Faraz Jaka shoved from the small blind for 368,000 and Ilkin Garibli called from the big blind.
Jaka: 
Garibli: 
The board rolled out 
, giving Jaka a pair of eights to double through Garibli.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,130,000
-470,000
|
-470,000 |
|
756,000
361,000
|
361,000 |
|
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Dominik Nitsche raised from the cutoff, Ilkin Garibli three-bet to 115,000 from the small blind, Nitsche four-bet shoved for about 750,000 and Gabrili called.
Nitsche: 
Garibli: 
The flop fell 
, giving Gabrili the lead with a pair of jacks. Nitsche, though, picked up a royal flush draw.
However, neither the turn nor the 
river were any help to Nitsche, ending his tournament in 10th place for $112,980.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,920,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pascal Savard | 1,920,000 |
| 2 | Scott Seiver | 832,000 |
| 3 | Nick Petrangelo | 1,700,000 |
| 4 | Ilkin Garibli | 1,915,000 |
| 5 | Dan Heimiller | 730,000 |
| 6 | Lee Markholt | 684,000 |
| 7 | Faraz Jaka | 755,000 |
| 8 | Joe Kuether | 2,230,000 |
| 9 | Oleksii Khoroshenin | 2,580,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,580,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
||
|
2,230,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
1,920,000
-510,000
|
-510,000 |
|
|
1,915,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
1,700,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
||
|
832,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
755,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
730,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
|
||
|
684,000
-146,000
|
-146,000 |
|
|
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Jean-Pascal Savard hails from Quebec, Canada. Leading up to the $25,000 High Roller, Savard's live tournament cashes amounted to just $61,857. This means that regardless of his finish today, Savard is guaranteed to more than double his earnings dating back to the summer of 2013.
Oleksii Khoroshenin is a Ukrainian professional poker player and the EPT 10 Vienna Main Event champion. For his victory in Vienna he pocketed €578,392 ($795,462). Over the course of his live career, he's earned $1,151,193 in tournament winnings.
Dan Heimiller is a 52-year-old professional poker player who hails from Las Vegas, Nevada. Heimiller's largest claim to fame came in 2014 when he rose to the top of the largest Senior's event in history (4,425 runners) to claim his second bracelet and $627,462 in prize money.
Lee Markholt is a professional poker player from Eatonville, Washington. He has live cashes dating back to 1990, has earned $3,871,915 in live tournament winnings, and holds a WPT title.
Nick Petrangelo is an American poker player from Feeding Hills, MA. Petrangelo has earned over $457,000 in live tournaments and looks to add even more to that number by kicking 2015 off in excellent fashion. Mere days ago, Petrangelo won a PCA side event - $4,850 #9 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo 8 Handed - for over $113,000.
Scott Seiver is an established presence in the poker world, frequently playing the highest buy-in tournaments available. A winner of both a WSOP bracelet and a WPT title, Seiver has amassed over $13,400,000 in live tournament winnings. Seiver's largest score came during the 2013 PCA when he won the $100,000 Super High Roller for just over $2 million.
Joe Kuether, a resident of Elm Grove, Wisconsin, is a regular presence on the poker circuit. He has over $2.6 million in live career earnings to his name with titles including a WSOP Circuit Main Event ring.
Faraz Jaka, 29, is an American professional poker player and best known for winning WPT Player of the Year during Season 8. He's earned over $4.3 million in live winnings and looks to eclipse that number with a high finish today.
Ilkin Garibli hails from Azerbaijan. Not much else is known about him, as this is his first recorded live tournament cash .
Faraz Jaka opened to 65,000 from early position. He was called by Joe Kuether in middle position, Ilkin Garibli in the small blind and Dan Heimiller in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and action checked to Jaka who bet 95,000. Kuether and Garibli called, Heimiller folded and the 
landed on the turn. Garibli checked to Jaka who shoved for 588,000. Both Kuether and Garibli gave it some thought, but folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,169,000
414,000
|
414,000 |
|
|
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Joe Kuether raised from early position and Nick Petrangelo called from the cutoff.
The flop was 
and Kuether checked to Petrangelo who bet 97,000. Kuether called to see the 
turn where he check-called 168,000 from Petrangelo, landing the river which both players checked.
Petrangelo tabled , Kuether mucked and Petrangelo collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,760,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
Nick Petrangelo made it 80,000 to go and Lee Markholt called out of the cutoff. The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the fall on the turn. Petrangelo bet 100,000 and Markholt stuck around.
The completed the board and both players checked. Petrangelo showed 
for queens and tens and he was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,820,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
440,000
-244,000
|
-244,000 |
|
|
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Chips. Position. Cards. All matter in no-limit hold'em tourneys. The big stacks are bullying. Players are profiting from positional advantage. And the cards are doing their part, too, at the PCA Main Event final table, as described on the PokerStars Blog.
Lee Markholt raised from middle position, Scott Seiver three-bet to effectively 445,000-ish from the small blind and Markholt called all in.
Markholt:
Seiver: 
The board ran out 
, giving Seiver a set of nines to eliminate Markholt on the official final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
468,000
|
468,000 |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
