| Seat | Table 1 | Table 54 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxx Coleman | DJ Alexander |
| 2 | Gnana Duddukuru | Dwight Sellars |
| 3 | Mike Rieck | Chengce Jiang |
| 4 | Ben Zamani | Adam Gonzales |
| 5 | Lawrence Porath | Anthony Spinella |
| 6 | Lang Nguyen | Aaron Massey |
| 7 | Daniel Rodriguez | Chris Hooper |
| 8 | Gary Otake | Daniel Lu |
| 9 | Johanssy Joseph | Mike Dentale |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
2,400,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
2,250,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
2,100,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
2,050,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
1,700,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
1,370,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
|
1,280,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
920,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
|
910,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
840,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
|
840,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
760,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
680,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
|
490,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |
|
460,000
-129,000
|
-129,000 |
|
440,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
270,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
Daniel Lu three-bet shoved on Anthony Spinella with pocket tens shortly after the redraw. Spinella called with pocket queens and eliminated Lu in 18th place.
Lu will take home $21,935 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Anthony Spinella bet 180,000 from the big blind on a 
board, and Chengce Jiang called from the button. Spinella fired again for 450,000 on the 
river. Jiang called in short order.
Spinella showed 
for a missed straight and Jiang won it with 
.
"Stop it," Spinella said with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
2,470,000
-630,000
|
-630,000 |
|
|
||
According to the players at Table 54, Aaron Massey put in a committing squeeze raise from the small blind and had to put the rest of his stack in with 
when Chris Hooper shoved all in from the big blind with 
. The flip went Hooper's way to end Massey's tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
Busted |
DJ Alexander opened in the cutoff and Chengce Jiang three-bet to 320,000 in the small blind. Alexander peeled to see a 
flop. Jiang fired in a bet of 300,000 and Alexander slid in 680,000 after thinking a bit. Jiang said he was all in and Alexander stuck his last 500,000 or so in there.
Alexander: 
Jiang: 
The 
gave Alexander a fighting chance to survive the cooler with a monster double if he could find another heart on the end, but it was a harmless 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Anthony Spinella opened the button to 90,000 and Mike Dentale defended from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Dentale checked. Spinella bet 100,000. Dentale called.
The turn was the 
and Dentale checked again. This time Spinella made it 230,000 to go. Dentale called.
The river was the 
and Dentale checked for a third time. Spinella bet 440,000 and sent Dentale into the tank.
"You really runnin' this hot Anthony?" asked Dentale.
"You just keep firing and firing and firing and you got it every time? If you're getting greedy like I think you are, then I hope you get punished."
"Will you show me if I fold?"
Spinella didn't flinch.
"I'll give you a free show anytime if you show me this one."
Eventually Dentale was on the clock and he gave a little nod of frustration when he squeezed his hand as the seconds ticked down and his hand was mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
940,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
In a pot that occurred at the previous level, Anthony Spinella raised under the gun and Johanssy Joseph called on his left for 90,000. They checked down a board of 
until Spinella bet 90,000. Joseph slid in a raise to approximately 300,000 and Spinella folded.
Moments later, we saw the two butting heads again in a blinds battle. Spinella check-called 120,000 on a 
flop and both checked the . On the 
river, Spinella checked and called 200,000.
Joseph opened 
.
"Nice," Spinella said.
"I knew I had the jack or the ten," Joseph said. "I didn't want to look and see which one."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,140,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,900,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Gary Otake was eliminated after he three-bet shoved on a Lang Nguyen open to 100,000. Otake had 555,000 and Nguyen called.
Nguyen had against the 
of Otake. He flopped a queen and Otake couldn't improve.
The final board read 
and Otake hit the rail in 15th place. He will take home $26,624.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
Busted |
