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In Level 34 with blinds of 50,000/100,000 and an ante of 12,500, preflop action saw 950,000 go into the middle in a blind-on-blind battle between Derek "pompii" Sudell in the small blind and "KevinDurant" in the big blind.

The flop was and Sudell check-called a bet of 250,000 from "KevinDurant". Sudell then check-called another bet of 1.08 million on the turn , bringing the river where action went check-check to take the hand to showdown.

Sudell showed for second pair and "KevinDurant" was unable to top it. With the pot, Sudell now finds himself with the chip lead among the four that still remain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek "pompii" Sudell	6,640,857 3,784,479	3,784,479
KevinDurant	3,963,513 1,315,000	1,315,000
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza	2,584,289 -1,929,500	-1,929,500
dadadada	911,341 -506,875	-506,875

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In Level 33 with blinds of 45,000/90,000 and an ante of 11,250, the five remaining players are on a five-minute break with a series of big pots being played between the most recent elimination and the beginning of the break. Updated stack sizes are as follows.

Player	Chips	Progress
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza	4,513,789 -188,600	-188,600
Derek "pompii" Sudell	3,380,628 1,673,439	1,673,439
KevinDurant	2,648,513 29,286	29,286
Anthony "supremetny" Chin	2,138,854 -1,035,983	-1,035,983
dadadada	1,418,216 777,858	777,858

In Level 32 with blinds of 40,000/80,000 and an ante of 10,000, "RobertJordan" opened to160,000 in the hijack and John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza called in the small blind. Action went heads up to a flop of and both players checked.

The turn came and Forlenza bet 336,000. "RobertJordan" called and the river fell . Forlenza checked and "RobertJordan" thought for a few moments before checking behind to take the hand to showdown.

Forlenza showed , with nothing more than an ace kicker to the board's pair of sevens but it proved to be good as "RobertJordan" mucked to give Forlenza the pot.

His win comes on the heels of a few earlier pots, and he has now taken a comfortable chip lead with six still remaining in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza	4,702,389 2,383,875	2,383,875
Anthony "supremetny" Chin	3,174,837 713,800	713,800
KevinDurant	2,475,971 -862,250	-862,250
Derek "pompii" Sudell	1,707,189 -327,250	-327,250
RobertJordan	1,399,256 -1,750,425	-1,750,425
dadadada	640,358 -158,750	-158,750

In Level 31 with blinds of 35,000/70,000 and an ante of 8,750, action folded to John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza in the small blind and he opened to 245,000. Derek "pompii" Sudell" defended his big blind and the two went to a flop of . Both players checked.

The turn came and Forlenza fired a bet of 266,000. Sudell called, bringing the river where both players checked to take the hand to showdown.

Forlenza showed and Sudell tabled to earn the pot with two pair, tens and sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
KevinDurant	3,338,221 -1,279,632	-1,279,632
RobertJordan	3,149,681 1,431,000	1,431,000
Anthony "supremetny" Chin	2,461,037 -752,000	-752,000
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza	2,318,514 1,085,382	1,085,382
Derek "pompii" Sudell	2,034,439 328,250	328,250
dadadada	799,108 -362,500	-362,500