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End of Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 640

The three remaining players are currently on a ten minute break. Here’s how they stack up:

Joey Couden – 4,800,000 (48 bb)
Marc MacDonnell – 3,375,000 (34 bb)
Michael Graffeo – 4,500,000 (45 bb)

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Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 640

On a flop of , Marc MacDonnell checked from the small blind as did Michael Graffeo in the big blind.

Joey Couden bet 275,000 from the button and MacDonnell raised to 700,000.

Couden thought about it before moving all in for 3,150,000 effectively. MacDonnell quickly let it go.

Joey Couden – 5,000,000 (50 bb)
Marc MacDonnell – 3,150,000 (32 bb)

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Michael Graffeo opened to 200,000 from under the gun and James Salmon moved all in for 1,900,000 from the small blind.

Salmon tabled and needed to get lucky against Graffeo’s .

The flop came and Graffeo’s pocket tens were still in the lead. The on the turn sealed the deal and Salmon was eliminated in fourth place.

Michael Graffeo – 5,100,000 (51 bb)
James Salmon – Eliminated in 4th place ($39,008)

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Paul Balzano moved all in from the cutoff for around 1,000,000 and Joey Couden called from the big blind.

Balzano tabled and needed to get lucky against Couden’s .

The board came out , and Couden’s queen kicker held to eliminate Balzano in fifth place and extend his chip lead.

Joey Couden – 4,100,000 (41 bb)
Paul Balzano – Eliminated in 5th Place ($29,933)

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Paul Balzano opened to 200,000 from the button and Joey Couden shoved for 1,775,000 from the big blind.

Balzano called with and was dominated by Couden’s .

The board came and Couden wound up with two-pair to score a big double up and retake the chip lead.

Joey Couden – 3,650,000 (37 bb)
Paul Balzano – 1,500,000 (15 bb)

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Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
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Dennis Rodriguez moved all in from the hijack for 1,250,000 and Paul Balzano called from the big blind.

Rodriguez tabled and was out in front against Balzano’s .

The flop came came clean for Rodgriuez but the on the turn put Balzano in the lead. The river was the and Balzano’s pair of kings held to eliminate Rodriguez in sixth place.

Paul Balzano – 3,600,000 (36 bb)
Dennis Rodriguez – Eliminated in 6th Place ($24,045)

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End of Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 640

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

Seat 1: Joey Couden – 1,500,000 (20 bb)
Seat 2: James Salmon – 2,700,000 (36 bb)
Seat 3: Marc MacDonnell – 2,150,000 (29 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Balzano – 2,650,000 (35 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Graffeo – 2,310,000 (31 bb)
Seat 8: Dennis Rodriguez – 1,500,000 (20 bb)

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Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 640

James Salmon was all in from the big blind for 1,020,000 and called by Dennis Rodriguez on the button.

Salmon was in the lead with his against Rodriguez’s .

The board came and Salmon’s ace high held to avoid elimination.

James Salmon – 2,100,000 (28 bb)
Dennis Rodriguez – 1,315,000 (18 bb)

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Paul Balzano opened to 165,000 from under the gun and Joey Couden moved all in from the button for 550,000. Balzano called.

Couden tabled and needed to get lucky against Balzano’s .

The flop came and Couden did indeed get lucky as he flopped trip kings. The turn and river changed nothing as Couden scored another double.

Joey Couden – 1,150,000 (15 bb)
Paul Balzano – 2,050,000  (27 bb)

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Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 640

Joey Couden moved all in for 320,000 from the cutoff and Paul Balzano called from the big blind.

Couden needed to improve with his against Balzano’s .

The flop came , and Couden flopped a ten but needed to dodge another diamond.

The turn and river were clean for Couden as he scored a double.

Joey Couden – 700,000 (9 bb)
Paul Balzano – 2,700,000 (36 bb)