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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 3,989

Corel Theuma raised to 125,000 from middle position and Zhen Cai called in the big blind.

The flop was , and Cai check-called 100,000 from Theuma.

The turn was the , and both players checked.

The river was the , Cai bet 425,000, and Theuma called.

Cai showed for a king-high straight, Theuma flashed to the table for kings and queens, and Cai collected the pot.

Zhen Cai  –  2,800,000  (56 bb)
Corel Theuma  –  2,800,000  (56 bb)

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  55 of 3,989

Following a flop of , Nicholas Toralba was all in for about 800,000 from the small blind against Zhen Cai who was under the gun.

Toralba: 
Cai: 

The turn and river completed the board, further improving Cai to kings and tens to eliminate Toralba in 56th place.

Zhen Cai  –  2,180,000  (44 bb)
Nicholas Toralba  –  Eliminated in 56th Place  ($3,570)

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  61 of 3,989

Paul Snead raised all in from UTG+1 for 355,000, Niall Costigan called in middle position, and Andrew Dudley called all in for about 125,000 in the big blind.

Snead: 
Costigan: 
Dudley: 

The board ran out , safe for Costigan to score the double elimination.

Niall Costigan  –  3,175,000  (64 bb)
Paul Snead  –  Eliminated in 62nd Place  ($3,570)
Andrew Dudley  –  Eliminated in 63rd Place  ($3,570)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 3,989

Dinner break has ended and the cards are back in the air.

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 3,989

Level 25 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:34 pm EDT.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 2.6 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Bin Weng  –  5,450,000  (109 bb)
2.  Corel Theuma  –  2,780,000  (56 bb)
3.  Darryll Fish  –  2,630,000  (53 bb)
4.  Niall Costigan  –  2,615,000  (52 bb)

With 63 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 1,265,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,570 each.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  64 of 3,989

Matt Higgins raised from middle position to 80,000, Darryll Fish reraised from the button to 240,000, and Higgins reraised to 675,000. Fish tanked for a while before he five-bet all in for 1,195,000, and Higgins called with .

Fish turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Fish flopped a set of kings to win the pot and double up in chips.

Darryll Fish  –  2,490,000  (62 bb)
Matt Higgins  –  570,000  (14 bb)

With about 64 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 1,245,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,240 each.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  65 of 3,989

Niall Costigan raised from middle position, and Jeremy Halaska reraised from the cutoff to 190,000, leaving himself just a single 5K chip behind. Costigan called.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , Costigan bet, and Halaska called all in for 5,000. Costigan showed for ace high, and Halaska turned over to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jeremy Halaska  –  490,000  (12 bb)
Niall Costigan  –  2,700,000  (68 bb)

With about 65 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 1,225,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,240 each.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 3,989

After a flop of , Vladyslav Shovkovyi bet 80,000 from UTG+1, Frederick Diser reraised from the button to 220,000, and Shovkovyi three-bet all in for 460,000.

Diser called with for a pair of queens, and Shovkovyi turned over . Shovkovyi needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Shovkovyi won the pot with a higher two pair, aces and nines, to double up in chips.

Vladyslav Shovkovyi – 1,175,000  (29 bb)
Frederick Diser  –  1,140,000  (29 bb)

With about 67 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 1,190,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,240 each.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 3,989

A player raised from the cutoff to 80,000, Shane Melert moved all in from the button for 190,000, and the cutoff called with . Melert turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Melert spiked a ten on the river to win the pot with a full house, nines full of tens, and double up in chips.

Shane Melert  –  480,000  (12 bb)

With about 72 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 1,110,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,240 each.

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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  79 of 3,989

Matt Higgins min-raised from the hijack to 60,000, Michele Lawson moved all in from the cutoff for 350,000, and Higgins quickly called with .

Lawson turned over , and she needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Lawson paired her deuce on the flop, only to see Higgins pair his king on the turn. Higgins won the pot with his pair of kings to eliminate Lawson in 80th place.

Matt Higgins  –  1,575,000  (53 bb)
Michele Lawson  –  Eliminated in 80th Place  ($3,000)

With 79 players remaining from a field of 3,989, the average chip stack is around 1,010,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,000 each.