Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Andrew Chang raised to 300,000 in the hijack and Jack Arnal called in the big blind.
Chang continued for 275,000 on the Q♦4♦9♣ flop, and Arnal called. Both players then checked the 4♥ turn.
Chang bet another 550,000 on the 9♦ river, and Arnal snap-called. Chang quickly mucked, and Arnal turned over A♠4♠ for trips to win the pot.
Yonnas Banteamlak raised to 375,000 in the cutoff and Rick Aasen called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 10♠K♥10♥ flop. Aasen then led out for 350,000 on the 3♦ turn, and Banteamlak called.
Aasen checked the Q♦ river, and Banteamlak bet 425,000. Aasen snap-called with J♦10♦ for trips, and Banteamlak mucked A♥K♠.
James Freeman moved all in for 800,000 in the small blind and Jack Arnal called in the big blind.
James Freeman: J♠10♦
Jack Arnal: 3♣3♥
Freeman was racing against Arnal's pair, but he couldn't connect with the 6♠5♥4♦6♥8♣ board and was sent to the rail in eighth place.
On the first hand of the final table, Yonnas Banteamlak raised to 375,000 on the button, then snap-called for 3,200,000 after Kyle Dishongh shoved from the big blind.
Yonnas Banteamlak: A♣Q♠
Kyle Dishongh: A♦2♠
Banteamlak had Dishongh dominated and improved to top pair on the 8♣5♣Q♥ flop. The rest of the board ran out 6♥10♦, and Banteamlak doubled up.
Dishongh was left with less than a big blind and was all in the next hand as Banteamlak raised to 350,000 in the cutoff to chase away the rest of the table.
Kyle Dishongh: K♣8♥
Yonnas Banteamlak: J♠10♠
Banteamlak again hit top pair on the J♦9♥4♥ flop, and the rest of the board ran out 8♣3♥ to send Dishongh to the rail.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Arnal | 1,800,000 | 12 |
| 2 | Rick Aasen | 5,500,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Linda Swears | 3,500,000 | 23 |
| 4 | Andrew Chang | 9,500,000 | 63 |
| 5 | Valentin Lita | 8,000,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Yonnas Banteamlak | 3,200,000 | 21 |
| 7 | Timothy Conrow | 5,000,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Kyle Dishongh | 3,300,000 | 22 |
| 9 | James Freeman | 1,000,000 | 7 |
Dat Nguyen moved all in for 1,300,000 from under the gun and Timothy Conrow called on the button.
Dat Nguyen: K♦3♣
Timothy Conrow: A♥10♠
Nguyen couldn't connect with the Q♦J♠2♣Q♠5♥ board, and Conrow remained in the lead with his ace to win the pot and send Nguyen to the rail in 10th place.
The remaining nine players are drawing for seats at the final table.
Timothy Conrow moved all in from the cutoff and James Freeman called for 550,000 on the button.
James Freeman: A♣2♥
Timothy Conrow: 6♥6♠
"Give me an ace," Freeman pleaded as the flop came Q♥J♣5♠, and he got his wish on the A♦ turn. The river was the J♠, and Freeman doubled up.
At the other table, Linda Swears bet 400,000 from under the gun on a board of 6♠Q♥9♠10♠ and Rick Aasen called in the big blind.
The river was the 2♦ and Swears bet another 550,000. Aasen again called with 10♦10♣ for a set, and Swears mucked 9♣7♣.
Yonnas Banteamlak raised to 350,000 under the gun and was called by Kyle Dishongh and Valentin Lita in the blinds.
The flop came 5♦4♠6♠ and Banteamlak moved all in for 2,850,000. Both opponents folded, and Banteamlak took the pot.
Lita then raised to 375,000 in the small blind and Banteamlak called in the big blind.
Lita continued for 225,000 on the K♠9♣8♥ flop, and Banteamlak called. Lita bet another 625,000 on the A♦ turn, and Banteamlak folded this time.
Andrew Chang moved all in on the button and Timothy Conrow called for his last 1,875,000 in the small blind.
Timothy Conrow: A♦10♦
Andrew Chang: K♦7♣
The board ran out 9♥9♠4♠J♦5♦, and Conrow remained in the lead with his ace to earn the double up.