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Leonardo Rendon moved all in under the gun for 230,000, and A.J. Spades called from the cutoff with .

Rendon turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Rendon flopped a gutshot straight draw and paired his eight on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Leonardo Rendon  –  710,000  (7 bb)
A.J. Spades  –  800,000  (8 bb)

With 12 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,830,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,005 each.

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Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,462

13th:  Ory Hen  –  $2,350
14th:  Leonid Zhivelev  –  $2,350
15th:  Richard Alati  –  $2,350

16th:  Adam Zeltser  –  $1,905
17th:  Charles Harrison  –  $1,905
18th:  Altabal Mohamed  –  $1,905

19th:  German Ramos  –  $1,555
20th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $1,555
21st:  Larry Kiang  –  $1,555

22nd:  Pasquale Caiazza  –  $1,280
23rd:  Syed Shah  –  $1,280
24th:  Jugal Daterao  –  $1,280

25th:  Richard Buxman  –  $1,120
26th:  David Cujas  –  $1,120
27th:  Alfredo Vaz Reed  –  $1,120

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Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,462

Leon Zhivelev got his short stack all in from the small blind with , but he was dominated and facing elimination against the of Crystal Utley in the hijack.

The board came , and Utley won the pot with her ace to eliminate Zhivelev in 14th place.

Crystal Utley  –  2,550,000  (34 bb)
Leon Zhivelev  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($2,350)

With 13 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,685,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,350 each.

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,462

Adam Zeltser got it all in UTG+1 for 610,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Ayed Shweihat in the cutoff.

The board came , and Shweihat wont he pot with his king kicker to eliminate Zeltser in 16th place.

Ayed Shweihat  –  3,050,000  (51 bb)
Adam Zeltser  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($1,905)

Shortly after this hand, Richard Alati was eliminated in 15th place.

Richard Alati  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($2,350)

With 14 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,565,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,350 each.

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,462

After a flop of with a little more than 600K already in the pot, Kelly Alonso got it all in from UTG for 845,000 with for a pair of jacks.

But Alonso needed to improve to stay alive against the of Andre Bryan in the big blind.

The turn card was the , giving Alonso additional outs with an open-ended straight draw, and the river card was the . Alonso won the pot with a rivered two pair, queens and jacks, to double up in chips.

Kelly Alonso  –  2,300,000  (38 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  450,000  (8 bb)

And here are the most recent eliminations:

Altabal Mohamed  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($1,905)
Charlie Harrison  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($1,905)

With 16 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,370,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,905 each.

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,462

Gus Vazquez raised from the hijack to 125,000, Ayed Shweihat reraised from the button to 325,000, and Vazquez moved all in.

Shweihat called all in for 1,205,000 with , and he needed it to hold against Vazquez’s .

The board came , and Shweihat won the pot with a flopped set of aces to double up in chips.

Ayed Shweihat  –  2,560,000  (43 bb)
Gus Vazquez  –  1,080,000  (18 bb)

With 18 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,220,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,905 each.

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,462

Here are the official chip counts and seating positions for the final 18 players during the dinner break, with action scheduled to resume around 8:52 pm EDT:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Sagi Zommer  –  990,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Charlie Harrison  –  895,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Alexandru Predincea  –  1,800,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Crystal Utley  –  1,095,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Jonathan Livingston  –  1,610,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6.  Adam Zeltser  –  975,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Gus Vazquez  –  2,285,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Altabal Mohamed  –  655,000  (11 bb)
Seat 9.  Ayed Shweihat  –  1,235,000  (21 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Leon Zhivelev  –  1,360,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2.  Leonardo Rendon  –  1,085,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Richard Alati  –  720,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Al Klager  –  2,330,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  A.J. Spades  –  720,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  Ory Hen  –  325,000  (5 bb)
Seat 7.  Andre Bryan  –  1,590,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Kelly Alonso  –  1,105,000  (18 bb)
Seat 9.  Vendel Johnson  –  1,165,000  (19 bb)

With 18 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,220,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,905 each.

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,462

Level 26 came to an end, and the remaining players took a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:52 pm EDT.

Official chip counts from the break will be posted soon. Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $38,695 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $26,440
3rd:  $17,875
4th:  $13,240
5th:  $10,000
6th:  $8,085
7th:  $6,675
8th:  $5,290
9th-10th:  $3,930
11th-12th:  $3,005
13th-15th:  $2,350
16th-18th:  $1,905

With 18 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,220,000 (20 big blinds).

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,462

With the blinds at 20,000-40,000, Larry Kiang moved all in from the cutoff for 105,000, and the player in the small blind called with .

Kiang turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Kiang paired his ace on the flop and his ten on the turn to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Larry Kiang  –  290,000  (7 bb)

A few minutes later, after the blinds increased to 25,000-50,000, Kiang was eliminated from the tournament in 21st place.

Larry Kiang  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($1,555)

With 20 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,095,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,555 each.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,462

German Zaga raised UTG+1 to 105,000, Sagi Zommer moved all in from the small blind for 435,000, and Zaga called with .

Zommer turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Zommer paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sagi Zommer  –  950,000  (24 bb)
German Zaga  –  510,000  (13 bb)

With 21 players remaining, the average stack is around 1,045,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,555 each.