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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 219

Jorge Cuesta raised UTG+1 to 60,000, Zachary Mullennix moved all in from middle position for 300,000, and Cuesta tanked for a while before he called with .

Mullennix turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Mullennix paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Zachary Mullennix  –  650,000  (33 bb)
Jorge Cuesta  –  240,000  (12 bb)

Aidan Hynes got it all in UTG+1 for 300,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Brian Altman on the button.

The board came , and Hynes turned a heart flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Aidan Hynes  –  650,000  (33 bb)
Brian Altman  –  1,110,000  (56 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is about 625,000 (31 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $7,805.

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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 219

Jorge Cuesta raised UTG+1 to about 35,000, Marvin Rettenmaier moved all in from the button for about 130,000, and Cuesta called with .

Rettenmaier turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Cuesta paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Rettenmaier in eighth place.

Jorge Cuesta  –  665,000  (44 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($6,120)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is about 625,000 (42 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $7,805.

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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 219

Aaron Massey moved all in from the hijack for 125,000, and Brian Altman tanked for a while in the big blind before he called with .

Massey turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Massey turned a king-high straight, but Altman rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Massey in ninth place.

Brian Altman  –  900,000  (60 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($4,865)

With eight players remaining, the average stack is about 550,000 (37 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $6,120.

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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 219

Zachary Mullennix moved all in UTG+1 for 210,000, and chipleader Ryan Olisar called from the button with . Mullennix turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Mullennix flopped a set of tens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Zachary Mullennix  –  455,000  (30 bb)
Ryan Olisar  –  1,100,000  (73 bb)

Brian Altman raised from the hijack to 35,000, Manuel Amaro moved all in from the cutoff for 205,000, and Jorge Cuesta called from the button.

Altman folded, and Amaro showed . Cuesta turned over , and Amaro needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket tens hold up for Amaro to win the pot and double up in chips.

Manuel Amaro  –  480,000  (32 bb)
Jorge Cuesta  –  560,000  (37 bb)

Level 20 comes to an end, and Level 21 begins with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 with a 15,000 ante. With nine players remaining, the average stack is about 485,000 (32 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $4,865.

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Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 219

Aaron Massey moved all in from middle position for 84,000, and Marvin Rettenmaier called from the hijack with .

Massey turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Massey paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Aaron Massey  –  192,000  (19 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier  –  193,000  (19 bb)

A short while later, Level 19 comes to an end, and the players take a 10-minute break. Here are their official chip counts, with the blinds increasing to 5,000-15,000 with a 15,000 ante:

Seat 1.  Zachary Mullennix  –  210,000  (14 bb)
Seat 2.  Aidan Hynes  –  330,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3.  Aaron Massey  –  165,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  Javier Zarco  –  475,000  (32 bb)
Seat 5.  Marvin Rettenmaier  –  265,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Ryan Olisar  –  1,250,000  (83 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Altman  –  545,000  (36 bb)
Seat 8.  Manuel Amaro  –  255,000  (17 bb)
Seat 9.  Jorge Cuesta  –  885,000  (59 bb)

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 219

After a flop of , Javier Zarco moved all in from the big blind for 231,000, and Brian Altman called from middle position with for a pair of eights. Zarco turned over for a pair of sixes with an open-ended straight draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Zarco turned trip sixes to win the pot and double up in chips.

Javier Zarco  –  525,000  (53 bb)
Brian Altman  –  704,000  (70 bb)

A few minutes later, Marvin Rettenmaier moved all in from the button for 168,000, and Brian Altman called from the big blind with . Rettenmaier turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Rettenmaier flopped a set of fours and rivered a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Marvin Rettenmaier  –  351,000  (35 bb)
Brian Altman  –  620,000  (62 bb)

And just like that, in a span of less than five minutes, Altman dropped from a chipleading stack of nearly a million to 620,000, putting him third in chips.

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 219

After the elimination of David Ivers in 10th place, the final nine players have drawn for random seats at the final table, and they will be playing down to a winner tonight.

Here are their updated chip counts, followed by the payouts:

Seat 1.  Zachary Mullennix  –  426,000  (43 bb)
Seat 2.  Aidan Hynes  –  405,000  (41 bb)
Seat 3.  Aaron Massey  –  109,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  Javier Zarco  –  229,000  (23 bb)
Seat 5.  Marvin Rettenmaier  –  143,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Ryan Olisar  –  820,000  (82 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Altman  –  962,000  (96 bb)
Seat 8.  Manuel Amaro  –  350,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9.  Jorge Cuesta  –  904,000  (90 bb)

1st:  $48,640
2nd:  $32,425
3rd:  $23,740
4th:  $17,615
5th:  $13,245
6th:  $10,100
7th:  $7,805
8th:  $6,120
9th:  $4,865

And here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

10th:  David Ivers  –  $4,865
11th:  Vadims Ivanovs  –  $3,925
12th:  Michael Ben-Shoaff  –  $3,925
13th:  Vincent Maiolica  –  $3,210
14th:  George Dolofan  –  $3,210

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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 219

Artem Zverkhovskyy moved all in from the button for about 120,000, and Ryan Olisar called from the big blind with . Zverkhovskyy turned over , and he was dominated and facing elimination.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Olisar to win the pot and eliminate Zverkhovskyy in 16th place.

Ryan Olisar  –  455,000  (57 bb)
Artem Zverkhovskyy  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($2,670)

After a flop of , Jason Brin got his short stack all in with (trip nines) against Aidan Hynes, who had him covered with for the same trips with a higher kicker.

The turn card was the , the river was the , and Hynes won the pot with his jack kicker to eliminate Brin in 15th place.

Aidan Hynes  –  255,000  (32 bb)
Jason Brin  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($2,670)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 313,000 (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,210 each. They will be playing down to a winner tonight.

Here are a few other notable chip stacks, with Brian Altman still in the lead and nearing the one-million mark:

Brian Altman  –  975,000  (122 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier  –  145,000  (18 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  128,000  (16 bb)

And here is a list of the players who have finished in the money so far:

15th:  Jason Brin  –  $2,670
16th:  Artem Zverkhovskyy  –  $2,670
17th:  Walter Bravo  –  $2,250
18th:  Christopher Suarez  –  $2,250
19th:  Oniel McCalla  –  $2,250
20th:  Michael Libraty  –  $2,250
21st:  Sergio Braga  –  $1,925
22nd:  Anthony Bertuccio  –  $1,925
23rd:  Jean-Louis Santoni  –  $1,925
24th:  Jonathan Bussieres  –  $1,925
25th:  Raj Vohra  –  $1,675
26th:  T.K. Miles  –  $1,675
27th:  Robert Perry  –  $1,675
28th:  Jerry Wong  –  $1,675

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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 219

Brian Altman had a solid chip lead at the start of the Money Bubble, and he used those chips to pressure his opponents in pretty much every hand.

With the board showing on the turn, Altman bet 25,000 from the hijack, and Evan Dahl tanked for a while before calling from the button.

The river card was the , Altman moved all in, and Dahl tanked for a while before he folded. Altman took the pot.

Brian Altman  –  760,000  (190 bb)
Evan Dahl  –  113,000  (28 bb)

A few hands later, after Altman had picked up even more chips, Altman shoved the small blind. Jason Brin called all in from the big blind for 48,000 with . Altman turned over , and Brin needed his pair to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket sixes held up for Brin to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jason Brin  –  100,000  (25 bb)
Brian Altman  –  725,000  (181 bb)

A few hands later, Altman moved all in from the hijack. Evan Dahl called all in from the button with , and Altman turned over .

The board came , and Altman paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Dahl on the Money Bubble in 29th place.

Brian Altman  –  825,000  (206 bb)
Evan Dahl  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

With nine seconds on the clock, they have time for just one more hand before taking a break, and when they return, Level 16 begins with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante.

With 28 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 156,000 (31 big blinds). The field will be playing all the way down to a winner tonight.

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Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 219

With 31 players remaining, a player moved all in under the gun for 67,000, chipleader Brian Altman called from the cutoff, and the player on the button thought for a while before he called all in for 42,500.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Brian Altman:  
UTG:  
Button:  

The board came , and the pocket eights held up for Altman to win the pot and eliminate both players on the same hand to reach the Money Bubble.

Brian Altman  –  683,000  (171 bb)

Altman was already chipleader, and this just pushed him even further out ahead of the field.

With 29 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 151,000 (38 big blinds), but only the final 28 will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,675 each.

The field has begun playing hand-for-hand on the Money Bubble.