Late registration is now closed. The field reached 141 entries including 58 re-entries to generate a $1.41 million prize pool to smash the $1 million guarantee.
First place will go home with a whopping $320,729 with the top 20 getting paid at least a min-cash of $18,783.
This means about one-third of the remaining field will finish in the money with 59 players left after late registration closed.
Darren Elias raised to 24,000 from the small blind and Isaac Haxton defended his big blind.
Elias fired out for 16,500 on the 
flop and got a call. He got another call on the 
after betting 52,800.
The 
river completed the board and Elias emptied the chamber with a jam of 99,695. Haxton called and soon found out his 
had kicker issues with Elias doubling up with 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
434,785 | |
|
392,990
333,912
|
333,912 |
|
||
|
290,492
236,285
|
236,285 |
|
||
|
207,803
36,081
|
36,081 |
|
|
||
|
184,960
-5,751
|
-5,751 |
|
151,767
-203,324
|
-203,324 |
|
15,819
-44,198
|
-44,198 |
|
|
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There were eight minutes left of late registration at the start of Level 16. The field grew to 128 entrants with 50 players remaining to start the level.
PokerNews will update the final prize pool and payouts soon after late registration is closed.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
712,679
-149,957
|
-149,957 |
|
705,413
-8,747
|
-8,747 |
|
528,216
266,627
|
266,627 |
|
|
||
|
515,613
440,313
|
440,313 |
|
||
|
505,755
143,985
|
143,985 |
Nível: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Adrian Mateos just went out on a cooler in a huge pot against "judd trump".
Mateos opened to 14,000 from the hijack and was called by "judd trump" from the big blind.
"judd trump" check-called a bet of 9,150 on the 
flop before they check-called again for 37,675 on the 
turn. The 
river completed the board and "judd trump" check-jammed facing a bet of 75,625 by Mateos.
Mateos called off for 159,568 and turned over 
. He was out of chips and didn't immediately re-enter after a set of aces wasn't good enough with "judd trump holding 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
862,636
-29,600
|
-29,600 |
|
|
714,160
312,465
|
312,465 |
|
205,326
54,267
|
54,267 |
|
||
|
157,557
550
|
550 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
|
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Bert Stevens limped from the small blind. Thomas Muehloecker raised to 21,000 from the big blind and Stevens four-bet jammed for 142,811. Muehloecker called and the players turned over their cards.
Bert Stevens: 
Thomas Muehloecker:
Stevens lost his stack for the third time this event and re-entered for a fourth after not improving his hand on the 
board.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
391,072
256,442
|
256,442 |
|
330,915
-96,600
|
-96,600 |
|
317,737
120,205
|
120,205 |
|
223,783
-106,919
|
-106,919 |
|
|
||
|
143,891
-20,161
|
-20,161 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
96,600
-3,400
|
-3,400 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
|
||
Michael Watson opened for 12,000 from early position. Fabrizio Gonzalez jammed for 92,025 from one seat over. David Peters four-bet jammed for 117,250 from the small blind and Watson folded.
Fabrizio Gonzalez: 
David Peters:
Gonzalez was in bad shape and opted to re-enter after Peters improved even further to a set on the 
board.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
329,787
95,910
|
95,910 |
|
|
||
|
296,882
-52,572
|
-52,572 |
|
|
||
|
|
261,589
100,963
|
100,963 |
|
|
||
|
256,690
224,703
|
224,703 |
|
|
||
|
241,052
58,920
|
58,920 |
|
233,275
177,640
|
177,640 |
|
|
||
|
152,991
-14,400
|
-14,400 |
|
|
100,000
20,227
|
20,227 |
Wiktor Malinowski felted Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb just before the break to extend his chip lead in a big way
Gottlieb three-bet jammed north of 200K with 
and didn't get there against his opponent's .
Gottlieb has already re-entered for his third bullet and the tournament went on its fourth break soon after.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
892,236
358,161
|
358,161 |
|
|
427,515
-13,020
|
-13,020 |
|
|
401,695
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
100,000
-103,600
|
-103,600 |
Nível: 15
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 850
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb opened for 12,000 from early position before David Yan three-bet to 37,200 from one seat over. Gottlieb four-bet jammed for 94,300 and players were flipping for the hand after the cards were turned over.
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb: 
David Yan:
Yan didn't connect with the 
board to double Gottlieb's stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
534,075
20,070
|
20,070 |
|
|
397,195
59,430
|
59,430 |
|
|
308,768
-9,567
|
-9,567 |
|
|
||
|
220,800 | |
|
|
||
|
|
203,600 | |
|
|
157,007
67,997
|
67,997 |
|
|
||
|
135,061
-88,584
|
-88,584 |
|
|
||
|
80,721
-19,584
|
-19,584 |
