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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 151

Brett Streicher got it all in from the cutoff for 130,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Nohad Teliani in the big blind.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Teliani to win the pot and eliminate Streicher in ninth place.

Nohad Teliani  –  390,000  (49 bb)
Brett Streicher  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,400)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 283,000 (35 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $1,670 each.

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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 151

Jairo Velasquez got it all in under the gun for about 25,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Nicholas Carballo in the cutoff.

The board came , and Carballo won the pot with two pair, aces and threes, to eliminate Velasquez in 10th place.

Nicholas Carballo  –  310,000  (39 bb)
Jairo Velasquez  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($1,400)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 252,000 (32 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $1,400 each.

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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 151

Jairo Velasquez moved all in from the cutoff for 12,000, and Michael Jagroo reraised from the small blind to 33,000 with . Velasquez turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Velasquez paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jairo Velasquez  –  36,000  (6 bb)
Michael Jagroo  –  145,000  (24 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 227,000 (38 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $1,400 each.

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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 151

Richard Katz raised from the cutoff to 6,000, Kevin Johnson called from the button, and Nohad Teliani reraised from the small blind to 21,000.

Katz four-bet all in for 56,000, and Johnson folded.

Teliani thought for a bit before she called with , and Katz turned over . Katz needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Katz flopped a set of deuces, but Teliani rivered a heart flush. Teliani won the pot to eliminate Katz in 11th place.

Nohad Teliani  –  240,000  (40 bb)
Richard Katz  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($1,215)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 227,000 (38 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $1,400 each.

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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 151

Dolphus Powers moved all in from the button for 31,000, and Nicholas Carballo (who had just 33,000) called from the big blind with .

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

The board came — Powers paired his seven on the flop and his ace on the river, but Carballo turned a set of nines to win the pot and eliminate Powers in 12th place.

Nicholas Carballo  –  72,000  (14 bb)
Dolphus Powers  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($1,215)

And here are the other recent eliminations:

13th:  Tarun Gulati  –  $1,055
14th:  Yisroel Pruss  –  $1,055
15th:  James Salmon  –  $960
16th:  Daphne Diaz  –  $960

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 206,000 (41 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $1,215 each.

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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 151

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

Here are the updated seating assignments and chip counts from the break:

TABLE 9
Seat 1.  Nohad Teliani  –  220,000  (44 bb)
Seat 2.  Jairo Velasquez  –  115,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Richard Katz  –  155,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Matthew Waxman  –  405,000  (81 bb)
Seat 5.  Dolphus Powers  –  43,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6.  

TABLE 10
Seat 1.  Tarun Gulati  –  43,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2.  Nicholas Carballo  –  51,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3.  Brett Streicher  –  157,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Kevin Johnson  –  55,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Michael Cavanaugh  –  110,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.  Athanasios Polychronopoulos  –  173,000  (35 bb)

TABLE 17
Seat 1.  James Salmon  –  229,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2.  Yisroel Pruss  –  29,000  (6 bb)
Seat 3.  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  192,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Michael Jagroo  –  255,000  (51 bb)
Seat 6.  Daphne Diaz  –  18,000  (4 bb)

And here are the recent eliminations:

17th:  Raminder Singh  –  $885
18th:  Steve Karp  –  $885
19th:  Duff Charette  –  $885

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 142,000 (28 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $960 each.

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Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 151

During Hand #3 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, there were four tables in action, and two of them had all-in situations.

Once they got it all in, they waited for action to conclude at the other two tables before revealing their hole cards.

At Table #18, Daphne Diaz was all in from the big blind for 12,000 with , and she needed her hand to hold to stay alive against the of Nicholas Carballo in the cutoff.

The board came , and Diaz won the pot with her jack kicker to double up in chips.

Daphne Diaz  –  30,000  (8 bb)
Nicholas Carballo  –  55,000  (14 bb)

At Table #9, after a flop of , Carlos Rojas got it all in from the cutoff for 43,000 with for a pair of jacks, but he needed to improve to stay alive against the (pair of aces) of Jairo Velasquez in the big blind.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Velasquez won the pot with his pair of aces to eliminate Rojas on the Money Bubble in 20th place.

Jairo Velasquez  –  120,000  (30 bb)
Carlos Rojas  –  Eliminated

With 19 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 119,000 (30 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $885 each.

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Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 151

Joey Bloch raised from the button to 9,500, Matthew Waxman reraised from the small blind to 35,000, and Bloch moved all in for about 180,000.

Waxman quickly called with , and Bloch turned over . Bloch needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Waxman turned a set of eights to win the pot and eliminate Bloch two spots away from the money — and take the chip lead.

Matthew Waxman  –  388,000
Joey Bloch  –  Eliminated

With 20 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 113,000 (28 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $885 each.

Hand-for-hand play is now underway until one more player is eliminated.

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Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 151

Brett Streicher raised from the cutoff to 7,000, Tarun Gulati moved all in from the big blind, and Streicher thought for a while before he called all in for 66,000 with . Gulati turned over , and Streicher needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Streicher won the pot with his king kicker to double up in chips.

Brett Streicher  –  136,500  (46 bb)
Tarun Gulati  –  55,000  (18 bb)

A couple minutes later, Jairo Velasquez got it all in from the cutoff for 30,500 with , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Steve Karp, who was under the gun.

The board came — Karp turned a heart flush draw, but improved no further. Velasquez won the pot with his pocket jacks to double up in chips.

Jairo Velasquez  –  68,500  (23 bb)
Steve Karp  –  25,000  (8 bb)

With 21 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 108,000 (36 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $885 each.

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Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 151

Brett Streicher moved all in from the small blind for 22,000, and Steve Zhang thought for a while before he called from the big blind with a slightly larger stack with . Streicher turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Streicher won the pot with a pair of aces to double up in chips.

Brett Streicher  –  47,000  (16 bb)
Steve Zhang  –  7,500  (3 bb)

The next hand, Zhang moved all in from the small blind for 7,500, and Michael Cavanaugh called from the big blind with . Zhang turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Zhang flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Cavanaugh won the pot with a pair of fives to eliminate Zhang a few spots away from the money.

Michael Cavanaugh  –  160,000  (53 bb)
Steve Zhang  –  Eliminated

With 21 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 108,000 (36 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $885 each.