$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  149 of 3,730

There was a three-way preflop all-in situation between Shivon Yeoman (middle position), Adriel Rimola (cutoff), and Domenico Langone (big blind).

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Adriel Rimola:  
Domenico Langone:  
Shivon Yeoman:  

The board came — Yeoman pairs her nine on the flop, but improves no further. The pocket queens hold up for Rimola to win the entire pot, eliminating both Langone and Yeoman from the tournament.

Adriel Rimola  –  1,200,000  (80 bb)
Domenico Langone  –  Eliminated in 150th Place  ($1,035)
Shivon Yeoman  –  Eliminated in 151st Place  ($1,035)

With 149 players remaining from a field of 3,730, the average chip stack is about 500,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $1,035, and the next pay jump is $1,100 for 144th place.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  153 of 3,730

Here are the payouts for the players who have recently been eliminated:

154th:  Gabriel Ramos  –  $975
155th:  Kareem Marshall  –  $975
156th:  Manuel Jo  –  $975
157th:  Thomas Dicicco  –  $975
158th:  Michael Garcia  –  $975
159th:  Tianran Dengyang  –  $975
160th:  Andrew Siebert  –  $975
161st:  Sheldon Gross  –  $975
162nd:  Nathan Lee  –  $975

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  154 of 3,730

Kareem Marshall raised from middle position, Willy Stadele reraised from the cutoff to 110,000, and Manuel Jo moved all in from the small blind for about 300,000.

Marshall moved all in over the top for about 800,000, and Stadele quickly called, covering both of them.

Willy Stadele:  
Kareem Marshall:  
Manuel Jo:  

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Stadele to win the entire pot, eliminating both Marshall and Jo from the tournament.

Willy Stadele  –  2,020,000  (135 bb)
Kareem Marshall  –  Eliminated in 155th Place  ($975)
Manuel Jo  –  Eliminated in 156th Place  ($975)

With 154 players remaining from a field of 3,730, the average chip stack is about 485,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $975, and the next pay jump is $1,035 for 153rd place.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  162 of 3,730

Here are the payouts for the players who have recently been eliminated:

163rd:  Henry Billete  –  $920
164th:  Eduardo Arechaga  –  $920
165th:  Michael Amato  –  $920
166th:  Gregory Spinder  –  $920
167th:  Wilfor Marentes Pinto  –  $920
168th:  Christopher Mull  –  $920
169th:  Jose Rosenkrantz Maryl  –  $920
170th:  Trenton Marbut  –  $920
171st:  Matthew Sesso  –  $920

172nd:  Trevor Collins  –  $870
173rd:  David Sweeley  –  $870
174th:  Aldring Gomez Torres  –  $870
175th:  Matthew Burnitz  –  $870
176th:  Chris Tryba  –  $870
177th:  Blake Burke  –  $870
178th:  Joel Velez  –  $870
179th:  Ian Siegel  –  $870
180th:  Michael Eddy  –  $870

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  171 of 3,730

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 with a big blind ante of 15,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up eight players with at least a million in chips, and the top five all have at least 1.2 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Allan Maloney  –  1,855,000  (124 bb)
2.  Ross Johnson  –  1,570,000  (105 bb)
3.  Michael Schwartz  –  1,505,000  (100 bb)
4.  Julian Babineaux  –  1,255,000  (84 bb)
5.  Victor Nassif  –  1,235,000  (82 bb)

With about 171 players remaining from a field of 3,730, the average chip stack is about 435,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $920, and the next pay jump is $975 for 162nd place.

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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  177 of 3,730

Brandon Noe raised UTG+1 to 31,000, Ian Siegel moved all in from the cutoff for 162,000, and Joel Velez tried to move all in from the big blind for 173,000, but it was ruled a string bet, so it was just a call.

Noe moved all in over the top for more than 300K, and Velez obviously called all in for his last 11,000.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Brandon Noe:
Joel Velez:
Ian Siegel:

The board came , and Noe paired his jack on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and eliminate both Siegel and Velez from the tournament.

Brandon Noe  –  675,000  (56 bb)
Joel Velez  –  Eliminated in 178th Place  ($870)
Ian Siegel  –  Eliminated in 179th Place  ($870)

With 177 players remaining from a field of 3,730, the average chip stack is about 421,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $870, and the next pay jump is $920 for 171st place.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 3,730

Here are the payouts for the players who have recently been eliminated:

181st:  Gerardo Flores  –  $825
182nd:  Steve Queen  –  $825
183rd:  Ethan Blauner  –  $825
184th:  Henry Hearns  –  $825
185th:  Chad Gallimore  –  $825
186th:  Vitor Coelho  –  $825
187th:  Michael Huguenot  –  $825
188th:  Jose Ramos  –  $825
189th:  Robert Williams  –  $825
190th:  Jess Fujarczyk  –  $825
191st:  Cameron Storto  –  $825
192nd:  Nicholas Carter  –  $825
193rd:  Ronald Rentz  –  $825
194th:  Jose Romero III  –  $825
195th:  Zack Fish  –  $825
196th:  Brian Denight  –  $825
197th:  William Underdown  –  $825
198th:  Erik Nomberg  –  $825

199th:  Jorge Cuesta  –  $785
200th:  Thomas Elder  –  $785
201st:  Mark Dube  –  $785
202nd:  Carlos Yepez  –  $785
203rd:  Ariel Rosello Quintana  –  $785
204th:  Gregory Joslyn  –  $785
205th:  Michael Salzano  –  $785
206th:  Jose Sued  –  $785
207th:  Harry Silver  –  $785
208th:  John Malczan  –  $785
209th:  Rodney Moret-Rojas  –  $785
210th:  Robert Capote  –  $785
211th:  Cyle Hill  –  $785
212th:  Chad Shreve  –  $785
213th:  Joseph Mogul  –  $785
214th:  Michael Smith  –  $785
215th:  Rafael Perez Guerrero  –  $785
216th:  Mark Weyman  –  $785

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Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  185 of 3,730

Chris Perry moved all in under the gun for 164,000, and the big blind called with .

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

The board came — the big blind flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Perry won the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.

Chris Perry  –  346,000  (35 bb)

With about 185 players remaining from a field of 3,730, the average chip stack is about 403,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $825, and the next pay jump is $870 for 180th place.

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  215 of 3,730

After a flop of with about 50K already in the pot, Igor Tretyakov checked the big blind, Erik Nomberg bet 30,000, and Tretyakov check-raised to 94,000.

Nomberg tanked for a long time before he moved all in, and Tretyakov snap-called all in for 247,000 with for trip sixes. Nomberg turned over , and Tretyakov needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Tretyakov won the pot with his trip sixes to double up in chips.

Igor Tretyakov  –  545,000  (55 bb)
Erik Nomberg  –  132,000  (13 bb)

With about 215 players remaining from a field of 3,730, the average chip stack is about 347,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $785, and the next pay jump is $825 for 198th place.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  215 of 3,730

A player limped under the gun for 10,000, the cutoff limped, the small blind completed, and Raymond Millard moved all in from the big blind for 114,000.

The UTG player waited for an exact count and set aside enough chips for a call as he tanked for a very long time.

The UTG player eventually folded, and the next two folded fairly quickly behind him.

Millard showed for seven high as he took a the pot to get up over 150K.

Raymond Millard  –  154,000  (15 bb)

The next hand, after the button limped for 10,000, Millard moved all in from the small blind, and the button folded. This time, Millard showed as he took the pot.

Raymond Millard  –  184,000  (18 bb)

With about 215 players remaining from a field of 3,730, the average chip stack is about 347,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $785, and the next pay jump is $825 for 198th place.