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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 437
Paul Volpe
Paul Volpe put up a valiant fight, moving up from 5th in chips where he started the day, for a 3rd place finish. He’ll collect $150,000 for his work over these four days.
This score will take his career earnings over the $8 million mark.
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Level 28: Blinds 40,000/80,000/80,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 437
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 4.37 million
Players are back from a break and blinds are up. The final three players have agreed to go to 30-minute levels.
Here are the chip counts:
| Seat | Player | Chips | Bbs |
| 1 | Paul Volpe | 2,255,000 | 28 |
| 2 | |||
| 3 | Matt Wantman | 3,940,000 | 49 |
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | Wenhao Ying | 6,885,000 | 86 |
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End of Level 11: Blinds 800/1500/1500
Entrants: 274
Remaining: 127
Average Chips: 75,000
Trevor Dzurenda, pink shirt, seems to create catastrophes.
Seat one opened with 
, and picked up the world on table 8, including Mike McGuinness and big stacked Trevor Dzurenda.
On the 
, Mike went for the throat with 
, but 
was waiting as a trap.
However, you can’t actually trap with the second best hand, technically. Trevor was there with the 
to collect two tournament lives, and hit 500,000 in chips.
He surpasses Brad, now just a table over.
Registration is over – time to make this bullet work.
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Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 437
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 4.37 million
Paul Volpe
Paul Volpe got all-in pre-flop with 66 against the A8 of Matt Wantman. The board fell K T 7 4 6 and Paul doubled up to ~1.5 million.
A few hands later, all three players were looking at a disjointed flop of 
. Matt (sb) and Wenhao Ying (bb) checked to Paul, who bet 210,000. Both called.
On the 
turn, they again checked to Paul who took his time, then moved in for 1.16 million. Both surrendered and Paul is up to ~2.4 million.
Matt – 3.6 million
Ying – 7.1 million
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Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 437
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 4.37 million
Dat Vu
Matt Wantman (button) opened for 125,000 and both blinds called. On the flop of 
, they checked to Matt, who bet 150,000. Vu raised to 425,000 (about half his remaining chips) and Wenhao Ying (bb) folded. Matt called.
On the 
turn, Vu moved all-in and Matt called. Vu was ahead with 
for a pair of Jacks. Matt had 
for a flush draw with gutshot straight-flush draw.
The 
completed the board and the flush for Matt. He took the pot, chipping up to ~ 5 million.
Dat Vu was felted in 4th place, earning $76,830. Not bad for the 35-year-old’s first reported tournament cash!
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Structure Sheet
End of Level 10: Blinds 600/1200/1200
Entrants: 266
We are about to close out the registration period, here in our last primary event of the BFPO. You can still squeeze in (or maybe one more time!) for 15 more minutes.
The Chip leader Russo, right, in action.
With some handreading chops, Brad Russo takes down a tournament life, raise calling off 
against a limp raise from LP. Brad has 450,000 and has surpassed Trevor for the tournament big stack at break.
The Pokermantis doesn’t like that absurdly big 3 ball, but gambles. Rebuy! Jon Neale looks on, left.
Getting a ruling on 4. Protect your cards.
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Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 437
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack: 3.2 million
Dat Vu
Dat Vu was down to his last 530,000, which was all-in from the small blind. Wenhao Ying released his big blind and just like that, Vu chipped up to 650,000.
He moved in again from the button and got no takers, so he’s back up to 800,000.
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Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 437
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack: 3.2 million
Paul Volpe
In a battle of the blinds, Paul Volpe (sb) and Matt Wantman (bb) got to the river with a board of 
and Paul checked. Matt fired 360,000 and after giving it some thought, Paul let it go. He was down to ~1 million.
Paul moved in on a later hand, but got no takers. Picking up the blinds and antes at this level adds 150,000 to a stack, so it’s got to be done!
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Level 27: Blinds 30,000/60,000/60,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 437
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack: 3.2 million
At the end of the level, players took a very short break and we took the opportunity to count the chips. They’re back in action now and here’s how they stack up.
| Seat | Player | Chips | Bbs |
| 1 | Paul Volpe | 1,430,000 | 24 |
| 2 | |||
| 3 | Matt Wantman | 3,250,000 | 54 |
| 4 | |||
| 5 | Dat Vu | 800,000 | 13 |
| 6 | Wenhao Ying | 7,600,000 | 127 |
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Level 26: Blinds 25,000/50,000/50,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 437
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack: 3.2 million
Dat Vu
Paul Volpe opened from the button and Dat Vu moved in from the big blind for 375,000 total. Paul called, showing 
. Vu was ahead with 
.
Then Vu crushed the board of 
, making Aces-full. He doubled up to ~800,000. Paul was left with ~1.3 million.