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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  50 of 497

On Hand #12 of the money bubble, Vaughn Steeves raised to 50,000 from middle position (leaving 8,000 behind). The next player to act reraised all in for 141,000, Craig Pollak four-bet all in for about 390,000 from the button, and action folded back to Steeves.

Pollak showed , but then realized that Steeves wasn’t all in. After about 20 seconds, Steeves open folded .

The all-in players showed and failed to catch up to Pollak’s aces as the board ran out , giving Pollak the pot and the Flight A chip lead. However, he will begin Day 2 with a one-orbit penalty.

Craig Pollak   –  593,000  (74 bb)
Vaughn Steeves  –  8,000  (1 bb)

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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  51 of 497

On Hand #7 of the money bubble, Sean Larson raised all in for 36,000 from middle position and Harold Evans called in the big blind with , leading Larson’s .

The board ran out , giving Larson sixes and deuces to double through Evans.

Sean Larson  –  84,000  (11 bb)
Harold Evans  –  160,000  (20 bb)

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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  51 of 497

On Hand #5 on the money bubble, Patrick Pelisier raised all in for 94,000 from the button and Jake Schwartz called in the big blind.

Pelisier: 
Schwartz: 

The flop came , giving Schwartz a pair of aces to take the lead.

The turn was the , giving Pelisier a set of kings to pull ahead.

The river was the , securing the double for Pelisier.

Patrick Pelisier  –  200,000  (25 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  190,000  (24 bb)

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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  51 of 497

On Hand #2 on the money bubble, Vincenzo Lombardi was all in for 60,000 on a flop of with in early position against Sebastian Espinoza in middle position with .

The turn and river completed the board, giving Lombardi a wheel to double through Espinoza.

Vincenzo Lombardi  –  180,000  (23 bb)
Sebastian Espinoza  –  260,000  (33 bb)

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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  51 of 497

The players have returned from break to begin Level 18, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 and an 8,000 ante. The field is still on the Money Bubble with 51 players left, as no more than 50 can advance from this flight.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 350K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Henry Billete  –  509,000  (64 bb)
2.  Daniyal Gheba  –  466,000  (58 bb)
3.  Craig Pollak  –  443,000  (55 bb)
4.  Richard Yau  –  421,000  (53 bb)
5.  Ephy Uzan  –  383,000  (48 bb)
6.  Walter Bravo  –  358,000  (45 bb)

With 51 players remaining from a flight of 497, the average chip stack is around 195,000 (24 big blinds). Action will continue until the field is down to 50 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  51 of 497

The field is down to 51 players, so hand-for-hand play is about to begin on the Money Bubble. No more than 50 players can advance to Day 2, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

With 51 players remaining from a flight of 497, the average chip stack is around 195,000 (33 big blinds).

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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  54 of 497

Henry Billete raised from the button, Ephy Uzan three-bet to 46,000, and Billete called.

The flop was , Uzan shoved for effectively 138,000, and Billete called all in with for a set of eights, leading Uzan’s .

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Bilete to double up.

Henry Billete  –  380,000  (63 bb)
Ephy Uzan  –  310,000  (52 bb)

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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  55 of 497

A player raised UTG+1 to 13,000, Vincenzo Lombardi moved all in from the big blind for 52,000, and his opponent called with a slightly larger stack and turned over .

But Lombardi showed , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Lombardi won the pot with his queen kicker to double up in chips. His opponent was left with just a single big blind — 5,000.

Vincenzo Lombardi  –  112,000  (22 bb)

Two hands later, that short-stacked player was in the big blind and forced all in for 5,000, which went in as the ante.

Craig Pollak raised from the cutoff to 10,000, and Jake Schwartz called from the small blind. So there was 5,000 in the main pot, and 20,000 in the side pot between Pollak and Schwartz.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Schwartz checked, Pollak bet 10,000, and Schwartz quickly called.

The river card was the , Schwartz checked, Pollak bet 25,000, and Schwartz called. All three players turned over their cards.

Craig Pollak:    (ace-high straight)
Jake Schwartz:    (ace-high straight)
Big Blind:    (two pair, jacks and nines)

Pollak and Schwartz chopped the pot to eliminate the big blind in 56th place. (No more than 50 will advance from this flight to Day 2.)

Craig Pollak  –  400,000  (80 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  200,000  (40 bb)

With 55 players remaining from a flight of 497, the average chip stack is around 181,000 (36 big blinds). Action will continue until the field is down to 50 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

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Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  80 of 497

The players have returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 225K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Darryll Fish  –  358,000  (90 bb)
2.  Chen Turjeman  –  314,000  (79 bb)
3.  Daniel Edri  –  300,000  (75 bb)
4.  Luis Tobo  –  281,000  (70 bb)
5.  Mitch Gause  –  262,000  (66 bb)
6.  Craig Pollak  –  237,000  (59 bb)

With about 80 players remaining from a flight of 497, the average chip stack is around 124,000 (31 big blinds). Action will continue until the field is down to 50 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

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Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  85 of 497

After a flop of , Walter Bravo got it all in from the cutoff for 14,000 with (pair of kings), and needed it to hold to stay alive against the (heart flush draw) of the player in the hijack.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Bravo won the pot with two pair, kings and fives, to double up in chips.

Walter Bravo  –  55,000  (18 bb)

The next hand, Bravo raised from the hijack to 8,000, and the big blind called.

The flop came , the big blind checked, Bravo bet 6,000, and the big blind check-raised to 22,000. Bravo thought for a bit before he said, “If you have it, you have it,” and Bravo three-bet all in for 47,000.

The big blind called and said, “I don’t have it,” as he showed for a diamond flush draw. Bravo turned over for two pair, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Bravo won the pot with his two pair, queens and jacks, to double up in chips for the second hand in a row.

Walter Bravo  –  114,500  (38 bb)

With about 85 players remaining from a flight of 497, the average chip stack is around 117,000 (39 big blinds). Action will continue until the field is down to 50 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.