Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
There are just two minutes remaining in the level as the final 16 players are on their new allocated seat assignments. Stephen Chidwick is in dire need of a miracle as he was left with fewer than one full blind with the big blind approaching. Action will continue hand-for-hand on the cash prize bubble.
| Seat | Table 1 | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Table 2 | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayhan Mokri | 935,000 | 47 | Mauricio Ferreira Pais | 710,000 | 36 |
| 2 | Andre Marques | 475,000 | 24 | Jonas Hagstrom | 190,000 | 10 |
| 3 | Bruno Volkmann | 975,000 | 49 | Ren Lin | 1,650,000 | 83 |
| 4 | Zhi Yi Ning | 620,000 | 31 | Julien Sitbon | 325,000 | 16 |
| 5 | Jamil Wakil | 805,000 | 40 | Nikita Kuznetsov | 845,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Stephen Chidwick | 15,000 | 1 | Pedro Garagnani | 1,340,000 | 67 |
| 7 | Sirzat Hissou | 180,000 | 9 | Erik Seidel | 525,000 | 26 |
| 8 | Tom Orpaz | 430,000 | 22 | Pablo Navarro | 790,000 | 40 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,340,000 | |
|
975,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
935,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
845,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
||
|
805,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
790,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
710,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
620,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
525,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
||
|
475,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
430,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
325,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
190,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
180,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
15,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
to eliminate Van Hoof and bring the field down to just two tables. The final 16 players will now be hand-for-hand with just 15 places being paid.
put him even further ahead. The 
on the river was not one of them.
. The board ran out 
and Nikiforov was also eliminated.
flop was of not much help but the 
turn provided a mandatory sweat for Chaoui. However, the 
river came a blank and the young Frenchman departed. Kuznetsov went on to redeem his bounty shortly after and picked the envelope with the largest prize left in contention: �50,000.
flop gave Hissou a pair and flush draw. No upset followed thereafter with the 
and Volkmann continued with a bet of 25,000. Navarro check-raised to 85,000 and Volkmann jammed all in. Navarro quickly called off his stack of 185,000 and the cards were on their backs.
against the 
of Volkmann.
flop, Ketzer check-called for 30,000 and checked again on the 
turn. Ning bet 75,000 and that won the pot.