Jordan Sleen opened to 300,000 and Jeff Gab moved all in behind him for the same amount as Dale Hjelmgren also called.
Sleen then bet on the flop of 2♥Q♦10♥ and Hjelmgren jammed a stack of 1.7 million. Sleen called off for 775,000.
Jeff Gab: A♥J♥
Jordan Sleen: A♣Q♥
Dale Hjelmgren: K♦Q♠
Sleen was able to hold to scoop a massive pot as the board finished out J♦10♠ to mark Gab's elimination in ninth place.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds | |
| Feature | 1 | Brian Lilly | 150,000 | 2 | |
| Feature | 2 | Dale Hjelmgren | 3,100,000 | 41 | |
| Feature | 3 | Jordan Sleen | 1,100,000 | 15 | |
| Feature | 4 | Wendy Adamczyk-D'Andrea | 475,000 | 6 | |
| Feature | 5 | Gary Lance | 1,200,000 | 16 | |
| Feature | 6 | Brad Bellman | 425,000 | 6 | |
| Feature | 7 | Jeff Gab | 500,000 | 7 | |
| Feature | 8 | Christopher Nelson | 1,100,000 | 15 | |
| Feature | 9 | Joseph Fisher | 2,100,000 | 28 |
On a flop of 4♣10♥7♦, Phillip Doerr bet 100,000 and Dale Hjelmgren called.
Doerr checked on the 8♣ turn and Hjelmgren bet all in. Doerr called.
Phillip Doerr: Ax9x
Dale Hjelmgren: 10♦9♥
Doerr couldn't improve as the river bricked off to mark his elimination on the final table bubble.
There will be a new FPS champion as 2023 winner Joel Smith was eliminated in 11th place.
Wayne Werner opened to 225,000 as the first player to act and Smith three-bet jammed a stack of around 600,000 from the next seat. Werner called with a bigger stack.
Joel Smith: A♠J♠
Wayne Werner: J♦J♥
Smith couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out K♥Q♥3♦3♠3♣ to mark his elimination in 11th place.
Jordan Meinke was all in for his last 75,000 and Joel Smith shoved from the next seat over to isolate. It worked and action was heads up with Meinke at risk.
Jordan Meinke: 5♠3♠
Joel Smith: 8♣8♥
The board ran out 2♠7♦J♣9♥9♠ and Smith held on with eights to eliminate Meinke in 12th place for $1,000.
Norbert Kruezer shoved his last 150,000 and Jordan Sleen was the one to put him at risk.
Norbert Kruezer: A♠A♥
Jordan Sleen: 7♥5♥
The board ran out J♥8♠5♣4♥6♣ and Sleen spiked a six on the river to make a straight and knock Kruezer out of the Main Event in 13th place for $1,000.
Jordan Sleen raised from the hijack and Jennie Cooper moved all in from the button for less. Joseph Fisher then three-bet jammed in the big blind to bring a fold from Sleen.
Jennie Cooper: J♦10♦
Joseph Fisher: A♦A♣
Cooper couldn't crack aces despite the flop of 7♥4♦6♦ that gave her a flush draw and 8♠ turn that gave her straight outs before the Q♣ bricked off to mark her elimination in 14th place.
Dale Hjelmgren opened to 350,000 in the hijack and Mick Alm called off in the big blind with less.
Mick Alm: A♥3♠
Dale Hjelmgren: K♣J♥
Alm was in fine shape to double up as the flop of 2♥4♥2♣ kept his ace-high ahead, and the 4♣ turn didn't change anything. However,
Todd Edmonton was all in and at risk against the bigger-stacked Gary Lange.
Todd Edmonton: A♣2♣
Gary Lange: J♦5♦
Lange was able to score back-to-back knockouts as the board ran out 10♣J♠4♠4♥6♠ to pair his jack to mark Edmonton's elimination in 16th place.
Gary Lange opened and called when Jim Obos three-bet jammed.
Jim Obos: A♦Q♠
Gary Lange: 5♠5♦
Obos couldn't win the flip as the board ran out 7♦5♣3♣8♥A♣ to give his opponent a set to send Obos out in 17th place.
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