In Level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000/750, Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken raised all in for 64,286 from middle position and "Smitty15" isolated from the small blind.
"Smitty15": 
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken: 
Vanauken was behind hoping to connect with his overs but the feat was easier said than done as the 
runout ended his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
262,786
74,036
|
74,036 |
|
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
784,126
432,338
|
432,338 |
|
|
677,040
346,587
|
346,587 |
|
|
616,322
439,728
|
439,728 |
|
|
482,745
299,697
|
299,697 |
|
|
345,184
230,398
|
230,398 |
|
|
280,271 | |
|
|
252,234
177,338
|
177,338 |
|
|
213,192
25,522
|
25,522 |
|
|
203,000 | |
|
|
188,750
7,875
|
7,875 |
|
|
184,492 | |
|
|
168,440
78,630
|
78,630 |
|
|
150,061 | |
|
|
127,125 | |
|
|
116,236
9,601
|
9,601 |
|
|
113,565
79,750
|
79,750 |
|
94,800
-39,250
|
-39,250 |
|
|
90,006
10,011
|
10,011 |
|
|
64,286
-194,791
|
-194,791 |
|
|
23,125 |
The add-on period has come and gone here in Level 16 with a total prize pool of $20,700 ($10,350 regular prize pool & $10,350 bounty prize pool) was generated via 69 total entries.
The top 10 players will make it into the money and earn at least $294.97, with each elimination thereafter seeing an increased payout until the eventual champion earns themselves $2,485.06 plus bounties.
This is what the remaining 24 players are still playing for:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $2,485.06 |
| 2 | $2,482.96 |
| 3 | $1,578.37 |
| 4 | $1,086.75 |
| 5 | $776.25 |
| 6 | $597.60 |
| 7 | $434.70 |
| 8 | $336.37 |
| 9-10 | $294.97 |
Level 15 has begun with blinds at 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625.
This 10-minute level is the last chance to enter: registration will close at 10:18 p.m. ET. So far, 69 entries have been tallied and 25 players remain.
In Level 14 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500, "KingofNJ" raised to 10,000 from under the gun and "Moose4Life" three-bet jammed for 98,500 next to act.
"E.J.D" called and action folded back around to "KingofNJ" who came over the top for 111,539, "E.J.D" called.
"E.J.D": 
"KingofNJ": 
"Moose4Life": 
"Moose4Life" was ahead until the 
flop appeared pairing "KingofNJ's" queen.
The 
turn made thing interesting as "E.J.D" picked-up the open-ended straight draw but the 
completed the board on the river securing "KingofNJ" the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
331,578
281,860
|
281,860 |
|
|
3,338
-66,536
|
-66,536 |
|
|
Busted |
The remaining 29 players are on a quick five-minute break.
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In Level with blinds of 1,200/2,400 and an ante of 300, "overendwatts" still sits atop the leader board as the field has grown to 61 with 33 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
351,788
127,210
|
127,210 |
|
|
330,453
111,763
|
111,763 |
|
|
259,077
188,242
|
188,242 |
|
|
187,670
98,560
|
98,560 |
|
|
183,048
44,171
|
44,171 |
|
|
180,875
39,555
|
39,555 |
|
|
176,594
45,823
|
45,823 |
|
|
152,704
-5,278
|
-5,278 |
|
|
152,535 | |
|
143,040 | |
|
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|
|
134,050 | |
In Level 11 with blinds of 1,400/2,800 and an ante of 350, "Joc555" raised to 7,000 from the hijack and Anthony "supremetny" Chin three-bet all in for 19,019 from the cutoff.
Action folded to Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr who came over the top for 62,164 from the small blind and "Joc555" called.
"Joc555": 
Anthony "supremetny" Chin: 
Ramon “hoodrathings” Liriano Jr: 
"Joc555" was ahead with their made hand of tens and nothing changed after the 
flop.
The appeared on the turn and "Joc555" was looking good to score a double elimination until the completed the board on the river, securing Chin's triple-up while Liriano Jr collected a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
89,110
89,110
|
89,110 |
|
|
84,890
-55,020
|
-55,020 |
|
|
61,607
61,607
|
61,607 |
In Level 10 with blinds of 1,200/2,400 and an ante of 300, Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken raised to 4,800 from the hijack and then called "maniacalmonk's" 21,715 three-bet jam from the button.
"maniacalmonk": 
Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken:
Vanauken was way ahead with his pocket aces and nothing changed after the 
runout as he collected "maniacalmonk's" bounty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,835
-14,827
|
-14,827 |
|
|
Busted |