$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 940

With the board showing on the turn and 1,725,000 already in the pot, Luis Ortiz moved all in from the hijack for 1,185,000.

Nicola Davimos tanked for a very long time before she called from the button with for a pair of kings with a gutshot straight draw. But Ortiz turned over for a set of sevens, and he needed to avoid a ten on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Ortiz won the pot with his set of sevens to double up in chips.

Luis Ortiz  –  4,095,000  (82 bb)
Nicola Davimos  –  165,000  (3 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 1,410,000 (28 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,400 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after this level (around 9:05 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 940

With the board showing on the turn and roughly 200K in the pot, Matthew McEwan bet 80,000 from the big blind, Ira Friedman raised from the button to 280,000, and McEwan tanked for a while before he called.

The river card was the , McEwan checked, Friedman moved all in for about 500,000, and McEwan went into the tank for a while before he folded. Friedman took the pot to surpass 1.2 million.

Ira Friedman  –  1,265,000  (42 bb)
Matthew McEwan  –  400,000  (13 bb)

A short while later, McEwan was eliminated in 30th place.

Matthew McEwan  –  Eliminated in 30th Place  ($6,300)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 970,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,300 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 9:00 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 940

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

With 36 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 785,000 (26 big blinds). A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 1.2 million in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Scott Baumstein  –  1,690,000  (56 bb)
2.  Farid Dridi  –  1,670,000  (56 bb)
3.  Paul Snead  –  1,620,000  (54 bb)
4.  Maxwell Young  –  1,365,000  (46 bb)
5.  Maxime Chilaud  –  1,195,000  (40 bb)

With 36 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 785,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,200 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 9:00 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 940

Here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

40th:  David Finkelstein  –  $4,360
41st:  Eusebiu Jalba  –  $4,360
42nd:  Thomas Puccio  –  $4,360
43rd:  Darren Rabinowitz  –  $4,360
44th:  Michael Hunsucker  –  $4,360
45th:  Kharlin Sued  –  $4,360
46th:  Stuart Young  –  $4,360
47th:  Eugene Golubchik  –  $4,360

48th:  Josef Snejberg  –  $3,680
49th:  Robert Lebeau  –  $3,680
50th:  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  $3,680
51st:  Samuel Ganzfried  –  $3,680
52nd:  Yunkyu Song  –  $3,680

With 36 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 785,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,200 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 940

With the board showing on the turn and roughly 85K in the pot, the player in middle position bet 40,000, and Valentin Bezik called from the cutoff.

The river card was the , her opponent checked, Bezik moved all in for about 550,000, and her opponent stopped to think for a while.

Eventually, her opponent folded, and Bezik showed for the nuts — a king-high spade flush — as she took the pot.

Her opponent said the river card saved him, because he had ace-queen and flopped two pair, and if the three had been any other suit, he probably would have called.

Valentin Bezik  –  715,000  (36 bb)

With 38 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 740,000 (37 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,200 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 940

Michael Hunsucker raised from the hijack to 30,000, the player in the cutoff called, and Farid Dridi reraised from the small blind to 125,000.

Hunsucker thought for a while before he moved all in for about 600,000, and the cutoff quickly folded.

Dridi snap-called with , and Hunsucker turned over . Hunsucker needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Dridi to win the pot and eliminate Hunsucker in 44th place. Dridi now leads the field with more than 2.1 million in chips.

Farid Dridi  –  2,115,000  (141 bb)
Michael Hunsucker  –  Eliminated in 44th Place  ($4,360)

With 43 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 655,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,360 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 940

Tommy Puccio raised from the hijack to 40,000, Robert Lebeau moved all in from the button for about 220,000, and Puccio called with . Lebeau turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Puccio won the pot with his ace to eliminate lebeau in 49th place.

Tommy Puccio  –  600,000  (40 bb)
Robert Lebeau  –  Eliminated in 49th Place  ($3,680)

With 48 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 590,000 (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,680 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 940

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 and a 15,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 950K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Scott Baumstein  –  1,515,000  (101 bb)
2.  Aaron Mermelstein  –  1,220,000  (81 bb)
3.  Fred Paradis  –  1,190,000  (79 bb)
4.  Michael Newman  –  1,140,000  (76 bb)
5.  Farid Dridi  –  1,115,000  (74 bb)
6.  Benjamin Zamani  –  1,055,000  (70 bb)
7.  Chris Da-Silva  –  1,040,000  (69 bb)
8.  Luis Ortiz  –  1,000,000  (67 bb)
9.  Eusebiu Jalba  –  965,000  (64 bb)

With 52 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 540,000 (36 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,680 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 940

Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

53rd:  Benjamin Moschel  –  $3,680
54th:  Calais Campbell  –  $3,680
55th:  Haim Toorgeman  –  $3,680

56th:  David Jackson  –  $3,100
57th:  David Sathue  –  $3,100
58th:  Michael Bills  –  $3,100
59th:  Gustavo Moscon  –  $3,100
60th:  Lanny Vaysman  –  $3,100
61st:  Nick Yunis  –  $3,100
62nd:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  $3,100
63rd:  Mukul Pahuja  –  $3,100

With 52 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 542,000 (45 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,680 each.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break after Level 26 (around 8:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until they reach a winner.

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $911,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  57 of 940

Here is a list of the eliminated players so far today, along with their payouts:

64th:  David Moses  –  $2,620
65th:  Donald Manns  –  $2,620
66th:  Justin Green  –  $2,620
67th:  Richard Dubini  –  $2,620
68th:  Richard Davis  –  $2,620
69th:  Rafael Lima  –  $2,620
70th:  Alejandro Herrera Gonzalez  –  $2,620
71st:  Joey Weissman  –  $2,620
72nd:  Zachary Fischer  –  $2,620
73rd:  Julian Pineda Lozano  –  $2,620
74th:  Shenghao Liang  –  $2,620
75th:  Caleb Piderit  –  $2,620
76th:  Dale Roesel  –  $2,620
77th:  Caleb Powell  –  $2,620
78th:  Ernest Bush  –  $2,620
79th:  Taylor Hart  –  $2,620

80th:  Harrison Gimbel  –  $2,240
81st:  Paul Domb  –  $2,240
82nd:  Carlos Saturno Garcia  –  $2,240
83rd:  Dean Lyall  –  $2,240
84th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $2,240
85th:  Adam Agaev  –  $2,240
86th:  Pasquale Caiazza  –  $2,240
87th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $2,240
88th:  Aaron Pinson  –  $2,240
89th:  Jessica Cai  –  $2,240
90th:  Stephen Ma  –  $2,240
91st:  Ory Hen  –  $2,240
92nd:  Jose Reyes  –  $2,240
93rd:  Dan Heimiller  –  $2,240
94th:  Jason Prest  –  $2,240
95th:  Eldo Rodriguez  –  $2,240
96th:  Dorian Rios Pavon  –  $2,240
97th:  Gabriel Fuller  –  $2,240
98th:  Haim Nagar  –  $2,240

99th:  Richard Rice  –  $1,940
100th:  Tarun Gulati  –  $1,940
101st:  Demetrius Campbell  –  $1,940
102nd:  Joseph Brum Pacheco  –  $1,940
103rd:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  $1,940
104th:  Juan Marquez  –  $1,940
105th:  Joseph Duchman  –  $1,940
106th:  Wai Ngai  –  $1,940
107th:  Shmuel Zalmanov  –  $1,940
108th:  Mitchell Hynam  –  $1,940
109th:  Igor Tretyakov  –  $1,940
110th:  Saber Salum Penayo  –  $1,940
111th:  Ankit Ahuja  –  $1,940
112th:  David DiBernardi  –  $1,940
113th:  Craig Bagon  –  $1,940
114th:  Joshua Stewart  –  $1,940
115th:  Ryan Dougherty  –  $1,940
116th:  Tsolmon Jargalsaikhan  –  $1,940
117th:  Anthony Merlo Jr.  –  $1,940
118th:  Daniel Palau Vicente  –  $1,940

With 57 players remaining from a field of 940, the average chip stack is around 495,000 (41 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,100 each.