Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
As we enter last level before the first break, the field is down to 21 players with an average stack of 90,476. With blinds about to go up to 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante, the average stack will be 22.5 big blinds or slightly less than the almost 27 that we began the day with.
Two of the latest casualties were online qualifier Christoph Rueegg and Jari Hurri.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
. Rauno Tahvonen flat-called and Mauri Dorbek who began the day as the chip leader, shoved for 100,000. Tahvonen thought things over before folding his hand.
appeared on the board. Dorbek was then drawing dead when the 
flop before he called a bet of 7,500 from his opponent.
hit the river, Tahvonen check-called for 15,000 again and turned over 
for top-pair beating Belokopytov who didn't complete his gut-shot straight holding 
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doubling up Novoselev to 64,000. Meanwhile, Orav, who started the day in second place with over 150,000 chips is down to less than 15 big blinds with 44,000.
on a 
and hit top pair when the 