The Almighty stack has resumed play here in the Poker Room with 18 returning players.
They'll finish up the few minutes remaining in Level 31, then move up. Levels are still 45 minutes long until they reach the final table.
On one of the first couple of hands, Michael Nitti got a walk in his big blind and showed pocket acecs to the table. "What a waste."
Bryan Neira got all-in holding ace-queen against the pocket Jacks of Adam Phillips. The jacks held and Phillips is up to more than 19 million.
Neira busted out in 18th place.
Over on Table 2, Jason Pardy got his chips in with ace-four against pocket sixes. The sixes held and Pardy was felted in 17th place.
Back to Table 1, Gary Brown and Adam Pepper got it all-in pre-flop. Brown's 
was dominated by Pepper's 
, but Pepper was the one at risk.
The board fell 
and Brown paired his kicked to take the pot. Pepper hit the rail in 16th place.
All three of these players will collect $2,681.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,500,000 | 2,225,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Dejan Bozovic got all-in holding 
against the giant stack of Joey Couden, who had 
.
The board ran out 
and missed Bozovic. He was eliminated in 15th place.
Couden is up to more than 35 million — about a third of all the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000,000 | |
|
Busted |
Gary Brown got his last chips in holding 
against the dominating 
of Arian Stolt. Big Slick held for Stolt and he took the pot, chipping up to more than 31 million.
Brown was busted in tenth place, earning $5,919.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,100,000 | 15,085,000 |
|
Busted |
Kevin Johnson got his chips in good holding [qjqd] against Ken Barkoff, who had him covered, but was trailing with 
.
The board of 
fell Barkoff's way, giving him a pair of Aces and the pot.
Johnson finished in ninth place, earning $8,954.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000,000 | 21,550,000 |
|
Busted |
After Joey Couden opened, Nicola Alessio jammed for 5,175,000 from the big blind. Couden called, tabling 
. Alessio was ahead with 
.
That lead got bigger on the 
flop, giving Alessio a set. The last two fell 
and Alessio doubled up to more than 11 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,200,000 | -2,400,000 |
|
11,100,000 | 5,400,000 |
On the turn with a board of 
Ken Barkoff (bb) checked, Sam Taylor fired 2.3 million, and Barkoff jammed for 28,550,000 total.
Taylor tanked for a few minutes, before finally making what appeared to be a very difficult decision, release his hand to the muck. He was left with ~15,650,000.
Barkoff chipped up to 36 million, overtaking Joey Couden for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000,000 | 1,400,000 |
|
|
33,300,000 | -1,900,000 |
|
15,650,000 | -6,250,000 |
Adam Phillips jammed for 3,275,000, then Peter Walsworth (cutoff) moved in over the top for 8,650,000 total.
Everyone else opted out and Phillips tabled . Walsworth was a slight favorite with his 
.
The flop came 
bring both a pair, but extending Walsworth's lead. The 
completed the board and changed nothing. Walsworth took the pot, chipping up to more than 13 million.
Adam Phillips was felted in eighth place, earning $12,444.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,175,000 | 6,875,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Sam Taylor was all-in pre-flop holding and ran into the big stack and big hand of Ken Barkoff, holding .
The flop of changed nothing, but the on the turn gave Taylor a set and a presumed double-up.
Then the 
came on the river, giving Barkoff the set of aces and yet another pot. He's playing more than 60 million.
Sam Taylor was eliminated in seventh place, earning $17,062.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000,000 | 14,000,000 |
|
|
Busted |
On the river with a board of 
, Arian Stolt got all-in against chip leader Ken Barkoff. His 
(nut flush) had been rivered by Barkoff's 
for the full house.
Barkoff keeps hitting river cards and dragging pots...and busting players. He's got more than half the total chips in play.
Arian Stolt finished in sixth place, earning $22,156.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
|
|
Busted |