As mentioned before, a deal has been agreed:
Stephen Chidwick will be taking at least $423,822 and Timothy Adams lays claim to $350,978 with $21,530 and the beautiful PokerStars Spade left to play for.
Level: 20
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
A deal has been agreed on, the details are still to follow.
In the first hand, after the deal had been agreed and the last of the current level, Timothy Adams called on the button, Stephen Chidwick shoved and Adams called for the 1,260,000 he had behind.
Timothy Adams: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
The flop came 
for Chidwick to hit a pair of sevens and give Adams a flush draw.
The turn brought the flush indeed as the 
fell and the 
on the river was just a formality to complete the board as Adams doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,915,000
-1,225,000
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-1,225,000 |
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2,580,000
1,225,000
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1,225,000 |
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After having played a few hands, as requested by Timothy Adams and Stephen Chidwick themselves, two jokers will be added to the deck. There's a short break right now to discuss numbers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,140,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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1,355,000
-125,000
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-125,000 |
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Justin Bonomo shoved from the button for 535,000 and Alex Foxen also shoved in the small blind for 890,000 in total. Stephen Chidwick called in the big blind with the biggest stack.
Justin Bonomo: 
Alex Foxen: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
The board ran out 
for Chidwick to eliminate both of his opponents to go heads-up against Timothy Adams.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,020,000
1,420,000
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1,420,000 |
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1,480,000
-220,000
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-220,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Igor Kurganov (small blind) has just been eliminated by Stephen Chidwick (button).
Igor Kurganov:
Stephen Chidwick: 
The board read 
for Kurganov to flop top two pair but the queen on the river was the final blow for Kurganov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,600,000
1,380,000
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1,380,000 |
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Busted | |
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Talal Shakerchi shoved from the early position for around 170,000 and so did Alex Foxen on the button for 210,000 in total. Stephen Chidwick put in his stack of 100,000-value chips in from the small blind to also put Matthias Eibinger at risk in the big blind. Eibinger asked what would happen if Chidwick would eliminate all three of them and the floor confirmed that Eibinger would finish in 5th place for the min-cash as he had the biggest stack of everyone at risk.
Eibinger tanked, using all six of his time bank cards, and then decided to make the call for the 610,000 he had behind.
Talal Shakerchi:
Alex Foxen: 
Matthias Eibinger: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
The board ran out 
for Foxen to turn a set to eliminate Shakerchi in 7th place and get fully paid by Chidwick and Eibinger for the 210,000 he had. Chidwick would lay claim to the remaining 400,000 of Eibinger's stack as Eibinger was eliminated in 6th place as the bubble.
The five remaining players are now in the money and guaranteed at least $121,040.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,220,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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860,000
625,000
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625,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
With the twenty minute levels, things are going as fast as the short stacks are shoving but not getting called. This is how the shorter stacks are faring right now:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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685,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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545,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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235,000
-145,000
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-145,000 |
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180,000
-15,000
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-15,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
