We've reached the end of the 22nd level and the field has been released on a 15-minute break. More to follow.

Jose Miguel Espinar raises to $55,000 on the button and Alex Brenes makes it $250,000 to go from the big blind. Espinar makes the call and the flop comes J 9 8. Both players check and the turn is the 7, prompting Brenes to move all-in and put Espinar to a decision for his last $900,000. Espinar folds fairly quickly and Brenes takes the pot.

Alex Brenes limps in the small blind and Jose Miguel Espinar checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes Q 9 7 and Brenes checks to Espinar, who bets out $35,000. Brenes raises to $100,000 and Espinar makes the call. The turn is the K and both players check to see the river, which is the 9. Brenes checks to Espinar, who bets $300,000, and after a bit of thought the SharkBro makes the call, turning up Q-4 for two pair. Espinar has 9-3 for trips, however, and takes the pot.

Alex Brenes and Alexandre Gomes see a flop come 6 4 3 and that's when the fireworks start. Brenes leads out and Gomes gets all-in over the top for just marginally less than his Costa Rican opponent's stack. Brenes mulls his options and eventually decides to call, galvanizing a very vocal audience as he turns up A-5 for the open-ended straight draw.

Gomes has Q 7 for the gut-shot straight draw and the flush draw and will need to improve to stay alive. The turn is the 7, giving Brenes the straight, and now Gomes needs a spade to win or a five to chop. The river card, however, is the 9 and the Team PokerStars pro can't get there.

Gomes is eliminated in fourth place and will take home $68,100 for his accomplishments.

Here are the current chip counts as the action continues at the PokerStars.net LAPT:

Jose Miguel Espinar	$1,063,000
Alex Brenes	$880,000
Alexandre Gomes	$815,000
Lisandro Gallo	$620,000

Lisandro Gallo raises to $47,000 and Alex Brenes makes the call in the small blind. The flop comes A J J and both players check. The turn is the 7 and Brenes bets out $50,000. Gallo thinks for a minute or two before making the call; the river is the 2. Brenes bets $150,000 and Gallo makes the call, showing A-K for aces-up. Brenes has him spanked, however, showing A-J for the boat. SharkBro takes the pot.

Level 21 is over and it's time for Level 22. The action continues without a break; we gots to keep, keep on.

Jose Miguel Espinar raises to $45,000 and Alexandre Gomes flat-calls in the big blind. The flop comes 4 3 3 and both players check. The turn is the 6 and Gomes bets out $70,000. Espinar thinks for a few minutes before making the call. The river comes the 7. Gomes bets $130,000 and Espinar lays it down, giving the pot to the Brazilian.

Lisandro Gallo raises to $44,000 and Gylbert Drolet moves all-in over the top for his last $195,000. Action folds back to Gallo, who gives the matter a bit of thought before making the call and turning up A Q. Drolet has pocket jacks and is racing for his tournament life.

The flop comes T 9 2 and Gallo flops four to the flush. Drolet needs to fade an ace, a queen or a club or he's busto. The North Americans in the room holler for a deuce and the turn is the 5, which is just as good. The river, however, is the K and Gallo makes the club flush, eliminating the young Canadien in fifth place. He earns $51,070 for his efforts.

The game has slowed considerably since we began five-handed play, with flops a rare breed and pre-flop raises mostly succeeding in taking down pots. We just saw a reraise as Alexandre Gomes came over the top of Alex Brenes' $45,000 raise, but SharkBro wasn't down to tango and laid down the hand. And the beast goes on.