Hand #46: Jesse Sylvia moved all in from the button and [Removed:17] quickly folded the small blind. Mike Leah was in the big and thought for about 30 seconds before making the call.
Sylvia:
Leah:
The flop kept the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up firmly in the lead, but then disaster struck when the dealer burned and turned the . Leah became a dominating favorite, and suddenly Sylvia needed one of the two remaining fives on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . The repeat king improved Leah to a full house and Sylvia took his leave in third place to a nice round of applause.
Hand #43: Jesse Sylvia called from the button, [Removed:17] raised to 155,000 from the small blind, and Mike Leah folded the big. Sylvia also folded.
Hand #44: Yan raised to 60,000 from the button, Sylvia called from the big blind, and it was heads-up action to the flop. Sylvia checked and then folded to a bet of 50,000 from Yan.
Hand #45: Leah raised to 60,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #39: Mike Leah raised to 60,000 on the button, and Jesse Sylvia reraised all in from the small blind for about 450,000. [Removed:17] folded from the big blind, and Leah also folded, to give Sylvia the pot.
Hand #40: [Removed:17] and Mike Leah saw the flop come . Yan checked, and Leah bet 95,000. Yan called.
The turn was the , and Yan checked. Leah bet 175,000 this time, and Yan called. The river was the , and both players checked.
Yan showed two pair with the , and Leah mucked.
Hand #41: On the button, [Removed:17] raised to 60,000. Jesse Sylvia called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked.
The turn was the to pair the board, and Sylvia bet 75,000. Yan made the call, and the river was the . Both players checked.
Yan showed two pair, queens and sixes, with an unknown hand, and he won the pot.
Hand #42: Mike Leah raised to 60,000 on the button, and [Removed:17] called from the big blind. On the flop, Yan check-folded to a bet of 70,000 from Leah.
Hand #34: [Removed:17] limped the small blind and then folded when Mike Leah raised to 95,000 from the big.
Hand #35: Leah raised to 75,000 from the small blind, Jesse Sylvia called from the big, and it was heads-up action to the flop. Leah bet 80,000, Sylvia called, and the dealer burned and turned the . Leah checked, Sylvia bet 200,000, and Leah check-raised all in. Sylvia snap-folded.
Hand #36: Leah raised to 60,000 from the button and Sylvia shoved all in from the small blind for 630,000.
"This one is close, Jesse," Leah said. He thought for another minute or so and then released his hand.
Hand #37: Yan limped the small blind, Leah checked his option from the big, and the two saw a flop of . Yan checked and then folded to a bet of 35,000.
Hand #38: Leah raised from the small blind, Sylvia called from the big, and the flop came down . Leah led out for 80,000, Sylvia thought for a moment before raising to 190,000, and Leah three-bet all in. Sylvia quickly folded.
Hand #31: On the button, Jesse Sylvia raised to 65,000. Mike Leah called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked, and the turn was the . Leah led with a bet of 75,000, and Sylvia folded.
Hand #32: [Removed:17] raised to 60,000 from the button, and his opponents folded.
Hand #33: Mike Leah began the hand on the button, and he raised to 60,000. Jesse Sylvia reraised to 165,000 from the small blind, and then [Removed:17] reraised with a cold four-bet from the big blind to 305,000. After Leah folded, Sylvia made the call.
Sylvia and Yan checked the paired flop to see the land on the turn. Sylvia checked, and Yan bet 185,000. Sylvia gave it up, and Yan won the pot.
Hand #24: With a dead small blind, Jesse Sylvia raised to 65,000 from the button, [Removed:17] called from the big blind, and then both players checked the flop. Yan check-called a bet of 70,000 on the turn, and then both players returned to checking on the river.
Yan showed , and it was good as Sylvia mucked.
Hand #25: Yan limped the small blind, Mike Leah checked his option from the big, and then Yan check-called a bet of 45,000 on the flop. Both players checked the turn and did the same on the river. Yan showed and it was good as Leah mucked.
Hand #26: Sylvia received a walk.
Hand #27: Leah raised to 60,000 from the button, Yan called from the big blind, and the two saw a flop of , which they both checked. When the appeared on the turn, Yan checked and then folded to a bet of 65,000 from Leah.
Hand #28: Sylvia raised to 65,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #29: Yan raised to 60,000 from the button and then folded when Sylvia three-bet to 170,000 from the big blind.
Hand #30: Leah raised to 60,000 from the button and then folded when Sylvia three-bet to 160,000.
Hand #23: On the first hand of the new level, Sam Khouiss had the button. Play folded to Jesse Sylvia in the cutoff seat, and he raised to 71,000. Khouiss reraised all in for 213,000, and then Jonathan Duhamel moved all in from the small blind for a little over 400,000. After [Removed:17] folded fro the big blind, Sylvia snap-called and showed the .
Sylvia had his two opponents covered. Duhamel had the second most chips in the hand with the , and Khouiss had the .
"C'mon Sammy!" yelled Khouiss' supporters. "Ace of clubs!"
Just like the jack on the river earlier that saved Khouiss' tournament, the ace of clubs was delivered in the window on the flop. Khouiss took the lead with a pair of aces and held it after the landed on the turn.
Sylvia needed a queen to knock out his opponents, whereas Duhamel was looking for a nine to win the pot. Khouiss was just hoping to hold from here, but the poker gods had other things in mind.
The dealer burned one last time and then delivered the to the board, smacking Sylvia with a set of queens and the winning hand. Sylvia's rail, consisting of Russell Thomas, Connor Drinan, and Kitty Kuo, clapped and cheered for their man as he collected the pot to send Duhamel and Khouiss to the rail.
Because he had more chips than Khouiss, Duhamel took home fourth-place money. Khouiss officially finished in fifth place.
flop kept the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up firmly in the lead, but then disaster struck when the dealer burned and turned the 
. Leah became a dominating favorite, and suddenly Sylvia needed one of the two remaining fives on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
. The repeat king improved Leah to a full house and Sylvia took his leave in third place to a nice round of applause.
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flop. Sylvia checked and then folded to a bet of 50,000 from Yan.
, and Yan checked. Leah bet 175,000 this time, and Yan called. The river was the 
. Both players checked.
to pair the board, and Sylvia bet 75,000. Yan made the call, and the river was the 
. Both players checked.
. Leah checked, Sylvia bet 200,000, and Leah check-raised all in. Sylvia snap-folded.
. Leah led with a bet of 75,000, and Sylvia folded.
flop to see the 
land on the turn. Sylvia checked, and Yan bet 185,000. Sylvia gave it up, and Yan won the pot.
turn, and then both players returned to checking on the 
, and it was good as Sylvia mucked.
and it was good as Leah mucked.
flop. Khouiss took the lead with a pair of aces and held it after the 
