Event 7:  Leonard Rendon Doubles Thru A.J. Spades

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Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,462

Leonardo Rendon
Leonardo Rendon

Leonardo Rendon moved all in under the gun for 230,000, and A.J. Spades called from the cutoff with Kh9h.

Rendon turned over 8s3c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7c6d4hJs8c — Rendon flopped a gutshot straight draw and paired his eight on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Leonardo Rendon  –  710,000  (7 bb)
A.J. Spades  –  800,000  (8 bb)

With 12 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,830,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,005 each.

Event 7:  Recent Eliminations, 13th-27th Places

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Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,462

German Zaga
19th-Place Finisher German Ramos

13th:  Ory Hen  –  $2,350
14th:  Leonid Zhivelev  –  $2,350
15th:  Richard Alati  –  $2,350

16th:  Adam Zeltser  –  $1,905
17th:  Charles Harrison  –  $1,905
18th:  Altabal Mohamed  –  $1,905

19th:  German Ramos  –  $1,555
20th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $1,555
21st:  Larry Kiang  –  $1,555

22nd:  Pasquale Caiazza  –  $1,280
23rd:  Syed Shah  –  $1,280
24th:  Jugal Daterao  –  $1,280

25th:  Richard Buxman  –  $1,120
26th:  David Cujas  –  $1,120
27th:  Alfredo Vaz Reed  –  $1,120

Event 7:  Leon Zhivelev Eliminated in 14th Place by Crystal Utley

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Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,462

Leon Zhivelev
Leon Zhivelev

Leon Zhivelev got his short stack all in from the small blind with Jd6d, but he was dominated and facing elimination against the AdJs of Crystal Utley in the hijack.

The board came 10s10d8h10hKs, and Utley won the pot with her ace to eliminate Zhivelev in 14th place.

Crystal Utley  –  2,550,000  (34 bb)
Leon Zhivelev  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($2,350)

With 13 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,685,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,350 each.

Event 7:  Adam Zeltser Eliminated in 16th Place by Ayed Shweihat; Richard Alati Out in 15th

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,462

Adam Zeltser Eliminated in 16th
Adam Zeltser (left) was eliminated in 16th place when his Ac-Jc failed to improve against Ayed Shweihat’s Ad-Kd.

Adam Zeltser got it all in UTG+1 for 610,000 with AcJc, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AdKd of Ayed Shweihat in the cutoff.

The board came Qh4s2c9hQs, and Shweihat wont he pot with his king kicker to eliminate Zeltser in 16th place.

Ayed Shweihat  –  3,050,000  (51 bb)
Adam Zeltser  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($1,905)

Shortly after this hand, Richard Alati was eliminated in 15th place.

Richard Alati
Richard Alati

Richard Alati  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($2,350)

With 14 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,565,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,350 each.

Event 7:  Kelly Alonso Doubles Thru Andre Bryan

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,462

Andre Bryan vs Kelly Alonso
Andre Bryan (left) vs. Kelly Alonso (right)

After a flop of Jh10h7s with a little more than 600K already in the pot, Kelly Alonso got it all in from UTG for 845,000 with QdJc for a pair of jacks.

But Alonso needed to improve to stay alive against the AsAd of Andre Bryan in the big blind.

The turn card was the 9c, giving Alonso additional outs with an open-ended straight draw, and the river card was the Qs. Alonso won the pot with a rivered two pair, queens and jacks, to double up in chips.

Kelly Alonso  –  2,300,000  (38 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  450,000  (8 bb)

And here are the most recent eliminations:

Altabal Mohamed  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($1,905)
Charlie Harrison  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($1,905)

With 16 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,370,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,905 each.

Event 7:  Ayed Shweihat Doubles Thru Gus Vazquez

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,462

Ayed Shweihat
Ayed Shweihat

Gus Vazquez raised from the hijack to 125,000, Ayed Shweihat reraised from the button to 325,000, and Vazquez moved all in.

Shweihat called all in for 1,205,000 with AsAc, and he needed it to hold against Vazquez’s JsJc.

The board came AhKs8c6cQc, and Shweihat won the pot with a flopped set of aces to double up in chips.

Ayed Shweihat  –  2,560,000  (43 bb)
Gus Vazquez  –  1,080,000  (18 bb)

With 18 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,220,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,905 each.

Event 7:  Official Chip Counts From the Dinner Break

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,462

Here are the official chip counts and seating positions for the final 18 players during the dinner break, with action scheduled to resume around 8:52 pm EDT:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Sagi Zommer  –  990,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Charlie Harrison  –  895,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Alexandru Predincea  –  1,800,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Crystal Utley  –  1,095,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Jonathan Livingston  –  1,610,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6.  Adam Zeltser  –  975,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Gus Vazquez  –  2,285,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Altabal Mohamed  –  655,000  (11 bb)
Seat 9.  Ayed Shweihat  –  1,235,000  (21 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Leon Zhivelev  –  1,360,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2.  Leonardo Rendon  –  1,085,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Richard Alati  –  720,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Al Klager  –  2,330,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  A.J. Spades  –  720,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  Ory Hen  –  325,000  (5 bb)
Seat 7.  Andre Bryan  –  1,590,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Kelly Alonso  –  1,105,000  (18 bb)
Seat 9.  Vendel Johnson  –  1,165,000  (19 bb)

With 18 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,220,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,905 each.

Event 7:  Dinner Break Until 8:52 pm

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,462

Level 26 came to an end, and the remaining players took a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:52 pm EDT.

Official chip counts from the break will be posted soon. Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $38,695 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $26,440
3rd:  $17,875
4th:  $13,240
5th:  $10,000
6th:  $8,085
7th:  $6,675
8th:  $5,290
9th-10th:  $3,930
11th-12th:  $3,005
13th-15th:  $2,350
16th-18th:  $1,905

With 18 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,220,000 (20 big blinds).

Event 7:  Larry Kiang Doubles Up Before Getting Knocked Out in 21st Place

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,462

Larry Kiang
Larry Kiang

With the blinds at 20,000-40,000, Larry Kiang moved all in from the cutoff for 105,000, and the player in the small blind called with 9d7h.

Kiang turned over As10h, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came AcKh2c10c3s, and Kiang paired his ace on the flop and his ten on the turn to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Larry Kiang  –  290,000  (7 bb)

A few minutes later, after the blinds increased to 25,000-50,000, Kiang was eliminated from the tournament in 21st place.

Larry Kiang  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($1,555)

With 20 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,095,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,555 each.

Event 7:  Sagi Zommer Doubles Thru German Zaga

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,462

Sagi Zommer
Sagi Zommer

German Zaga raised UTG+1 to 105,000, Sagi Zommer moved all in from the small blind for 435,000, and Zaga called with 6h6c.

Zommer turned over AcKs, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ad10c8d8c2h, and Zommer paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sagi Zommer  –  950,000  (24 bb)
German Zaga  –  510,000  (13 bb)

With 21 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,045,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,555 each.