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Mike Dinardo joined the shove party but he survived when his flopped an Ace against Muhammad Rahim’s but we didn’t have to wait long for another big pot.

It was Steven Diamond’s turn when he open-shoved for 95,000 and was called by Nick Pupillo and Tyler Thren.

“Come on guys, it’s just a $100 bounty!” Diamond joked.

Pupillo and Thren checked down the flop but Thren fired 80,000 after the turn. Pupillo let it go and Thren showed for the straight while Diamond had a flush draw with .

The river was a blank and Diamond was gone in 8th place for $677.

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There were several all-ins after Mixson was sent out but it took a few more hands before one was called.

Paulius Bikus was the next to take his shot when he opened shoved from the button only to find Jeffrey Postal with a hand. Postal called from the small blind with against .

Bikus has a brief glimpse of salvation when the dealer put the in the window but the flop completed . He needed a lot of help but missed the turn and river to go out in 9th place for $649.

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Action quickly escalated with a full table and there was a big hand right off the bat. Scott Hart was all-in preflop against Anthony Ocampo and in trouble with versus .

The flop or turn didn’t help but he spiked the on the river to double and stay alive.

Just a few hands later, Brad Mixson four-bet shoved for 273,000 after a Paulius Bikus open and Tyler Thren three-bet to 80,000.

Mixson let his hand go but Thren quickly called with to dominate . Mixson was already moving his stack on position to the right as the board ran out to send him out in 10th place for $592.

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Final table draw:
Seat 1: Paulius Bikus
Seat 2: Jeffrey Postal
Seat 3: Nick Pupillo
Seat 4: Mike Dinardo
Seat 5: Tyler Thren
Seat 6: Brad Mixson
Seat 7: Scott Hart
Seat 8: Muhammad Rahim
Seat 9: Anthony Ocampo
Seat 10: Steven Diamond

11th – Ariel Rosello $592
12th – Ari Engel $592
13th – Mike Pastein $508
14th – Antonio Hogaza $508
15th – Arlene Vazquez $508
16th – Otto Palacios $423
17th – Jonathan Borenstein $423
18th – Daiane Mendez $423

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It was a quick run to the payout desk but they were suddenly at the final table when Tyler Thren found a flop he appreciated.

There were still 12 players around when he was involved in a three-way all-in hand with Ari Engel and Ariel Rosello. Thren needed help with against Rosello’s but short stacked Engel’s was in real trouble.

It was a quick end to the hand when the dealer spread to lock up the hand for Thren. Engel was the shortest stack and they had to break down Rosello’s stack before the found Thren would get two black chips for the effort.

The final table is set and we will have the redraw shortly.

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Before we could even get their names down on paper, both Jonathan Borenstein (17th) and Daiane Mendez (18th) were on their way to the payout cage

Table 7
Seat 1: Nick Pupillo
Seat 2: Mike Pastein
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: Paulius Bikus
Seat 5: Arlene Vazquez
Seat 6: Mike Dinardo
Seat 7: Steven Diamond
Seat 8: Jeffrey Postal
Seat 9: Otto Palacios

Table 8
Seat 1: Ari Engel
Seat 2: Anthony Ocampo
Seat 3: Antonio Hogaza
Seat 4: Muhammad Rahim
Seat 5: Scott Hart
Seat 6: Ariel Rosello
Seat 7: Brad Mixson
Seat 8: Tyler Thren
Seat 9: Empty

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Three times around hand-for-hand wasn’t enough to get the field in the money and those 19 players are off on a 10-minute color up break.

Daiane Mendez put her opponents to the test on the final hand when she shoved the flop but Muhammad Rahim and Antonio Hogaza let it go.

Back in 10.

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The Black Chip Bounty is now on the money bubble and playing hand-for-hand after the elimination of Tamara Piderit.

Only 19 players remain with 18 making the money.

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Players are off on their 40-minute dinner break with just 26 of the starting 182 still alive for the title. They will return and play down to a champion, collecting $100 black chips along the way for each knockout.

Top five counts:
Nicholas Pupillo – 301,500
Tyler Thren – 252,000
Brian Morgan – 245,000
Ari Engel – 232,000
Jeffrey Postal – 214,500