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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 3,687

Ivaylo Sivinov moved all in from the hijack for 345,000, and Vinny Monteiro thought for a while before he called from the big blind with .

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

The board came — Monteiro flopped a pair of queens and turned a club flush to win the pot and eliminate Sivinov in 55th place.

Vinny Monteiro  –  2,650,000  (53 bb)
Ivaylo Sivinov  –  Eliminated in 55th Place  ($2,520)

With 54 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,365,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,740 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 3,687

Ashley Hine has catapulted up the leaderboard after doubling up when her trip jacks held up against Angelo Miele’s flush draw. That put Hine up to about 2.75 million in chips.

Ashley Hine  –  2,750,000  (55 bb)

With 63 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,170,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,520 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  66 of 3,687

Jeremy Goureau got it all in UTG+1 for 765,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s in the hijack.

The flop came , and the hijack took a huge lead with a set of queens.

But the turn card was the , giving Goureau a chance to stay alive with a gutshot straight draw.

The river card was — the !

Goureau spiked an ace-high straight on the river to win the pot and double up in chips, knocking his opponent all the way down to just 15K.

Jeremy Goureau  –  1,630,000  (41 bb)

With 66 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,115,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,315 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  68 of 3,687

With the board showing on the turn and more than 200K already in the pot, Richard Arno moved all in from the big blind for 180,000.

Derrick Foster thought for a while before he called from UTG+1 with for a pair of eights.

Arno turned over for a pair of sixes, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Foster won the pot with his higher pair to eliminate Arno in 71st place.

Derrick Foster  –  1,550,000  (39 bb)
Richard Arno  –  Eliminated in 71st Place  ($2,315)

With 68 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,085,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,315 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  68 of 3,687

Scott Zakheim raised from middle position to 85,000, Christian Pena Castro moved all in from the small blind for 660,000, and Zakheim tanked for a while before he called all in for 645,000 with .

Castro turned over , and Zakheim needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Zakheim paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips, knocking Castro down to just 15K.

Scott Zakheim  –  1,370,000  (34 bb)
Christian Pena Castro  –  15,000  (<1 bb)

Castro was eliminated a few minutes later in 69th place.

Christian Pena Castro  –  Eliminated in 69th Place  ($2,315)

With 68 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,085,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,315 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  76 of 3,687

Aaron Burmeister was all in from the cutoff for 250,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Bryan Colon.

The board came — Burmeister flopped a double-gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Colon won the pot with two pair, eights and threes, to eliminate Burmeister in 77th place.

Bryan Colon  –  1,700,000  (57 bb)
Aaron Burmeister  –  Eliminated in 77th Place  ($2,130)

With 76 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 970,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,130 each.

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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  85 of 3,687

Sebastian De Narvaez moved all in UTG+1 for 280,000, Adam Darkazalli reraised from the hijack to 725,000, and everyone else folded.

De Narvaez turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against Darkazalli’s .

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Darkazalli to win the pot and eliminate De Narvaez in 86th place.

Adam Darkazalli  –  3,175,000  (106 bb)
Sebastian De Narvaez  –  Eliminated in 86th Place  ($2,000)

With 85 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 870,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,000 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  86 of 3,687

Charles Harrison got it all in from the cutoff for 370,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of John Stevenson on the button.

The board came , and the pocket sevens held up for Stevenson to win the pot and eliminate Harrison in 87th place.

John Stevenson  –  2,190,000  (73 bb)
Charles Harrison  –  Eliminated in 87th Place  ($2,000)

With 86 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 855,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,000 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  88 of 3,687

The final 88 players return from break to begin Level 24, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 ante.

With 88 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 840,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,000 each.

A scan of the field during the break turned up eight players with at least 1.5 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Adam Darkazalli  –  2,830,000  (94 bb)
2.  Rashid Middleton  –  1,955,000  (65 bb)
3.  Dan Castoro  –  1,900,000  (63 bb)
4.  Philip Whitaker  –  1,870,000  (62 bb)
5.  Frank Russo  –  1,805,000  (60 bb)
6.  John Stevenson  –  1,795,000  (60 bb)
7.  Ashley Hine  –  1,615,000  (54 bb)
8.  Alexander Perez  –  1,575,000  (53 bb)

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  98 of 3,687

With the flop reading and 170,000 in the pot, Frank Russo checked from the small blind and Scott Levitt bet 500,000 leaving 495,000 behind. Russo check-raised all in for 945,000 and Levitt went into the tank. If he called, Levitt wouldn’t be broke but he’d only have 50K left.

After two minutes, Levitt folded and showed to the table.

“Good fold!” Russo told him before flashing for the better jack.

Levitt made the correct play and has more than two big blinds to play with.

Frank Russo – 1,615,000 (65 bb)
Scott Levitt – 495,000 (20 bb)