The tenth and final level of the day has just kicked off. Players will be bagging and tagging in an hour, or until we reach the final 110 players, whichever comes first.
Xiu Mei was in the cutoff and raised to 2,000. A player in the small blind moved all in for 19,000 and Mei called for her remaining 16,500 and was at risk.
Xiu Mei:
Small blind:
The board ran out and with her king pairing on the turn, Mei doubled up.
Joe Elpayaa and another player went heads up to a flop of . Elpayaa fired out 2,300, and his opponent bumped it up to 7,000. Elpayaa thought it over for a few moments before calling, and the hit the turn. Elpayaa checked this time, and his opponent made it 10,000 to go.
Elpayaa again thought for a few moments to make his decision, but this time he raised it up to 22,000. His opponent tanked for about a minute before folding, and the two players engaged in some small banter after the hand, each won saying they thought the other might be bluffing.
"I assure you I had you beat," Elpayaa said with a smile as he raked in the chips to push his stack to 95,000.
It appeared 5 players were in the hand with one player all in pre-flop for 4,100. Four others were alive on the side.
The flop was and the small blind moved all in for roughly 5,100. Osvaldo Legrand in the big blind then moved all in for 7,100 and the two others in the pot, folded. Legrand retained 2,000 and had two players at risk.
Small blind:
Big blind:
first pre-flop all in player:
The board ran out the and the and Legrand retained control of the pot, avoiding a gut shot straight flush draw and some combination of two pair and trip outs.
Terry Schumacher raised it up to 1,600 from early position, and it folded around to Ben Yu, who called from the big blind. The flop came down , and Yu check called a bet of 1,100 from Schumacher. The hit the turn, and Yu tapped the felt again. Schumacher didn't slow down, firing 2,500, and Yu thought it over for a bit before tossing his cards in, dropping him below starting stack.
David Baker was in the hijack and raised to 1,800. The small blind three-bet to 4,500 and Baker called.
The flop was and the small blind led for 6,000. Baker moved all in for 10,300 and reluctantly, the small blind called. David Baker tabled and the small blind showed . The board ran out the and sending the pot to Baker.
. Hastings checked, Zhang bet 3,300 and Hastings called.
and again Hastings checked. Zhang bet 11,000 and Hastings called.
and Hastings check-called an all in from Zhang bet of 17,900.
and with her king pairing on the turn, Mei doubled up.
. Elpayaa fired out 2,300, and his opponent bumped it up to 7,000. Elpayaa thought it over for a few moments before calling, and the 
hit the turn. Elpayaa checked this time, and his opponent made it 10,000 to go. 
and Aldridge bet 1,000, Hastings called.
and Aldridge bet 3,000, Hastings folded.
and the small blind moved all in for roughly 5,100. Osvaldo Legrand in the big blind then moved all in for 7,100 and the two others in the pot, folded. Legrand retained 2,000 and had two players at risk.
and the 
and Legrand retained control of the pot, avoiding a gut shot straight flush draw and some combination of two pair and trip outs.
, and Yu check called a bet of 1,100 from Schumacher. The 
and the small blind showed 
and