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Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

During a round of Omaha-8, short stack Ahmet Alper played a hand against chipleader Dylan Smith.

Dylan Smith:  ()  
Ahmet Alper:  ()  

3rd Street:  Smith checked, Alper bet 25,000, and Smith called.

4th Street:  Smith bet 25,000, and Alper called.

5th Street:  Alper bet 50,000, Smith raised to 100,000, and Alper moved all in for 105,000. Smith called, and they turned over their hole cards.

Dylan Smith:  ()  
Ahmet Alper:  ()  

Smith had a pair of eights with no low draws, and Alper had two pair, sevens and fours, with a runner-runner low draw. Alper needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

Dylan Smith:  ()    ()
Ahmet Alper:  ()    ()

Smith picked up a gutshot straight-flush draw on sixth street, but missed all of his outs. Alper won the pot with his two pair, sevens and fours, to double up in chips.

“ICM is a bitch,” said Alper. “And you can quote me on that.”

Ahmet Alper  –  350,000  (7 BB)
Dylan Smith  –  850,000  (17 BB)

With three players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 558,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,270 each.

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Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased limits of 25,000-50,000.

With three players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 558,000 (11 Big Bets). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Ahmet Alper  –  265,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2.  Dylan Smith  –  925,000  (19 BB)
Seat 3.  Eric Polirer  –  480,000  (10 BB)

And the payouts for this event:

1st:  $12,135 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,000
3rd:  $4,270

4th:  Elias Nassif  –  $3,050
5th:  Long Nguyen  –  $2,350
6th:  Omar Yates  –  $1,830
7th:  Joseph Oliveira  –  $1,570
8th:  John Holley  –  $1,395
9th:  Damjan Radanov  –  $1,240

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Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

During a round of Razz, short stack Ahmet Alper played a hand against chipleader Dylan Smith.

Dylan Smith:  ()  
Ahmet Alper:  ()  

3rd Street:  They put in 20,000 each.

4th Street:  Alper bet 20,000, and Smith called.

5th Street:  Alper bet 40,000, Smith raised to 80,000, and Alper three-bet it to 120,000. Smith called.

6th Street:  Alper moved all in blind for 10,000 before this street was dealt, and Smith called. They turned over their hole cards.

Dylan Smith:  ()  
Ahmet Alper:  ()  

Smith’s best possible final hand would be a 9-4, so Alper clinched the pot at this point with an 8-6.

7th Street:  Smith’s meaningless final card was a for a 9-5 low, and Alper received a to win the pot with his 8-6 low and double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Ahmet Alper  –  360,000  (9 BB)
Seat 2.  Dylan Smith  –  780,000  (20 BB)

With three players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 558,000 (14 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,270 each.

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Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

2-7 Triple Draw

Elias Nassif was all in from the small blind against Dylan Smith in the big blind during 2-7 Triple Draw, with Nassif drawing to an eight-five on the final draw. Smith made a seven-six and had Nassif drawing dead, ending Nassif’s tournament in fourth place.

Dylan Smith  –  990,000  (33 BB)
Elias Nassif  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,050)

With three players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 558,000 (19 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,270 each.

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Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 67

Stud

Elias Nassif:    /    / 
Ahmet Alper:    /    / 
Long Nguyen:    /    / 

After being ante’d down to his final 1,000, Long Nguyen was all in on third street. Elias Nassif was the bring in for 3,000 and Ahmet Alper called.

Fourth street action was checked, Nassif check-called 30,000 on fifth street, and both checked on sixth street. Nassif bet 30,000 on seventh street and Alper called.

Nassif showed for an eight-high straight besting Alper’s holdings, while Nguyen showed the and had a flush draw, but couldn’t squeeze the flush and was eliminated in fifth place.

Elias Nassif  –  280,000  (9 BB)
Ahmet Alper  –  210,000  (7 BB)
Long Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,350)

With four players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 419,000 (14 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,050 each.

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Level 18:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 67

Shortly after Oliveiri’s elimination, with Razz still the game, Omar Yates got it all in on 3rd Street for 22,000 with a seven against Eric Polirer’s ten.

Eric Polirer:  ()  
Omar Yates:  ()  

Yates started with a 7-6 to Polirer’s 10-7, and the dealer put out the rest of their boards, with the final card face down.

Eric Polirer:  ()    ()
Omar Yates:  ()    ()

Even after pairing his seven, Yates had the lead with an 8-7 to Polirer’s 9-7. But Polirer turned over an for his final card, giving him a 7-6-4-2-A, and Yates was drawing dead. (The best Yates could make would be a 7-6-4-3-A.)

Yates turned over his meaningless , and Polirer won the pot to eliminate Yates in sixth place.

Eric Polirer  –  365,000  (15 BB)
Omar Yates  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,830)

With five players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 335,000 (14 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,350 each.

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Level 18:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 67

The first game at the final table was Razz, and in the first hand, Oliveiri got it all in with an ace showing against chipleader Dylan Smith with a three.

Dylan Smith:  ()  
Joseph Oliveiri:  ()  

At that point, the dealer put out the rest of their hands, with the final card face down.

Dylan Smith:  ()    ()
Joseph Oliveiri:  ()    ()

Smith had a 10-9 to Oliveiri’s J-9, so Oliveiri needed to improve to stay alive. But Smith got a on seventh to clinch the pot with a 9-5, and Oliveiri was drawing dead with his best possible hand being a 9-7.

Oliveiri’s meaningless final card was a , and Smith won the pot to eliminate Oliveiri in seventh place.

Dylan Smith  –  700,000  (29 BB)
Joseph Oliveiri  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,570)

With six players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 279,000 (12 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,830 each.

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Level 18:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 67

After the elimination of John Holley in eighth place, the final seven players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Joseph Oliveiri  –  6,000  (<1 BB)
Seat 2.  Ahmet Alper  –  325,000  (14 BB)
Seat 3.  Long Nguyen  –  35,000  (1 BB)
Seat 4.  Elias Nassif  –  220,000  (9 BB)
Seat 5.  Dylan Smith  –  680,000  (28 BB)
Seat 6.  Eric Polirer  –  355,000  (15 BB)
Seat 7.  Omar Yates  –  46,000  (2 BB)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $12,135 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,000
3rd:  $4,270
4th:  $3,050
5th:  $2,350
6th:  $1,830
7th:  $1,570

8th:  John Holley  –  $1,395
9th:  Damjan Radanov  –  $1,240

With seven players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 239,000 (10 Big Bets).

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Level 18:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  10 of 67

With 10 players remaining, and only nine spots getting paid, they’ve been playing hand-for-hand on the Money Bubble for 16 hands without an elimination.

Four different players have been short-stacked and all in early in the hand — Joseph Oliveiri, Omar Yates, Jeff Green, and Elias Nassif. But every time they’ve won at least part of the pot to stay alive.

Until Hand #17.

In Hand #17, Table 2 was playing Seven-Card Stud, and Jeff Green got his short stack all in on 3rd street against Dylan Smith and Damjan Radanov. On 4th street, Smith bet, and Radanov folded.

Dylan Smith:  ()  
Damjam Radanov:  ()  
Jeff Green:  ()  

As soon as action ended at the other table, the dealer gave them the rest of their cards, with the final card face down.

Dylan Smith:  ()    ()
Jeff Green:  ()    ()

Green needed an eight to make a straight and stay alive, but his final card was the . Smith pulled the , giving him a full house, threes full of fives, to eliminate Green in 10th place and burst the Money Bubble. The final nine players are now in the money.

Dylan Smith  –  535,000  (22 BB)
Jeff Green  –  Eliminated

With nine players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 186,000 (8 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,240 each.

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Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  10 of 67

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased limits of 10,000-20,000.

With 10 players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 168,000 (8 Big Bets). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Ahmet Alper  –  332,000  (17 BB)
Seat 2.  John Holley  –  180,000  (9 BB)
Seat 3.  Omar Yates  –  153,000  (8 BB)
Seat 4.  Eric Polirer  –  215,000  (11 BB)
Seat 5.  Elias Nassif  –  70,000  (4 BB)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Jeff Green  –  15,000  (1 BB)
Seat 2.  Long Nguyen  –  197,000  (10 BB)
Seat 3.  Joseph Oliveiri  –  37,000  (2 BB)
Seat 4.  Damjan Radanov  –  130,000  (7 BB)
Seat 5.  Dylan Smith  –  340,000  (17 BB)

The field is one hand into hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, and when they return they will play Hand #2. Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $12,135 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $7,000
3rd:  $4,270
4th:  $3,050
5th:  $2,350
6th:  $1,830
7th:  $1,570
8th:  $1,395
9th:  $1,240