After folding through one orbit's worth of hands at the secondary feature table, Gaelle Baumann moved all in from the button and got no takers from the blinds. Soon after that one, she was moved over to the main feature table.

Gaelle Baumann

3,550,000

600,000

After a button open by Jesse Sylvia and a call from the big blind by Percy Mahatan, the flop came . Mahatan checked, Sylvia bet 475,000, and Mahatan called. The turn was the and both checked. The river then brought the . Mahatan checked, Sylvia bet 930,000, and Mahatan let his hand go.

Jesse Sylvia	6,600,000	700,000
Percy Mahatan	3,900,000	-1,180,000

Danny Wong opened to 405,000 from the cutoff seat, Elisabeth Hille three-bet to 850,000 from the small blind, and Wong called.

The flop fell , and Hille led for 725,000. Wong moved all in 2.776 million, and Hille released.

Elisabeth Hille	6,850,000	-2,595,000
Danny Wong	5,620,000	1,820,000

In the first hand after the two-table redraw, David Balkin raised to 425,000 from middle position and was called by Michael Esposito. The flop saw Balkin bet 625,000, Esposito call, and the appear on the turn.

This time Balkin checked, and Esposito fired out 925,000. Balkin responded by moving all in and Esposito snap-called.

Showdown
Esposito:
Balkin:

Balkin no doubt thought he had the best hand, but Esposito had nailed the flop and was a huge favorite; in fact, Balkin needed the case ace to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the , putting an end to the Australian's deep run in 18th place.

Michael Esposito	18,250,000	5,050,000
David Balkin	0	-7,055,000

After a series of blind steals by various players at the secondary feature table, Jeremy Ausmus raised to 400,000 from middle position, and Scott Abrams defended his big blind.

The flop came . Abrams checked, and when Ausmus fired, Abrams quickly let his hand go.

Players are now on a short break in order to do a two-table redraw. It'll take some time for the players to rearrange themselves and for the production crew to get things squared away, but action should resume soon as we look to lose nine more players.

From under the gun, Jamie Robbins raised to 500,000 on the outer table. Action folded over to Jacob Balsiger on the button and he reraised to 1.2 million. Play folded through the blinds and back to Robbins. He called to take a flop.

The dealer rolled out the and Robbins checked. Balsiger checked behind to see the come on the turn. Robbins moved all in for approximately 2.9 million and Balsiger made the call.

Robbins turned up the for a flush draw and straight draw. Balsiger held the for a set of nines.

Needing a queen or a diamond that didn't pair the board, Robbins' tournament life hung in the balance. After the dealer dealt the on the river, Balsiger's hand held up and he sent Robbins out the door.

Robbins — who finished in 11th place in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event for $896,730 — took home $294,601 for his 19th-place result here in 2012.

And with that, the field is down to just 18 players and a redraw will be made. PokerNews will have that for you shortly. The remaining competitors are now earning at least $369,026.

Jacob Balsiger	19,500,000	4,300,000
Jamie Robbins	0	-4,400,000

Here were the last four hands from the short-handed secondary feature table:

Robert Salaburu raised to 410,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes. He again raised to 410,000 from the cutoff, and once more all folded.

On the next one, Gaelle Baumann open-raised all in from the button with the 2.5 million or so she had left, and the blinds released.

Then it was Salaburu raising again, this time to 425,000 from under the gun. Andras Koraknai called from the button, the blinds got out, and the flop came . Salaburu checked, Koraknai bet 425,000, and Salaburu called. The turn brought the and another check from Salaburu. Koraknai checked behind.

The river was the . This time Salaburu fired 1.2 million and Koraknai called. Salaburu turned over and Koraknai mucked.

Robert Salaburu	20,300,000	2,335,000
Andras Koroknai	3,600,000	-1,865,000
Gaelle Baumann	2,950,000	245,000

Jamie Robbins opened to 475,000 from the hijack seat, and the action folded to Michael Esposito, who defended his big blind.

The flop came , and Esposito checked. Robbins continued for 625,000, and Esposito called. Both players checked when the turned, and the river was the . Esposito led for 1.025 million, and Robbins folded.

Michael Esposito	12,700,000	1,440,000
Jamie Robbins	3,900,000	-1,125,000

On the first hand of the level, Steven Gee open-raised all in from the cutoff for around 4 million, Danny Wong reraised all in from the button for a little less than 8 million, and Paul Volpe called from the small blind with his last 3.5 million or so. Robert Salaburu folded, and the three players tabled their hands:

Paul Volpe:
Steven Gee:
Danny Wong:

The flop came , giving Gee an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the , and Wong still was in the lead. The river then brought the , giving Gee his straight and a big boost to his stack. Meanwhile, Volpe is out in 20th.

One more elimination and they will redraw to the final two tables.

Steven Gee	11,700,000	7,390,000
Danny Wong	3,800,000	-4,130,000
Paul Volpe	0	-3,610,000

Wilfried Harig raised to 400,000 and received a call from David Balkin. Both players checked the flop, before Harig bet 600,000 on the turn. Balkin called that bet, but folded when Harig bet 1.5 million on the river.

Wilfried Harig	7,459,000	1,384,000
David Balkin	7,055,000	-525,000

Another level is in the books, which means it's time for another 15-minute break. Here's a summary of the eliminations from Level 31:

• Robert Corcione Eliminated in 21st Place ($294,601)
• Cylus Watson Eliminated in 22nd Place ($294,601)
• Yuval Bronshtein Eliminated in 23rd Place ($294,601)
• Daniel Strelitz Eliminated in 24th Place ($294,601)
• Roland Israelashvili Eliminated in 25th Place ($294,601)

After Scott Abrams raised to 340,000 from early position, Robert Corcione reraised all in for around 4.3 million from the button. Action folded back to Abrams and he called with the . Corcione was at risk with the .

The flop put Abrams in front when the fell. The turn gave Corcione some more hope with a straight draw, but the on the river wasn't what he needed. Corcione was eliminated in 21st place and took home $294,601.

Scott Abrams	18,600,000	3,900,000
Robert Corcione	0	-5,500,000

Jamie Robbins opened to 350,000 from early position, and Russell Thomas called in the cutoff seat. The dealer fanned , and Robbins led out for 525,000. Thomas called.

The turn was the , and Robbins led for 1.1 million. Thomas again called.

The completed the board, and Robbins fired a final bullet worth 1.6 million. Thomas called, and Robbins tabled for king-high.

Thomas turned over for a pair of queens, and is the first player to cross the 20 million-chip mark.

Russell Thomas	21,600,000	3,700,000
Jamie Robbins	5,300,000	-4,100,000

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 325,000 from the hijack seat, and when it folded to Danny Wong in the big blind he reraised to 825,000. Ausmus thought about a minute, then four-bet to 1.625 million. Wong then thought about a minute himself before shoving his hand away.

Jeremy Ausmus	12,850,000	1,650,000
Danny Wong	6,000,000	-850,000

When the table all folded to Robert Salaburu in the small blind he completed, and Jeremy Ausmus checked from next door. Action has slowed of late at the seven-handed secondary feature table. There have been a couple of all-in pushes by Paul Volpe and Steven Gee, though neither were called. Meanwhile, Ausmus has become more involved of late and has been gradually chipping up.

Both players checked the flop. Salaburu then tossed out 160,000 after the landed on the turn, and Ausmus called. The river was the and both checked again. Ausmus turned over , and won the small pot.

Robert Salaburu	16,050,000	-650,000
Jeremy Ausmus	11,200,000	550,000