Ardavan Yadzi Leads the Final Flight of Colossus III
The final flight of the Colossus III is in the books, wrapping up six flights totaling 18,053 entries. Ardavan Yazdi bagged the lead with 588,000 chips, and leads the remaining 143 players who moved on to Day 2 from flight 1F. Sitting second in chips is WPT Legends of Poker Champion Harry Arutyunyan, sitting on 504,000, with Jordan Polk rounding out the top three with 487,000 chips.
Yazdi has amassed over $644,000 in live recorded cashes, with a single win in 2007 in the Los Angeles Legends of Poker $5,000 Main Event for $188,125. He bested the likes of Barry Greenstein and David Pham at the final table, and has several notable final tables on his resume.
Sunday's final flight attracted 3,923 entries, slightly less than the 3,966 entries from flight 1E earlier in the day, and more than any of the first four flights.
Interestingly enough, the top three from the evening flight also fall within the top five counts across all six flights.
Here is a look at the top five stacks going into Day 2 on Monday:
| Place | Player Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardavan Yazdi | 588,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Boivin | 538,000 |
| 3 | Harry Arutyunyan | 504,000 |
| 4 | Jordan Polk | 487,000 |
| 5 | Newton Deleon | 433,000 |
Here is a look at the breakdown of entries across all six flights:
| Flight | Entries |
|---|---|
| A | 2,756 |
| B | 1,982 |
| C | 3,102 |
| D | 2,324 |
| E | 3,966 |
| F | 3,923 |
| Total Entries: 18,053 |
Day 2 resumes Monday, June 5th at 2:00 p.m. local time. Play will last 10 levels with blinds increasing to 60 minutes in duration. There will be a break every two levels, with a scheduled 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day. Day 3 is on Tuesday, June 6th at 2:00 p.m. followed by Day 4 on Wednesday, June 7th at 2:00 p.m. where a winner will be crowned.
The Colossus III is paying out a whopping $1,000,000 first-place prize, along with the coveted gold WSOP bracelet. Last year's winner was Ben Keeline, earning himself a million dollars and adding a bracelet to go alongside his WSOP circuit ring. Keeline bested a field of 21,613 entries after four days of play.
Notable players to make it through to Day from this flight included Darren Rabinowitz (393,000), Matt Affleck (272,000), Ralph Massey (219,000), Ryan Laplante (155,000), Cate Hall (138,000), and Jeff Gross (28,000).
With the field being so massive, many familiar faces fired this flight but didn't make it through, including Maria Ho, Kristen Bicknell, Joe Cada, Kenny Hallaert, Loni Harwood, Jessica Dawley, Jamie Kerstetter, William Kassouf, Upeshka De Silva, and Ben Zamani.
There are three more days to go before a millionaire is crowned, so keep following along as PokerNews continues to bring all of the action throughout the rest of this series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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588,000
588,000
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588,000 |
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504,000
274,000
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274,000 |
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487,000
487,000
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487,000 |
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463,000
463,000
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463,000 |
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400,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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393,000
143,000
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143,000 |
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352,000
352,000
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352,000 |
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347,000
347,000
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347,000 |
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308,000
78,000
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78,000 |
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307,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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298,000
298,000
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298,000 |
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297,000
217,000
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217,000 |
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295,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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257,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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256,000
256,000
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256,000 |
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252,000
252,000
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252,000 |
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240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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239,000
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239,000 |
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228,000
228,000
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228,000 |
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228,000
113,000
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113,000 |
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219,000
174,000
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174,000 |
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219,000
219,000
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219,000 |
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219,000
219,000
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219,000 |
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219,000
219,000
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219,000 |
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203,000
58,000
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58,000 |
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198,000
-62,000
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-62,000 |
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198,000
198,000
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198,000 |
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196,000
196,000
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196,000 |
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193,000
193,000
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193,000 |
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192,000
192,000
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192,000 |
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188,000
188,000
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188,000 |
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187,000
-28,000
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-28,000 |
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183,000
183,000
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183,000 |
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179,000
179,000
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179,000 |
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179,000
179,000
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179,000 |
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178,000
178,000
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178,000 |
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177,000
177,000
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177,000 |
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173,000
173,000
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173,000 |
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173,000
173,000
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173,000 |
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164,000
164,000
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164,000 |
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163,000
163,000
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163,000 |
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162,500
162,500
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162,500 |
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160,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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159,000
159,000
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159,000 |
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156,000
156,000
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156,000 |
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155,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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155,000 | |
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149,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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149,000
149,000
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149,000 |
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147,000
147,000
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147,000 |
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144,000
144,000
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144,000 |
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138,000
86,000
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86,000 |
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135,000 | |
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134,000
134,000
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134,000 |
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133,000
133,000
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133,000 |
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132,000
132,000
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132,000 |
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130,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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128,000
128,000
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128,000 |
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126,000
126,000
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126,000 |
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123,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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123,000
123,000
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123,000 |
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122,000
122,000
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122,000 |
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122,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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121,000
-29,000
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-29,000 |
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121,000
121,000
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121,000 |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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119,000
119,000
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119,000 |
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118,000
-62,000
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-62,000 |
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118,000
118,000
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118,000 |
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117,000
117,000
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117,000 |
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115,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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115,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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114,000
114,000
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114,000 |
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112,000
112,000
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112,000 |
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110,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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107,000
107,000
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107,000 |
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107,000
107,000
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107,000 |
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106,000
106,000
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106,000 |
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105,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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103,000
103,000
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103,000 |
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103,000
103,000
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103,000 |
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103,000
103,000
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103,000 |
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101,000
101,000
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101,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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98,000
98,000
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98,000 |
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95,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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93,000
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
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92,000
92,000
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92,000 |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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89,000
89,000
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89,000 |
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88,000
88,000
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88,000 |
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88,000
88,000
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88,000 |
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86,000
86,000
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86,000 |
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86,000
86,000
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86,000 |
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84,000
84,000
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84,000 |
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83,000
83,000
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83,000 |
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83,000
83,000
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83,000 |
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82,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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79,000
79,000
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79,000 |
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78,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
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78,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
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77,000
77,000
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77,000 |
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75,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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74,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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74,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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74,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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73,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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73,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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71,000
71,000
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71,000 |
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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68,000
-37,000
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-37,000 |
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67,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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67,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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67,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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67,000
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67,000 |
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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64,000
64,000
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64,000 |
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56,000
56,000
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56,000 |
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51,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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49,000
49,000
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49,000 |
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48,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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48,000
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48,000 |
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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44,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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41,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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34,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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28,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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28,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
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24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
21,880
21,880
|
21,880 |
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19,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
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18,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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4,000
4,000
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4,000 |