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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 398

Players were sent on another ten-minute break with six remaining and Stuart Greenbaum back to holding a significant lead. Blinds are up to 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante and the average stack is 3,315,000 (55 bb).

Seat 1: Cosmin Joldis – 1,930,000 (32 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Zipes – 3,045,000 (51 bb)
Seat 4: Rafiki Brown – 2,825,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Wandling – 1,515,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: Stuart Greenbaum – 7,275,000 (121 bb)
Seat 8: Steve Karp – 3,285,000 (55 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $120,410
2nd: $80,250
3rd: $58,985
4th: $43,880
5th: $33,045
6th: $25,190

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 398

Richard Zipes limped from early position, Rafiki Brown raised to 175,000, and Jason Wandling moved all in from the button for 385,000. Stuart Greenbaum called from the small blind followed by calls from Zipes and Brown.

The flop came , Greenbaum checked, and Zipes checked. Brown put out 1,200,000 to get folds from the other two live players.

Wandling:
Brown:

Both players flopped a set but Wandling was best with the jacks. The turn and river complete the board and Wandling dragged the big pot.

“That was a mistake,” Brown laughed. “I meant to bet 300K.”

Jason Wandling – 1,640,000 (33 bb)

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 398

Rafiki Brown opened to 125,000 from under the gun and picked up calls from Stuart Greenbaum in the cutoff, Cosmin Joldis in the small blind, and Richard Zipes in the big.

The flop came and all four players checked. The turn was , Joldis bet 275,000 and only Zipes came along to the river.

Joldis bet 375,000, Zipes thought for two minutes before folding, and Zipes added a nice chunk to his stack without a showdown.

Cosmin Joldis – 2,750,000 (55 bb)
Richard Zipes – 4,200,000 (84 bb)

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 398

After a series of raises, Tony Cappadona was all in for ~1,250,000 and Steve Karp had him at risk.

Karp:
Cappadona:

Cappadona was in great shape for a double but Karp nailed the flop to take the lead with his paired ace. The turn and finished the board to send Cappadona out in seventh place.

Steve Karp – 3,515,000 (70 bb)
Tony Cappadona – Eliminated in 7th Place ($18,445)

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 398

The seven remaining players were sent on a ten-minute break following Level 27. They return to blinds at 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante and the average stack at 2,845,000 (57 bb).

Seat 1: Cosmin Joldis – 1,060,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Zipes – 5,095,000 (102 bb)
Seat 4: Rafiki Brown – 3,010,000 (60 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Wandling – 990,000 (20 bb)
Seat 6: Tony Cappadona – 1,650,000 (33 bb)
Seat 7: Stuart Greenbaum – 5,770,000 (115 bb)
Seat 8: Steve Karp – 2,265,000 (45 bb)

Remaining payouts

1st: $120,410
2nd: $80,250
3rd: $58,985
4th: $43,880
5th: $33,045
6th: $25,190
7th: $18,445

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 398

It folded around to Jason Wandling in the cutoff and he moved all in for 505,000. Stuart Greenbaum called in the small blind and Steve Karp folded his big.

Wandling:
Greenbaum:

Wandling was ahead for a double but had some suited cards to fade. Both players hit the but Wandling’s paired ace kept him out front. The board finished with the turn and river to send Wandling the double.

Jason Wandling – 1,090,000 (27 bb)
Stuart Greenbaum – 5,700,000 (143 bb)

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 398

With board complete and reading in a battle of the blinds, Dien Le bet 250,000, Richard Zipes raised to 500,000, and Le pushed his entire stack in the middle.

“Is that more than my bet?” Zipes asked before flipping his cards.

The dealer confirmed that Le was all-in for 670,000 total and Zipes called showing for the second nut flush. Le shook his head, turned over for the lesser flush, and was eliminated in eighth place.

Richard Zipes – 4,100,000 (103 bb)
Dien Le – Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,620)

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 398

Besides the early double-up action, Richard Zipes has been the most active player at the table. And it’s showing a positive ROI for his stack plus he’s getting some laughs along the way.

One hand saw him limp from the cutoff and Rafiki Brown raised to 95,000 from the button. Tony Cappadona called from the big blind, Zipes called, and the flop came .

Cappadona checked, Zipes beet 150,000 and Brown folded. Cappadona through for several moments while a considerable rail turned up around the table, most on break from Event 7.

“Not only do I have shoes older than you,” Zipes joked with Cappadona. “I have kids older than you.

Cappadona and the rail laughed and he folded the hand.

Richard Zipes – 3,300,000 (83 bb)

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 398

Stuart Greenbaum opened to 90,000 from middle position and Cosmin Joldis three-bet shipped for 630,000 from the hijack. It folded back around to Greenbaum, he pulled the chips out for a call, and thought for a minute for calling.

“Let’s go,” Greenbaum said.

Joldis:
Greenbaum:

Joldis needed to dodge the over card ace or hearts and the board ran clean for his double up.

Cosmin Joldis – 1,360,000 (34 bb)
Stuart Greenbaum – 6,265,000 (157 bb)

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 398

Tony Cappadona opened to 90,000 from the hijack and Stuart Greenbaum three-bet to 250,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and Cappadona called.

The flop came , Cappadona checked, Greenbaum continued for 400,000 and Cappadone called.

The turn was , Cappadona led out for 500,000 and Greenbaum called.

The river was and Cappadona cut out a lot of chips before he checked. Greenbaum bet 500,000 and Cappadona did not look happy to fold while giving the chip leader more chips.

Stuart Greenbaum – 6,900,000 (173 bb)
Tony Cappadona – 2,100,000 (53 bb)