![[user101598]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Joe Matos open-jammed his last 290,000 from the cutoff. Nicholas Palma called out of the small blind, and the hands were opened.
Matos: 
Palma: 
The board ran out 
, and suddenly Matos is right where he started before he was crippled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
620,000
358,000
|
358,000 |
Joe Matos raised to 70,000 on the button, Artyem Perlov three-bet to 170,000 from the small blind, and Nicholas Palma cold four-bet to 380,000 from the big blind. Matos and Perlov both folded, and Palma picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Because the feature table was four-handed for all of Level 24, Vinny Pahuja (the big blind at the time) was just shipped over from the secondary, five-handed table.
Adam Bitker raised to 60,000 on the button, Peter Jankowski three-bet to 120,000 from the big blind, and Bitker made the call.
The dealer fanned 
, and Jankowski moved all in for what looked like 900,000.
Bitker folded, and Jankowski won the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
1,060,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Andrew Sherman-Ash and Artyem Perlov were heads up with the board reading 
. Sherman-Ash check-called a 115,000-chip bet from Perlov, and the completed the board.
Sherman-Ash checked again, Perlov fired 200,000, and Sherman-Ash called. Perlov rolled over 
for a full house, and Sherman-Ash mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,460,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
510,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
It took a cooler, but Joe Matos' miraculous run after being crippled down to 1.5 big blinds has come to an end.
Matos opened to 75,000 on the button, and Artyem Perlov three-bet to 175,000 from the small blind. Matos four-bet jammed for around 540,000, and Perlov snapped it off.
Matos: 
Perlov:
The board came 
, and Matos was eliminated in 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Andrew Sherman-Ash open-jammed his last 369,000 from the button, and Vinny Pahuja called in the big blind.
Sherman-Ash: 
Pahuja: 
The kings held as the board came 
, and Sherman-Ash doubled to 773,000 chips. Pahuja plummeted to around 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
773,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
|
295,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
David Stefanski raised out of the small blind, Andrew Bitker defended his big blind, and the flop came 
. Stefanski led for 56,000, and Bitker made the call.
The turn was the , and Stefanski fired a second bullet worth 113,000. Bitker called.
The river was the , and Stefanski slowed down, checking to Bitker, who fired 188,000. Stefanski went deep into the tank, and eventually made the call.
Bitker showed 
for ace-high, and Stefanski tabled for just a pair of sevens. Bitker dipped to 420,000 chips, while Stefanski is now up to 3.08 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,080,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
|
420,000
-640,000
|
-640,000 |
On the secondary table, David Stefanski opened to 60,000 from the cutoff, and Adam Bitker three-bet jammed for 432,000 from the button. Stefanski called.
Stefanski: 
Bitker:
The board ran out 
, and Bitker doubled to 929,000 chips. Stefanski slipped to 2.57 million.
Over on the feature table, Andrew Sherman-Ash raised to 65,000 on the button, and Vinny Pahuja re-raised all in from the big blind. Sherman-Ash called, and had Pahuja dominated.
Sherman-Ash:
Pahuja:
The 
flop gave Pahuja an open-ended straight draw, and the on the turn gave him diamond outs as well. The spiked on the river to give Pahuja said flush, and he doubled to 437,000 chips.
Sherman-Ash fell to 760,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,570,000
-510,000
|
-510,000 |
|
|
929,000
509,000
|
509,000 |
|
|
760,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
437,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
