Mark Checkwicz opened the action with a raise to 90,000 from the cutoff. Joel Fincher three-bet to 225,000 from the small blind and Checkwicz made the call.
Action went check-check on the 4♥7♣J♣ flop before Fincher fired 225,000 on the 5♦ turn. Checkwicz called.
Fincher checked the 6♥ river over to Checkwicz who wagered 475,000. Fincher called. Checkwicz tabled 3♣3♠ for a straight. Fincher showed A♥A♦ before mucking.
Kinesh Pather open jammed for 445,000 from the cutoff. Kevin Nathan called on the button.
Kinesh Pather: A♥8♥ 
Kevin Nathan: A♣A♠
Pather ran into the best in Hold'em, but the 6♦5♥9♣ gave him hope with a gunshot draw. The 8♠ turn gave him more outs to crack aces, but the 5♣ river confirmed his departure in 17th place.
Frank Stepuchin raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Kevin Nathan defended in the big blind.
The 8♣7♥Q♠ flop saw Nathan play out of flow, jamming for Stepuchin's effective stack of 380,000. Stepuchin called.
Kevin Nathan: K♣Q♦
Frank Stepuchin: 9♦8♠
The 3♣ turn and 3♥ river changed nothing and Nathan's superior pair held to double him up.
Michael Vela opened the action with a raise to 150,000 from under the gun. Farzad Bonyadi moved all in for 580,000 and Vela made the call.
Farzad Bonyadi: A♠10♠
Michael Vela: A♣K♦
The board ran out 8♣K♣8♥8♦2♥ and Bonyadi was sent to the payout desk.
Richard Lowe raised from the hijack to 125,000. Lawrence Beach, on the button, called off the bet for his last 100,000 and the hand went to a showdown.
Lawrence Beach: 10♥7♥
Richard Lowe: Q♥Q♠
Beach ran into Lowe's premium pocket pair and the 8♠K♣J♥J♣6♠ runout couldn't save him, ending his deep tournament run in 19th place.
Joel Fincher opened the action with a raise to 120,000 from the hijack. Bob Buckenmayer moved all in for his last 845,000 from the big blind and Fincher made the call.
Bob Buckenmayer: A♣Q♠
Joel Fincher: A♥K♣
The board ran out Q♦6♣3♦K♦9♣ and Buckenmayer was eliminated while Fincher earned a near double up.
Nível: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
The final 20 players are headed to their last 15-minute of the night. Action will resume at Level 24 with blinds of 25,000-50,000.
James Moult raised to 80,000 from the cutoff, Richard Lowe moved all in for 550,000 from the button and Lawrence Beach cold four-bet jammed, covering Lowe. Moult folded.
Richard Lowe: A♠Q♣
Lawrence Beach: 10♣10♦
The board ran out safely for Beach as the first four cards read 4♣3♥7♦3♣. However, the Q♥ river saw Lowe win this flip to double up.
Judith Bielan moved all in for 180,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Michael Vela in the big blind who made the call.
Judith Bielan: A♠8♠
Michael Vela: 10♦8♣
The board ran out 6♠2♠Q♣4♣J♦ and Bielan faded a ten to extend her tournament life.
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