2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante

Players are on a 15-minute break and here are the updated seating assignments and chip counts:

2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante

Alex Bolotin opened for 20,000 and Iraj Fariab raised it up to 45,000. It was folded back to Bolotin who moved all in and he was quickly called by Fariab. The two were off to the races with Bolotin holding and Fariab .

It’s been Fariab’s day thus far and that would continue when the board ran out to give him a pair of aces. Bolotin was eliminated in 19th place for $7,000 and the tournament staff is redrawing the final two tables.

2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante

On a flop of , John Dolan bet 20,000 and was called by Jason Weber. The turn was the and this time Dolan bet 54,000 and Weber moved all in for approximately 200,000. Dolan made the call with and Weber would need a miracle on the river as he had only a pair of threes with his . The river was not the miracle he needed as it was the and Weber was eliminated in 20th place for $7,000.

2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante

John DePersio was all in pre-flop and at risk with against Bruce Snell and his . The board ran out and Snell’s queens and fours took down the pot and eliminated DePersio in 21st place for $7,000.

2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante

A short-stacked Jason Mercier moved all in under the gun and it was folded to chip leader Hans Winzeler in the big blind who took his time before deciding to call. Mercier held and Winzeler .

The flop came to move Mercier into the lead. The turn was the giving Mercier two pair and only a six on the river would send him home. The dealer put out precisely that with the and Mercier was eliminated in 22nd place for $7,000.

2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante

Quinn Bruno moved all in with and was called by Iraj Fariab who held . Bruno would receive no help and would be eliminated in 23rd place for $7,000.

2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante

A short-stacked David Smart moved all and was called by Iraj Fariab. Smart held and Fariab . The board ran out and Smart was eliminated in 25th place for $7,000.

2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante

The remaining 25 players have started level 20 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and a 1,000 ante.

2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 4K/8K/1K ante

A short-stacked Cliff Gladstone moved all in for 85,000 and was called by Jason Weber. The rest of the table folded and Gladstone turned over and was in trouble as he was dominated by Weber’s .

The flop, however, came prompting Gladstone to say “oh wow” as he had flopped top two pair. The turn and river bricked out to give Gladstone the much needed double up.

2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 4K/8K/1K ante

David Poces moved all in under the gun for 74,000 and it was folded to Iraj Fariab who unaware that Poces had moved all in made a call for the 8,000 big blind. The floor was called over and despite Fariab’s protests and several other players at the table agreeing with Fariab it was ruled that he would have to call the 74,000 as it was his obligation to pay attention to the action at the table.

The remainder of the table folded and Fariab turned over and it looked as if Poces and his would be the beneficiary of Fariab’s mistake. As often happens in poker though that was not what would happen here as Fariab would hit the flop to give him a pair of sixes. The turn was the and the river was the and Poces was eliminated in 26th place for $7,000.