Bruce Yamron got his stack of 229,000 in preflop from middle position after a raising war with Dario Sammartino, who was on the button.
Yamron: 
Sammartino: 
Yamron was in great shape to double after 
flopped. The 
turn sealed it for him, and Sammartino mocked taking a bite out of his cards before shipping over the double.
With hand-for-hand play still ongoing, level 18 has come to a conclusion.
However, as per WSOP rules, the tournament will continue for another hour at this level.
Once that hour expires, or the bubble bursts, the next level of 6,000/12,000 will begin.
Ari Engel limped in under the gun, and Mark Herm limped the button as Joshua Mammon checked from the big blind.
All three players checked the 
flop as the 
landed on the turn.
Mammon checked, Engel bet 22,000 and both Herm and Mammon quickly folded.
From the cutoff, Scott Clements opened to 25,000 only to have Damjan Radanov pot from the button to 90,000. Clements called, and on the 
flop, Radanov committed his remaining 32,000 with Clements calling.
Clements: 
Radanov: 
The turn and river of the 
and would ensure Radanov a double with a flush as Clements was left short with 60,000 in chips.
From the cutoff, Tyler Groth raised to 20,000 only to have Christopher Roth three-bet to 70,000.
Groth called, and when the flop fell 
, Roth bet out 35,000 and Groth mucked.
Hand-for-hand play continues.
Following the elimination of Noah Bronstein, the tournament is now officially on the bubble.
With that, the tournament supervisor has announced that hand-for-hand play will begin and continue until one more player is eliminated.
Noah Bronstein was all in holding against Bryce Yockey and his 
.
The board ran out 
, and Bronstein was eliminated in 34th place.
Ryan Hughes raised to 22,000 in the cutoff, and Mark Herm made it 81,000 on the button.
"Probably not folding," Hughes said with a sigh as he counted out his stack. He stood up and slid all of it in — about 190,000. Herm called.
Hughes: 
Herm: 
The flop was 
and the turn the , giving Herm a wheel and causing Hughes to react with disgust. The river was the 
, and Herm scored the knockout with his straight.
On a flop of 
, Tommy Chen checked over to Ari Engel, who bet 27,000.
Chen responded with a check-raise to 121,000 to put Engel into the tank for several minutes before eventually choosing to fold, dropping to 175,000.
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