Level 27
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Michael Alvarez raised on the button and Mohammad Bagheri defended his big blind.
The flop came 
. Bagheri bet 500,000, Alvarez quickly raised all in for 2,275,000. Bagheri called after about 20 seconds.
Bagheri held the lead with the 
middle pair while Alvarez had the draw with the 
.
The turn was the 
to immediately hit the flush for Alvarez. Bagheri closed his eyes in frustration as the meaningless 
came on the river to keep Alvarez alive and kicking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,050,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
5,075,000
1,925,000
|
1,925,000 |
flop. Both players checked through to the 
turn card where Bagheri lead out for 450,000.
. Bagheri bet 890,000 and Alvarez called. Bagheri turned over 
for a flopped full house and Alvarez quickly mucked his hand.
and both players hit a pair but Bagheri was leading. Rathi picked up some straight outs on the 
landed and was eliminated in 3rd place for $16,194. 
for top pair while Rathi had 
to miss the clubs and give a huge pot to Bagheri.
, smacking a cowboy to secure the pot and send Jozoff out the door in 4th place.
