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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  77 of 6,134

Level 25 comes to an end, and the players take a 40-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume at 8:52 pm EST.

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

1.  Christopher Bissinger  –  4,205,000  (84 bb)
2.  Willy Stadele  –  3,935,000  (79 bb)
3.  Eddy Gibbs  –  3,775,000  (76 bb)
4.  Michael Scoma  –  3,590,000  (72 bb)
5.  Frank Digiacomo  –  3,580,000  (72 bb)
6.  Christopher Mo  –  3,505,000  (70 bb)

With 77 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 1,590,000 (32 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,545 each.

The field will be playing until about 2:00 am tonight, and then return to finish the tournament tomorrow (Monday) at 3:00 pm EST.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  83 of 6,134

Nadya Magnus raised all in for 350,000 from under the gun and Fabian Foster called in the big blind with , leading Magnus’ .

The board ran out , no help to Magnus, ending her tournament in 84th place.

Fabian Foster  –  2,300,000  (58 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  Eliminated in 84th Place  ($3,240)

$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:  86 of 6,134

Willy Stadele raised UTG+1, Sandro Vianna De Sa moved all in from the small blind for 235,000, and Stadele called with .

Vianna De Sa turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Stadele won the pot with his jack kicker to eliminate Vianna De Sa in 87th place.

Willy Stadele  –  4,175,000  (104 bb)
Sandro Vianna De Sa  –  Eliminated in 87th Place  ($3,240)

With 86 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 1,425,000 (36 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,240 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:  88 of 6,134

There was a big four-way preflop all-in situation at Table 15, and these were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Small Blind:  
Willy Stadele (cutoff):  
Michael Storms (UTG):  
Frank Jacoub (MP):  

The board came , and the aces held up for Stadele to win the entire pot, doubling thru the small blind and eliminating the other two players with shorter stacks.

Willy Stadele  –  3,850,000  (96 bb)
Michael Storms  –  Eliminated in 89th Place  ($3,240)
Frank Jacoub  –  Eliminated in 90th Place  ($3,240)

With 88 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 1,390,000 (35 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,240 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:  96 of 6,134

Jerry Wong got it all in preflop from middle position for about 900,000 with , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Christopher Mo in the hijack.

The board came , and Mo flopped two pair and turned a full house to win the pot and eliminate Wong in 97th place.

Christopher Mo  –  3,825,000  (96 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  Eliminated in 97th Place  ($2,935)

With 96 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 1,275,000 (32 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,935 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:  102 of 6,134

With the board showing on the turn, Earl Gallegos checked the small blind, Michael Merisier bet 100,000 from the big blind, and Merisier check-raised all in.

Merisier paused for a moment or two before he called all in for about 850,000 with for two pair, aces and nines.

But Gallegos turned over for a set of nines, and Merisier needed to catch an ace on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Gallegos won the pot with his set of nines to eliminate Merisier in 103rd place.

Earl Gallegos  –  2,900,000  (73 bb)
Michael Merisier  –  Eliminated in 103rd Place  ($2,630)

With 102 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 1,200,000 (30 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,630 each.

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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  105 of 6,134

A player raised from middle position to 65,000, Jake Schwartz moved all in from the button for 675,000, and Fabian Foster moved all in over the top for about 1,200,000. The initial raiser folded.

Schwartz turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against Foster’s .

The board came , and Schwartz flopped a set of tens, but Foster rivered a set of kings to win the pot and eliminate Schwartz in 106th place.

Fabian Foster  –  2,000,000  (67 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  Eliminated in 106th Place  ($2,630)

With 105 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 1,165,000 (39 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,630 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:  120 of 6,134

Michael Scoma raised from middle position to 70,000, and his opponent called from the button.

The flop came , Scoma bet 100,000, and his opponent moved all in.

Scoma called with for a flopped king-high straight, and his opponent turned over for a pair of jacks with an open-ended straight draw.

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card was the , and Scoma won the pot with his straight to eliminate his opponent and move up to a massive chipleading stack of five million.

Michael Scoma  –  5,000,000  (167 bb)

With about 120 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 1,020,000 (34 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,230 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:  121 of 6,134

With the board showing on the turn, Stanley Bilan had gotten his stack all in on an earlier street.

On the turn, Christopher Mo moved all in from the small blind, and his UTG+1 opponent tanked for a while before he folded.

Bilan turned over for king high, and he needed to catch a king on the river to stay alive against Mo’s .

The river card tripped the board with the , and Mo won the pot with a full house, deuces full of jacks, to eliminate Bilan in 122nd place.

Christopher Mo  –  2,400,000  (80 bb)
Stanley Bilan  –  Eliminated in 122nd Place  ($2,230)

With 121 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 1,015,000 (34 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,230 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:  136 of 6,134

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

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

1.  Michael Scoma  –  3,450,000  (115 bb)
2.  Eddy Gibbs  –  3,290,000  (110 bb)
3.  Chris Lewis  –  2,525,000  (84 bb)
4.  Jerry Wong  –  2,230,000  (74 bb)
5.  Luke Rosenberg  –  2,075,000  (69 bb)

The blind levels have increased to 60 minutes, and they will remain that duration for the rest of the tournament.

There will be a 40-minute dinner break after Level 25, around 8:12 pm.

With 136 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 900,000 (30 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,925 each.