Players are now on a 40-minute dinner break.
Players are now on a 40-minute dinner break.
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Wheeler | United States | 985,000 |
| 2 | Noel Rodriguez | United States | 1,900,000 |
| 3 | Wood Bailey | United States | 2,250,000 |
| 4 | Mike Zimmer | United States | 1,665,000 |
| 5 | Jordan Henegar | United States | 1,615,000 |
| 6 | William Givens | United States | 3,430,000 |
| 7 | Seymond Pon | United States | 350,000 |
| 8 | Srini Godavarthy | United States | 3,700,000 |
| 9 | Josh Prager | United States | 2,700,000 |
Srini Godavarthy was in for 85,000 preflop, from the cutoff, and Charles Maddalena three-bet all in for 555,000 from the big blind. Godavarthy thought it over for a few moments before calling.
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The queen came in on the flop for Godavarthy, and his pair held up through the river, sending Maddalena to the rail.
The final nine players will now redraw for final table seating assignments.
David Valdez has been eliminated at the hands of Wood Bailey, and goes out in 11th place.
Valdez was at the top of the chip leaderboard for a time in Day 2, but a late run of unfortunate luck had him going the opposite direction as the day played on.
Valdez, known as "Beast", goes over the $300,000 career tournament earning mark with the cash finish.
Toko Luu went all in under the gun with his final 120,000, and Srini Godavarthy called two seats to his left.
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The runout brought no help for Luu and his tournament run came to an abrupt end.
Amir Lehavot's tournament run came to end and the well-accomplished player finished in 13th place.
Lehavot was a steady presence throughout the tournament and he stayed in contention throughout the day, surviving to the final two tables and going over $6 million in career earning with his cash finish.
Gabriel Josset went all in preflop, and Josh Prager called.
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The king came on the flop for Prager, and nothing changed the situation through the runout, ending Josset's run.
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Play will resume at Level 23 on the other side of the break.
Quite possibly the biggest pots of the tournament took place between Jordan Henegar and William Givens, just before the break.
With more than 700,000 already in the pot, and the board showing ![]()
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, Henegar bet 380,000 from the big blind, and Givens called.
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came on the river, and Henegar went all in for his last 465,000. Givens went deep into the tank, eventually making the call.
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, raking in the huge pot and shooting back up the chip leader board as Level 22 winded down.