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Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 3,989
Eric Kolodny was all in for about 985,000 in middle position with 
against his under-the-gun opponent holding 
.
The board came 
, giving Kolodny tens full of nines to double up.
Eric Kolodny – 2,100,000 (42 bb)
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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)
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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.