The pay jump to $3,776 for the top 152 was reached and shortly after that a slew of players was ousted leaving just 143 players remaining.
The next pay jump takes place with 107 players remaining, at which time they will be guaranteed at least a $4,397 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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802,449
172,006
|
172,006 |
|
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786,724 | |
|
706,284
406,195
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406,195 |
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664,755
164,195
|
164,195 |
|
598,950
116,948
|
116,948 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,200
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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451,912
162,000
|
162,000 |
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266,287
210,198
|
210,198 |
|
211,507
106,677
|
106,677 |
|
181,306
59,666
|
59,666 |
|
122,223
11,682
|
11,682 |
|
113,410
-12,072
|
-12,072 |
|
69,648
4,190
|
4,190 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Players are on their sixth six-minute break of the tournament. The field has been dwindled down to 165 players. The first pay jump takes place with 152 players remaining, at which point all players will be guaranteed at least $3,776.
Daniel Negreanu open-jammed from the small blind for 145,456 and Tommi "wnbgambb" Lankinen called from the big blind.
Tommi "wnbgambb" Lankinen: 
Daniel Negreanu: 
Negreanu won the flip with the snowmen with the 
quickly peeling out on the board and doubled up while sending Lankinen to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
289,912
115,256
|
115,256 |
|
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64,111 | |
Timo "omaha4lolz" Kamphues open-jammed from early position for 68,320. Thai Ha three-bet jammed from one seat over for 101,660 and the rest of the table folded.
Timo "omaha4lolz" Kamphues: 
Thai Ha: 
Kamphues was behind in the flip after the 
came on the flop and even further behind after the 
paired the board on the turn. However, the 
spiked the river to connect with Kamphues for a better two pair than Ha, and instead of hitting the door he doubled up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,640 | |
|
33,340 | |
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Players are now in the money after the eliminations of Roland "Gwriden" Rokita and Aleksei "JokerFace" Barkov.
Tons of players are short-stacked at the moment so it is to be expected that there will be a flurry of eliminations now that the money has been reached.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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630,443
66,100
|
66,100 |
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600,543
138,448
|
138,448 |
|
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500,560
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
482,002 | |
|
471,054 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000