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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 217

The players returned from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 with a big blind ante of 5,000.

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 217,000 (43 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $870 each.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 51
Seat 1.  Stuart Young  –  570,000  (114 bb)
Seat 2.  Sean Perez  –  68,000  (14 bb)
Seat 3.  Blake Whittington  –  182,000  (36 bb)
Seat 4.  Darryl Wettlaufer  –  256,000  (51 bb)
Seat 5.  Ryan Luppino  –  69,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  

TABLE 52
Seat 1.  Lunique Petiote  –  408,000  (82 bb)
Seat 2.  Antti Halme  –  58,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Scott Levinthal  –  167,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5.  Steven Glazerman  –  146,000  (29 bb)
Seat 6.  Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  91,000  (18 bb)

TABLE 61
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Steve Karp  –  31,000  (6 bb)
Seat 3.  Neil Blumenfield  –  368,000  (74 bb)
Seat 4.  Salvatore Spina  –  246,000  (49 bb)
Seat 5.  James Reynolds  –  159,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Cameron Storto  –  422,000  (84 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $16,285 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,105
3rd:  $7,705
4th:  $5,455
5th:  $3,940
6th:  $2,905
7th-8th:  $2,190
9th-10th:  $1,680
11th-12th:  $1,320
13th-14th:  $1,060
15th:  $870

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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 217

Here are the players who have finished in the money so far, along with their payouts:

16th: Ashraf Chehata – $870

17th: Timothy Maxwell – $735
18th: Miguel Caputo – $735

19th: Mukul Pahuja – $630
20th: Frederic Bunchan – $630
21st: Petersen Allen – $630
22nd: Joseph Duchman – $630
23rd: Uri Kadosh – $630
24th: Michael Capo – $630

25th: Donald Williams – $560
26th: Edgar Varas – $560
27th: Bryan Ponce Zerna – $560
28th: Alfredo Fernandez – $560
29th: Daniel Quesada – $560
30th: Brian McKain – $560

31st: Christopher Strozier – $505
32nd: Jeffrey Slayton Jr – $505
33rd: Gregory Hopkins III – $505
34th: Brandon Sligh – $505
35th: Petersen Striano III – $505
36th: Francisco De La Rosa Sanchez – $505
37th: Mark Dube – $505

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Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 217

Stuart Young raised under the gun to 10,000, Darryl Wettlaufer called from the small blind, and Ashraf Chehata called from the big blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Young, who bet 17,000. Wettlaufer folded, and Chehata check-raised to 37,000. Young called.

The turn card was the , Chehata bet 36,000, and Young called.

The river card was the , and Chehata moved all in for 154,500. Young tanked for a long time before he called, and Chehata showed for two pair, queens and fours.

Young turned over to win the pot with a ten-high spade flush, eliminating Chehata in 16th place.

Stuart Young  –  570,000  (143 bb)
Ashraf Chehata  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($870)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 217,000 (54 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $870 each.

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Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 217

After a flop of , Steve Karp checked the small blind, Neil Blumenfield checked the big blind, and Salvatore Spina bet 6,000 from UTG. Karp check-raised to 20,000, and Blumenfield folded.

Spina three-bet all in for 101,000, and Karp tanked for a while before he called with for a pair of threes with a heart flush draw. Spina turned over for a set of threes, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Spina won the pot with his set of threes to double up in chips.

Salvatore Spina  –  200,000  (50 bb)
Steve Karp  –  50,000  (13 bb)

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 203,500 (51 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $870 each.

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Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 217

Joseph Duchman moved all in from the cutoff for about 33,000, and Steve Karp called from the big blind with .

Duchman turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Karp won the pot with a pair of aces to eliminate Duchman in 22nd place.

Steve Karp  –  267,000  (89 bb)
Joseph Duchman  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($630)

With 21 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 155,000 (52 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $630 each.

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Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 217

Neil Blumenfield raised under the gun to 6,000, Michael Capo moved his short stack all in from the hijack. Uri Kadosh moved all in over the top from the small blind, and then Blumenfield said, “Alright, boys, let’s do this,” as he called, covering both of them.

Neil Blumenfield:  
Uri Kadosh:  
Michael Capo:  

There was a queen in the window as the board came — Kadosh flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Blumenfield flopped a set of queens and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate both players from the tournament.

Neil Blumenfield  –  216,500  (72 bb)
Uri Kadosh  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($630)
Michael Capo  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($630)

With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 148,000 (49 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $630 each.

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Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 217

After a flop of , Steven Glazerman got it all in from the button for 73,000 with for a pair of aces, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the (pair of tens) of Donald Williams in the cutoff.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Glazerman won the pot with his pair of aces to double up in chips.

Steven Glazerman  –  180,000  (72 bb)
Donald Williams  –  53,000  (21 bb)

The next hand, Williams moved all in under the gun for 53,000, and Matthew Zarcadoolas called from the button with and a slightly larger stack.

Williams turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Zarcadoolas won the pot with his pair of aces and a king kicker to eliminate Williams in 25th place.

Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  121,500  (49 bb)
Donald Williams  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($560)

With 24 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 135,500 (54 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $630 each.

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Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 217

Bryan Ponce Zerna raised all in for 22,500 from the button and Lunique Petiote called from the small blind with , leading Zerna’s .

The board ran out , safe for Petiote to score the elimination.

Lunique Petiote – 195,000 (78 bb)
Bryan Ponce Zerna – Eliminated in 27th Place ($560)

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Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 217

Level 12 came to an end, and the players left for their 40-minute dinner break. With 29 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 112,000 (45 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $560 each.

Here are the top five chip counts from the dinner break:

1.  Stuart Young  –  380,000  (152 bb)
2.  Cameron Storto  –  249,500  (100 bb)
3.  James Reynolds  –  190,000  (76 bb)
4.  Blake Whittington  –  189,500  (76 bb)
5.  Lunique Petiote  –  185,000  (74 bb)

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Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  35 of 217

Shortly after the Money Bubble burst, with the final board showing and about 90K already in the pot, Stuart Young bet 70,000 form the small blind, and Ashraf Chehata moved all in from the button for about 280,000.

Young snap-called all in for 151,000 with for a full house, fours full of deuces. Chehata turned over for an ace-high bluff, and Young won the pot to double up into a big chip lead.

Stuart Young  –  390,000  (195 bb)
Ashraf Chehata  –  132,000  (66 bb)

With 35 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 93,000 (47 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $505 each.