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Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 4,508

After a handful of players saw a flop of , Michael Duek checked the small blind, and Sagi Zommer moved all in from the big blind for about 700,000. The next three players folded, and Duek called with for trip nines. Zommer turned over for two pair, jacks and nines, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Duek turned a full house, nines full of queens, to win the pot and eliminate Zommer in 51st place.

Michael Duek  –  2,340,000  (78 bb)
Sagi Zommer  –  Eliminated in 51st Place  ($1,400)

Jimmy Kim is all in from the small blind for 115,000 with , but he is in trouble against the of Jeffrey Colpitts in the big blind.

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Colpitts to win the pot and eliminate Kim in 50th place.

Jeffrey Colpitts  –  4,100,000  (137 bb)
Jimmy Kim  –  Eliminated in 50th Place  ($1,400)

Jon Turner moved all in under the gun for 545,000, and the player in the big blind asked for a count and thought for a while before calling with . Turner turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the big blind briefly cheered the queen on the turn before somebody pointed out the seven on the flop. Turner won the pot with a set of sevens to double up in chips.

Jon Turner  –  1,165,000  (39 bb)

While Jon Turner was doubling up, Larry Klur was eliminated in 49th place at a different table.

Larry Klur  –  Eliminated in 49th Place  ($1,400)

After a flop of , Kevin Blewitt moved all in from the small blind for 225,000, and Angel Bracho called from the big blind with for a pair of fives with a heart flush draw. Blewitt turned over for an overpair, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Bracho turned a heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Blewitt in 48th place.

Angel Bracho  –  1,850,000  (62 bb)
Kevin Blewitt  –  Eliminated in 48th Place  ($1,400)

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Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 4,508

The players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 and a big-blind ante of 30,000. With 52 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,187,000 (40 big blinds).

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up six players with at least two million in chips, followed by some of the other notables still in the field:

1.  Jeffrey Colpitts  –  3,980,000  (133 bb)
2.  Michael Ortiz  –  3,395,000  (113 bb)
3.  Willie Wiggins  –  3,705,000  (124 bb)
4.  Mark Threadgill  –  2,310,000  (77 bb)
5.  Gino Cham  –  2,045,000  (68 bb)
6.  Angel Bracho  –  2,030,000  (68 bb)

Phil Hui  –  1,920,000  (64 bb)
Michael Johnson  –  1,750,000  (58 bb)
Song O.  –  1,750,000  (58 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  1,600,000  (53 bb)
Richard Carr  –  1,510,000  (50 bb)
Francois Zayas  –  1,500,000  (50 bb)
Devond Marshall  –  1,200,000  (40 bb)
Erik Christensen  –  1,150,000  (38 bb)
Jason Young  –  1,135,000  (38 bb)
Ariel Rosello  –  1,100,000  (37 bb)
Scott Robbins  –  1,000,000  (33 bb)
John Holley  –  875,000  (29 bb)
Rafael Marcondes Dos Reis  –  805,000  (27 bb)
Paulius Bikus  –  800,000  (27 bb)
Larry Klur  –  800,000  (27 bb)
Oscar Valdes  –  750,000  (25 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  565,000  (19 bb)
Alejandro Funes  –  530,000  (18 bb)
Michael Newman  –  500,000  (17 bb)
Bret Grebow  –  350,000  (12 bb)

And here is the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $251,813 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $154,337
3rd:  $81,230
4th:  $63,359
5th:  $45,895
6th:  $34,929
7th:  $26,806
8th:  $19,495
9th:  $13,809
10th-12th:  $8,935
13th-15th:  $7,311
16th-18th:  $5,686
19th-21st:  $4,062
22nd-24th:  $3,655
25th-27th:  $3,249
28th-30th:  $2,843
31st-33rd:  $2,437
34th-36th:  $2,031
37th-81st:  $1,400

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Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 4,508

Level 22 comes to an end, and the final 52 players take a 40-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:15 pm.

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Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 58 of 4,508

Jon Turner just doubled up to more than 2.5 million in chips when his held up against the cutoff’s on a board of .

Turner was one of the multi-stack players who survived three different starting flights, so he has already cashed for $5,000 in this event ($2,500 for each stack after the first).

Jon Turner  –  2,565,000  (102 bb)

With 58 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.06 million (42 big blinds). The field is about 10 minutes away from the dinner break.

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Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with an 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 67 of 4,508

Larry Klur opened to 75,000 from the hijack and Brian Hastings shipped for his last 120,000 from the small blind. Klur called and it was a cooler for the three-time WSOP bracelet winner.

Klur:
Hastings:

Hastings needed a lot of help but missed the board to exit the tournament. He picked up $1,400 for his Day 2 cash along with his $2,500 multi-stack payout from earlier.

Larry Klur – 1,550,000 (62 bb)
Brian Hastings – Eliminated

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Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with an 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 72 of 4,508

Wally Maddah three-bet shoved for 300,000 from the hijack after a middle position raise to 55,000. After a short tank, his opponent called and Maddah was ahead.

Maddah:
Opponent:

Maddah needed to dodge the two live cards but the was unkind. The turn was no help and he could not catch his gutshot on the river to exit.

The tournament is down to the last eight tables as Level 21 nears an end.

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Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with an 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 82 of 4,508

Out of nowhere, former SHRP champ Michael Ortiz went from middle of the pack to a huge chip leader. He’d already built up a nice stack when he was in a big pot, heads-up with the board reading .

He checked and his opponent moved all in for 550,000. Ortiz thought for a few minutes, slid in a stack to call, and his opponent flipped over . Ortiz quickly tabled for tens up to send a player out and move up to 2,910,000.

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Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with an 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 99 of 4,508

Scott Baumstein looked like he was going to be the leader before going into the second break but that was not the case. Apparently, Michael Johnson pulled a huge double through Baumstein as the clock was ticking down to give him the lead.

Johnson returned to a couple towers of chips worth 1,965,000 and that is good enough for the lead heading into Level 21. Jeffrey Colpitts sits in second followed by Song O.

Here are your stacks over a million:

Michael Johnson – 1,965,000 (98 bb)
Jeffrey Colpitts – 1,640,000 (82 bb)
Song O – 1,550,000 (78 bb)
Angel Braco – 1,405,000 (70 bb)
Phil Hui – 1,235,000 (62 bb)
Jason Young – 1,150,000 (58 bb)
Scott Baumstein – 1,100,000 (55 bb)

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Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with an 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 99 of 4,508

Ultimate Re-Entry players have put two more levels behind them and they are taking another break. This time the 1K chips are coming out play and we’ll take a look for any new big stacks.

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Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with an 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 4,508

Scott Baumstein had his table break and it seems to be working out. His stack now sits at 1,780,000 and it looks like some of that was at the expense of Soheb Porbandarwala.

Porbandarwala dropped under one million but is spinning it back up. He opened the action for 35,000 from early position and the big blind player came along to the flop. The big blind checked, Porbandarwala bet 20,000 and picked up a call.

The turn prompted the big blind player to bet 45,000 and Porbandarwala called. The board finished and his opponent moved all in for 339,000. After a little bit to think it through, Porbandarwala called, his opponent tabled , and Porbandarwala showed to take the pot while sending one out. Now he’s back over 1,000,000 and rebuilding.