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Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 490

David Shmuel raised from under the gun and action folded to Luke Brereton in the big blind, who moved all in for about 300,000. Shmuel called.

Shmuel tabled and was flipping against Brereton’s .

“I folded king-jack suited,” said Ray Qartomy before the flop came out.

The flop was [, which kept Brereton in the lead, but the came on the turn to give Shmuel the best hand. The river was the and Brereton was eliminated in 13th for $15,315.

David Shmuel – 1,650,000
Luke Brereton – Eliminated

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Francis Anderson was in the hijack and got into a preflop battle with John Haas on the button. The stacks were close, but it was Haas that was all in for just shy of 300,000.

It was a race situation with Haas’ As9h up against Anderson’s 2s2h.

The flop was Jd10c9c, which put Haas in the lead with a pair of nines, but the 2c came on the turn to give Anderson bottom set. It left Haas drawing dead to the 7h river.

Haas was eliminated in 14th place and took home $15,315 for his deep run.

Francis Anderson – 655,000
John Haas – Eliminated

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Ray Qartomy raised from under the gun and action folded to Ankush Mandavia in the small blind, who moved all in for 250,000.

“I’m gambling,” said Qartomy as he called the bet.

It was a race with Qartomy’s up against Mandavia’s . The board ran out clean for Mandavia as it came .

Mandavia won the flip and doubled through one of the bigger stacks in the field.

Ankush Mandavia – 540,000
Ray Qartomy – 1,000,000

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Players Remaining: 14 of 490

Dan Colpoys raised from under the gun and Kenneth Frey moved all in for about 150,000 next to act. Action folded back to Colpoys who called.

Frey was in a dominating spot with his up against Colpoys’ . That is until the flop came , giving Colpoys a pair of 10s and the best hand.

Frey needed a king or a jack to stay alive, but the on the turn and the on the river sent him to the rail in 15th place for $15,315.

Dan Colpoys – 730,000
Kenneth Frey – Eliminated

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End of Level 22:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 490

The final 15 players are taking a 15-minute break. Play will continue until six more players are eliminated and the final nine players are at the final table.

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On a flop of , Jose Vasquez found himself all in for about 220,000 and got called by Shannon Shorr.

Vasquez showed , good for bottom set, but needed the board to pair against Shorr’s .

The turn was the and the river was the . Neither player’s hand contained a heart and Shorr’s queen-high straight was good enough for the pot and Vasquez was eliminated in 16th place. He earned $12,895 for his finish, while Shorr added to his already sizable lead.

Shannon Shorr – 2,500,000
Jose Vasquez – Eliminated

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Landen Lucas got all in preflop for about 100,000 against John Haas.

It was a race situation with Lucas’ A-K up against Haas’ 9-9.

The flop was A-6-5, giving Lucas a sizable lead in the hand, but the 7 on the turn and the 8 on the river give Haas runners for a nine-high straight and eliminated Lucas in 17th place for $12,895.

John Haas – 700,000
Landen Lucas – Eliminated

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David Toscano got the last of his chips in the middle preflop from the lojack, worth about 120,000, against David Shmuel in middle position.

It was a race with Shmuel’s up against Toscano’s .

The flop of changed that as Shmuel flopped a set and left Toscano drawing to runners. The turn was the and the river was the .

Shmuel dragged the pot and Toscano was out in 18th place for $12,895.

David Shmuel – 1,000,000
David Toscano – Eliminated

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Players Remaining: 18 of 490

Jonathan Borenstein was eliminated in 19th place and there is a brief pause in the action as the final 18 players redraw for seats at the final two tables.

Here is a look at the seat draw and chip counts:

Table 1

Seat 1: Landen Lucas – 100,000
Seat 2: James Miller – 260,000
Seat 3: Aditya Praseyto – 905,000
Seat 4: Luke Brereton – 415,000
Seat 5: John Haas – 650,000
Seat 6: David Shmuel – 920,000
Seat 7: David Toscano – 120,000
Seat 8: Shahin Yazdani – 625,000
Seat 9: Ray Qartomy – 1,400,000

Table 2

Seat 1: Shannon Shorr – 2,150,000
Seat 2: Mukul Pahuja – 650,000
Seat 3: Jose Vasquez – 220,000
Seat 4: Ankush Mandavia – 500,000
Seat 5: Francis Anderson – 395,000
Seat 6: Dan Colpoys – 350,000
Seat 7: Kenneth Frey – 515,000
Seat 8: Victor Figueroa – 700,000
Seat 9: Steve Karp – 500,000

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Players Remaining: 19 of 490

Steve Karp moved all in on the button, covering both blinds. Mukul Pahuja called out of the small blind for his last 290,000 and Dan Colpoys folded his big blind.

Karp showed and Pahuja was in good shape to double up with .

The board came clean for Pahuja as it ran out and he doubled up.

Mukul Pahuja – 610,000
Steve Karp – 580,000