Here are the nine players who all took one step up the Ante Up World Championships Main Event pay ladder.
| 37 | Timothy | McDermott | Santa Rosa, CA | $3,043 |
| 38 | Kao | Saevang | Sacramento, CA | $3,043 |
| 39 | Antonio | Gutierrez | Lincoln, CA | $3,043 |
| 40 | Albert | Ng | Cupertino, CA | $3,043 |
| 41 | Frederic | Soria | Roseville, CA | $3,043 |
| 42 | Allen | Kessler | Las Vegas, NV | $3,043 |
| 43 | Darrell | Cain | Fair Oaks, CA | $3,043 |
| 44 | Anthony | Cardenas | Chico, CA | $3,043 |
| 45 | Justin 'JC' | Tran | Sacramento, CA | $3,043 |
