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Michael Dicamillo got it in with the 
and was looked up by Matt Heiligenthaler on the 
.
The board ran out 
and although Dicamillo paired his king, it made Heiligenthaler a straight.
With that, a final table of ten is set and they'll drop the stacks at the seats before heading off on a 45-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 8 p.m. local time in Niagara Falls.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Mark Allott's luck has finally run out.
He got it in with a flush draw versus Leo Kaplin's set, and for the first time in recent memory, did not hit the miracle card he needed to stay alive.
And then there were 11.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | |
|
Busted |
Dietrich Kuhlmann, William Ho and Jonathan Jones are all out after getting it in preflop.
Kuhlmann missed with big slick against nines, Ho shoved queen-high and was beaten by ace-ten, and Jones lost with a dominating ace when Matt Heiligenthaler paired his nine kicker.
They are now down to 12 playing at two six-handed tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
John Fluder just snatched the chip lead from Matt Heiligenthaler in a huge hand.
Fluder raised aces and Heiligenthaler defended with the 
. They got it in on a 
flop and it looked like Heiligenthaler was on his way another knockout and a massive lead.
The turn bricked, but the river was an ace and Fluder made a set to double up. The room exploded and when the dust settled, Fluder ended up on top of the leader board with Heiligenthaler still hot on his heels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
1,100,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
Jonathan Jones fired big bets on every street through a paired board with no card higher than a ten, but could not shake Matt Heiligenthaler.
Heiligenthaler had two queens, called him down and dragged the one-million-chip pot to extend his lead.
In the meantime, Michael Latour shoved 
and ran into Joseph [Removed:340]'s two queens. The board ran dry and Latour said goodbye.
Plus, Randy Pfeifer is out. He ran 
into Heiligenthaler's fours and did not improve, allowing Heiligenthaler to extend the lead even further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
590,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
475,000
-455,000
|
-455,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The Final 19 players have combined at two tables. Below are updated chip counts for the group:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
970,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
930,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
|
825,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
750,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
600,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
560,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
545,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
520,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
445,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
375,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
300,000
145,500
|
145,500 |
|
290,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
250,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
220,000
126,100
|
126,100 |
|
|
160,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
155,000
87,400
|
87,400 |
|
|
122,000
-26,400
|
-26,400 |
|
40,000
-47,800
|
-47,800 |
John Fluder started the day under 40,000. He somehow survived the bubble and is now on the heater of a lifetime, getting it up over 500,000.
He vaulted into contention moments ago after Matt Shanahan shoved around 200,000 over his open. Fluder called with the and had Shanahan's 
dominated.
The board came no higher than a ten and Fluder crushed Shanahan's dreams on the way to a spot close to the top of the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
511,300
|
511,300 |
|
Busted |
Medina, NY's Matt Heiligenthaler has risen from relative obscurity to become the first player past the one-million mark and move into the chip lead.
He won a more than 600,000-chip pot flopping a set of nines, getting it in against the nut-flush draw and fading all trouble.
After picking off a few short stacks later on, he hit seven figures and the top of the counts here in Level 21.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000 |
