Level 29
: 350,000/700,000, 700,000 ante
Jason James raised to 1,600,000 in the cutoff and Paul Fontan three-bet to 5,600,000 from the small blind. James called to see a flop of 
. Fontan led out for 2,950,000 and James called. The turn was the 
and Fontan shoved all in which got James to snap-fold.
In the next hand, James raised it up again. Upeshka De Silva put in a three-bet on his left and the action folded back to James. He four-bet shoved all in for 12,900,000 and De Silva made the call.
James: 
De Silva: 
It was a coin flip and James pulled away from his seat with little confidence that he was winning this one. However, the board ran out 
to give James a straight and a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,400,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
24,350,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
22,150,000
9,750,000
|
9,750,000 |
|
||
and De Silva check-called a bet of 3,500,000 from Fontan. The turn brought the 
and De Silva checked again. Fontan announced all in and De Silva called off his stack of around 15,600,000.
but De Silva turned two pair with 
. However, the 
on the river gave Fontan a bigger two pair and De Silva was eliminated in 11th place.
.
on the turn.
and Landriault announced all in. Kolonias only had 6,775,000 remaining but he was left with a decision for his tournament life. After using three time extensions, Kolonias finally flicked in a chip to call. Landriault turned over 
and Kolonias showed 
and Perceval checked to Fontan who bet 1.3 million. Perceval called, and the turn fell the 
and both players checked as the 
landed on the river.
