Level 41
: 250,000/500,000, 60,000 ante
Ben Ward raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun and Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl defended the big blind.
The flop brought 
and Gaehl check-called for 500,000. On the 
turn, Gaehl checked once more and Ward bet 1,400,000. That was enough to win the pot.
Ward then jammed two out of the next three hands to collect the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,051,574
3,400,000
|
3,400,000 |
|
||
|
16,899,933
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
|
||
|
15,002,220
-680,000
|
-680,000 |
|
8,113,385
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
||
|
7,107,410
-1,930,000
|
-1,930,000 |
|
7,070,696
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
, Ward bet 500,000 for Gomez to call and checked the 
turn. Gomez bet 778,800 and Ward check-raised to 2,750,000, picking up a call by the Spaniard.
and Kolonias went for a check-raise from 704,000 to 2,661,640, which Ward called.
turn, Kolonias led for 5,699,365 and Ward made the call to see the 
on the river. Kolonias now checked and Ward's bet of 5,646,603 won the pot uncontested.
and Muehloecker went from third in chips to 7th place finisher for $366,078.
flop, Muehloecker opted to check-call for 828,300 and did so again for 2,174,978 on the 
river was checked and Muehloecker tabled 
for a missed flush draw, which Kolonias had beat with 
for top pair.
, Yankov checked and a continuation bet of 412,345 did the trick for Pillai.
river for 1,925,000 and Ward folded.