Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,828

Average Chip Count: 4,242,000

Chip Counts:

1. Kirk Caldwell – 5,150,000
2. Marc McLaughlin – 4,275,000
3. Ben White – 3,150,000

Ben White Doubles Through Marc McLaughlin

Action has been extremely slow since the flurry of eliminations that took place back in Level 25, but Ben White was able to find a double up this level.

Marc McLaughlin opened for 150,000 from the small blind, Ben White moved all in for 1,400,000 more and McLaughlin called.

White had 5 5 for the lead against McLaughlin’s A 10.

The board came 4 3 3 9 7, and White doubled up to over 3 million that hand while McLaughlin dropped down to about 4.2 million.

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Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 2,828

Average Chip Count: 3,181,500

Chip Counts:

1. Kirk Caldwell – 4,900,000
2. Marc McLaughlin – 4,000,000
3. Gabriel Morin – 1,900,000
4. Ben White – 1,700,000

Eliminations:

5th. Dror Michalo – $154,506
6th. Randy Haddox – $114,304
7th. Rodrigo Portaleoni – $85,556
8th. Kyle Cartwright – $64,788
9th. Martin Stevens – $49,631

Martin Stevens Eliminated in 9th Place ($49,631)
Kyle Cartwright Eliminated in 8th Place ($64,788)

Marc McLaughlin raised to 60,000 before the flop, Martin Stevens reraised to 185,000 from the small blind, Kyle Cartwright moved all in for 775,000 from the big blind, McLaughlin re-shoved and Stevens called all in for 710,000.

Cartwright was ahead with J J against Stevens’ 10 10 and McLaughlin’s A Q

The board came K 5 3 4 Q, giving McLaughlin a pair of queens on the river to win the pot and bust two players on the same hand. McLaughlin took the chip lead that hand with 3.5 million while Kyle Cartwright was eliminated in 8th place ($64,788) and Martin Stevens was eliminated in 9th place ($49,631).

Rodrigo Portaleoni Eliminated in 7th Place ($85,556)

Rodrigo Portaleoni got it all in before the flop for 80,000 against Marc McLaughlin and Gabriel Morin.

The flop came J 10 7, Morin bet 125,000 and McLaughlin folded.

Morin was ahead with 7 7 for bottom set while Portaleoni had K 9 for an inside straight draw.

The turn and river were the 2 and the 3, no help to Rodrigo Portaleoni who was eliminated in 7th place ($85,556).

Randy Haddox Eliminated in 6th Place ($114,304)

Kirk Caldwell raised to 95,000 before the flop, Randy Haddox reraised to 345,000, Caldwell shoved and Haddox called all in.

Haddox was ahead with K K to Caldwell’s Q Q.

The board came Q 9 7 9 4, giving Caldwell top set on the flop and a full house on the turn. Randy Haddox was eliminated in 6th place ($114,304).

Dror Michaelo Eliminated in 5th Place ($154,506)

Kirk Caldwell opened the pot for 90,000 from the small blind and Dror Michaelo called from the big blind.

The flop came A K 5 and both players checked.

The turn was the 4, Caledwell bet 285,000, Michaelo moved all in and Caldwell called.

Caldwell was ahead with A 5 for two pair against Michaelo’s K J for one pair.

The river was 9, and Dror Michaelo was eliminated in 5th place ($154,506).

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A total of 35 runners still remain, all with the hopes of leaving the Rio on Monday (or Tuesday) with the bracelet and the $668,276 first-place prize.

Notables still remaining include Adam Geyer, Josh Brikis, Kyle Cartwright, Adam Lippert and Mike Blocksidge.

Here is a full look at the overnight chip counts.

The action resumes at 2:30 p.m. Card Player will be providing level-by-level updates from the final table, so be sure to join us then.