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Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 269

Nick Yunis opened to 45,000 from the cutoff and Bryce McVay shipped all in from the big blind for 340,000. Yunis quickly called and McVay needed help to stay in the game.

McVay:
Yunis:

McVay was outkicked and failed to improve on the flop. He took the lead on the turn but Yunis hit the river to send last year’s runner-up out in seventh place.

Nick Yunis – 1,100,000 (46 bb)
Bryce McVay – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,610)

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Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 269

Stanislav Angelov was the short stack after sending a big double to Arkadiy Tsinis but found a double up against Bryan Clark. Those chips did not last long after he sent most of them back.

Nick Yunis dropped a bunch as well but went ba on his heater.

Bryan Clark opened to 80,000 and Angelov called all in for 62,000 from the hijack. It folded to Yunis in the small blind and he called Clark’s raise. The two live players checked down the board and Yunis bet 75,000 on the river. Clark mucked and the hands were turned over.

Yunis:
Angelov:

They both had jack-ace but the for Yunis gave him the flush to send Angelov out.

Nick Yunis – 990,000 (50 bb)
Stanislav Angelov – Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,488)

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Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 269

Nick Yunis and Matt Bretzfield were in a hand that seemed low key until the full board was out and reading . Bretzfield moved all in for ~300,000 and picked up a snap call from Yunis.

Bretzfield:
Yunis:

Chip leader Yunis flopped a set against Bretzfield’s monster to send him out in ninth place.

Nick Yunis – 1,360,000 (85 bb)
Matth Bretzfield – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,990)

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Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 269

Bryan Clark opened to 45,000 from early position, Stanislav Angelou called next to act, and Arkadiy Tsinis three-bet to 120,000. The rest of the table released, Clark abandoned his 45,000 and Angelou moved all in. Tsinis double checked his cards and called at risk.

Tsinis:
Angelou:

It was a flip and Tsinis took the lead on the flop. The turn and river were safe for the three-time WSOP Circuit winner’s double.

Arkadiy Tsinis – 473,000 (30 bb)
Stanislav Angelou – 224,000 (14 bb)

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Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 269

Event 1 reached its final table ten when former Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Ory Hen had his aces cracked by the nines of Roberto Bendeck.

Nick Yunis hit the final table with a big lead with David Katz riding the short stack.

Seat 1: Roberto Bendeck – 441,000 (37 bb)
Seat 2: Nick Yunis – 1,064,000 (89 bb)
Seat 3: Jermie Anderson – 405,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Matthew Lambrecht – 330,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: David Katz – 90,000 (8 bb)
Seat 6: Bryce McVay – 267,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Bryan Clark – 279,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Stanislav Angelou – 445,000 (37 bb)
Seat 9: Arkadiy Tsinis – 390,000 (33 bb)
Seat 10: Matthew Bretzfield – 340,000 (28 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $21,749 + WSOP C ring
2nd: $13,438
3rd: $9,709
4th: $7,145
5th: $5,353
6th: $4,079
7th: $3,160
8th: $2,488
9th: $1,990
10th: $1,617

Recent eliminations:

11th: Ory Hen – $1,617
12th: Jennifer Fitzgibbon – $1,617
13th: David Stokes – $1,333

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Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 269

Two more quick eliminations put Event 1 on the verge of the ten-handed final table. It involved two SHRP regulars with David Moreno and recent WPTDeepStacks Hollywood champ Jason Young getting paid.

14th: David Moreno – $1,333
15th: Jason Young – $1,333

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Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 269

Nick Yunis continues to add to his lead and heading towards the first seven-digit stack. He sits with 954,000 as three more players hit the rail.

The average stack is now 269,000 for 34 big blinds at 4,000/8,000/1,000 ante.

16th: Jeff Rodriguez – $1,117
17th: Jaroslaw Osinski – $1,117
18th: Truyen Nguyen – $1,117

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Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 269

There was a quick run for the door after the color up break and four players were eliminated to trigger the two-table redraw. Only 18 players remain including Nick Yunis, Jason Young, Ory Hen, Matt Bretzfield, and Bryce McVay.

19th: Eric Leinwand – $950
20th: Shamica Lamar – $950
21st: Jeffrey Satinoff – $950
22nd: Mark Kottler – $819
23rd: Juan Madrid – $819

Remaining payouts:

1st: $21,749 + WSOP C ring
2nd: $13,438
3rd: $9,709
4th: $7,145
5th: $5,353
6th: $4,079
7th: $3,160
8th: $2,488
9th: $1,990
10th-12th: $1,617
13th-15th: $1,333
16th-18th: $1,117

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Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 269

From all-in and at risk with a flip on the bubble to the chip lead, Nick Yunis went on the next break with 420,000 for the biggest stack in the room. The 500 denom chips are out of play and the blue 25K chips are now in action.

Juan Madrid was the only player eliminated over the last part of the level and they return with 22 players remaining. The average stack is 183,000 for 31 big blinds at the new 3,000/6,000/1,000 level.

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Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 269

Event 1 pumped the brakes after the money bubble with only four players hitting the payout desk over the last level and change. Raminder Singh was the first out after the bubble after doubling Nick Yunis but he picked up another SHRP cash.

With the average stack sitting at 35 big blinds, they are in for the long grind to get to the final table and ring winner.

24th: John Freidkdes – $819
25th: Steven Carswell – $717
26th: Jonathan Hilton – $717
27th: Raminder Singh – $717