Level 21, Blinds: 7,000/14,000 (1,750)
After "Manley303" raised under the gun, they called off the big blind shove worth 147,734 from "Lincoln65" with more.
"Lincoln65": 
"Manley303": 
"Lincoln65" was ahead with ace-high, but "Manley303" turned the queen on 
to take it down and send "Lincoln65" to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
659,362
281,734
|
281,734 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 21, Blinds: 7,000/14,000 (1,750)
The field is down to 16 players left now, including Alex "Hashtag_Hashtag" Rocha and Derek "pompii" Sudell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
523,550 | |
|
|
463,250 | |
|
|
184,375 | |
|
119,214 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 21, Blinds: 7,000/14,000 (1,750)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,425,164
142,369
|
142,369 |
|
|
1,012,321
580,233
|
580,233 |
|
|
697,996
106,330
|
106,330 |
|
605,667
78,721
|
78,721 |
|
426,228
135,050
|
135,050 |
|
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|
407,135
-1,085,480
|
-1,085,480 |
|
|
404,555
110,317
|
110,317 |
|
|
377,628
293,218
|
293,218 |
|
|
297,132
54,212
|
54,212 |
|
|
283,576
164,706
|
164,706 |
|
|
212,734
-28,855
|
-28,855 |
|
159,996
-117,768
|
-117,768 |
|
|
156,310
31,195
|
31,195 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Level 19, Blinds: 5,000/10,000 (1,250)
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo got a huge double after money went in before the flop. Michael "Gags30" Gagliano raised the button to 23,000, but ultimately got out of the way after Lupo shoved the small blind for 247,598 and "Manley303" re-shoved for 332,008 from the big.
"Manley303": 
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo: 
Lupo turned it on the board of 
to crack the aces and get a huge double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
526,946
202,973
|
202,973 |
|
|
291,178 | |
|
|
||
|
|
84,410 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Level 19, Blinds: 5,000/10,000 (1,250)
The final numbers are in, and ten players will share in the prizes today. The winner can expect to get $32,830 of the $100,000 final prize pool.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $32,830 |
| 2 | $18,500 |
| 3 | $13,100 |
| 4 | $10,100 |
| 5 | $7,600 |
| 6 | $5,650 |
| 7 | $4,350 |
| 8 | $3,250 |
| 9 | $2,310 |
| 10 | $2,310 |
Level 19, Blinds: 5,000/10,000 (1,250)
The final tally when entries closed on Mania #17 $1,060 8-Max Main Event was 80 entries, and 27 players were left in action when the clock ticked over into Level 19. Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken is the runaway leader now with almost 1.5 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,492,615
1,377,010
|
1,377,010 |
Level 18, Blinds: 4,000/8,000 (1,000)
Just before the end of the last level, Anthony "supremetny" Chin became the first player over one million chips when his 
turned a straight to crack the pocket kings of "RobertJordan", who even rivered trips on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,282,795
508,785
|
508,785 |
|
|
115,605
-189,102
|
-189,102 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 18, Blinds: 4,000/8,000 (1,000)
This is the final level for new players to enter, or for busted players to buy a new stack. There are 76 entries so far, with 29 players still at the tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 17, Blinds: 3,500/7,000 (875)
There is just over one level left in registration, and Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd sent Don "dhimp20" Himpele to the rail when he turned an ace with ace-nine against pocket ten-nine suited.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
277,764
45,875
|
45,875 |
|
Busted |
Level 17, Blinds: 3,500/7,000 (875)
There are 70 entries with 32 players left in action at the break. Anthony "supremetny" Chin is the runaway leader, but the winner of the HU Bracket Battle in this series, "MBohmerwald23", is sitting in 3rd right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
774,010
485,564
|
485,564 |
|
|
591,666
591,666
|
591,666 |
|
|
503,978
299,875
|
299,875 |
|
|
481,410
173,670
|
173,670 |
|
|
432,088
625
|
625 |
|
|
353,493
71,767
|
71,767 |
|
|
323,973
23,789
|
23,789 |
|
|
294,238
86,101
|
86,101 |
|
|
242,920
239,016
|
239,016 |
|
|
241,589
126,173
|
126,173 |