s QhJd against Sosa’s 9d9c.

The board ran out Ks6c5cKhKd and Sosa doubled up with a full house.

Joaquin Sosa – 680,000
Chris Zito – 425,000

Event 18: Angelo Castaldi – 10th Place ($881)

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Players Remaining: 9 of 565

Angelo Castaldi

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 9c7d5cAh4d.

Fernandez showed AcJc 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 

Event 18: Chris Zito Leads Final 10 Players

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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

Event 18: Bob Tanner Doubles Up and Chris Zito Scores a Knockout

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Players Remaining: 12 of 565

Bob Tanner

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 AdQd. He was in dominating shape against Saffer’s AsJh.

The board ran out AcQs9s6d6c 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 AxJx.

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 

Event 18: Alfredo Fernandez Sends the Tournament to Two Tables and Then Some

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Players Remaining: 17 of 565

Alfredo Fernandez

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 JsJc and only needed to dodge an ace against Rivkin’s AdJh.

The board came 7c7s3c6h9h 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 

Event 18: Larry Klur Sends One Home, Moves Up the Leaderboard

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

Larry Klur

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 8h6d3h, Klur led out for 20,000 and Navarro called. The turn was the 8s 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 9h3s.

Klur’s pair of threes was in the lead against the unknown players’ Ah4c. The river was the Qh and Klur won the pot, eliminating  the unknown player.

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

Larry Klur – 270,000

Event 18: Paul Nguyen Doubles Up

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Players Remaining: 24 of 565

Paul Nguyen

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 6s6h against the hijack’s Ac3c.

The flop was AdQhJd, moving the hijack into the lead, but the 6c peeled off on the turn giving Nguyen the best hand. The hijack was drawing dead to the 4d river and Nguyen doubled up.

Paul Nguyen – 140,000

Event 18: Manuel Jo Leading With Three Tables Remaining

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Players Remaining: 27 of 565

Manuel Jo

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