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We are still averaging 4 eliminations per level as the first 2 levels saw 8 players go. Will the next two levels bring the same?

Fourth Level

Players came back for the third level of the day with the blinds at 100k/200k and antes of 30k. With 19 players left we were waiting on only one more player to be eliminated before a full-field redraw would happen.

Michiel Sijpkens out in 19th

Sijpkens made a climb up the chip counts briefly before finally plummeting down and then out of the tournament. His final hand he had pocket jacks against the KQo of John Racener. Being unable to win the race meant that Sijpkens would be the player that resulted in the table redraw to finally happen.

Final 18 Redraw

The final 18 redraw was probably the most hectic scene that I had seen within the Amazon room, besides maybe the money bubble back on Day 4.

Today’s redraw was beyond chaotic as players were sent from one table then back to the original section and fans were running around trying to get the best viewing spot for their friend or family member. Security could not keep fans off the stage or just keep any type of order.

From 18 to 15 Left

Once play finally got back underway there was about 1 hour and 30 minutes left on the clock. With one player being eliminated in the first quarter of the 32nd level the bustouts were still on pace for the average of 4 per level.

Before the level finished 3 more players were eliminated and 5 were left with around half a million or less. Here is a list of the most recent eliminations:

• 18th – Scott Clements
• 17th – David Baker
• 16th – Benjamin Statz

After-Dinner Rush

With stomachs full of food and egos pumped up a bit more by family and friends the players returned to 12k/24k blinds and antes of 30k. Will we have the dinner rush that we have seen the last few days with quick bustouts?

The rush we have definitely seen was the one of the regular spectators rushing in for a good spot to see the action.

In one of the first hands back on the ESPN Feature table Michael Mizrachi and Hasan Habib essentially traded stacks as Mizrachi’s A8o failed to crack the KK of Habib. The two players were the shortest of the short coming into this level.

Brutal Beat

In what is one of the most brutal beats I have seen in a while, Matt Affleck got all in on a Td9c7hQd board with AA against the JJ of Jonathan Duhamel. Affleck had around 19 million before the hand began but was covered by the 29 million stack of Duhamel.

When the 8d came on the river the crowd yelled out in shock and Affleck just dropped his head in disbelief. With the brutal beat Affleck was eliminated in 15th place.

Just get me out of here!

Hasan Finally Habib’d

After surviving all-in after all-in Hasan Habib was finally eliminated in 14th place, though it took the river card to actually do it. Habib went all in and John Racener made the call with AcKc.

The Ad9d was behind and needing some help, which came on the flop of Tc9c3s. Habib’s top pair was still really vulnerable and the Th on the turn did not make things much better. When the As was flipped over on the river the crowd erupted, partially in disbelief and partially in joy.

Quick Bust Outs

Duy Le and Adam “roothlus” Levy were eliminated in a matter of a few hands at the same table. Le was the first one to be eliminated, in 13th place, when his AQo could not hold off the Kd6d of John Dolan.

A few hands later Levy found himself all-in and majorly behind the aces of Jonathan Duhamel. Levy’s KQo found no help as the board ran out eliminating him in 12th place. Le takes home a little over $500k while Levy gets $635k.

After Levy was eliminated the bustouts slowed down drastically. The average of four eliminations per level has held through through the entire day – now we just have to lose two more before the November Nine will be determined and play will be halted.