A player was all in for 106,500 and at risk against Manuel Pochat.
Opponent: Q♠Q♥
Manuel Pochat: A♦7♦
The 9♦6♥3♥ flop kept the ladies in front, but the A♥ turn left the at-risk player needing a queen or heart to survive. The A♣ completed the board and Pochat scored the knockout to hold the chip lead in the room.
Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 16,000 from early position and saw a call come from the cutoff before Sven Dermott three-bet jammed from the big blind. Yotsushika made the call and the cutoff folded to set up a runout with Dermott at risk.
Sven Dermott: J♠J♦
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: A♦Q♥
The board ran out A♣6♣2♦3♦3♥, securing the pot for Yotsushika as Dermott stood to exit the tournament area.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Over four starting flights and GG Poker qualifiers, the tournament attracted 3,010 entries which created a $15,050,000 prize pool. That will be paid out to the top 447 finishers with a min-cash being worth $8,500, while the eventual winner will take home a $2,000,000 prize.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $2,000,000 | 32nd-39th | $58,300 |
| 2nd | $1,200,000 | 40th-47th | $47,500 |
| 3rd | $900,000 | 48th-55th | $39,000 |
| 4th | $685,000 | 56th-63rd | $32,200 |
| 5th | $510,000 | 64th-71st | $26,800 |
| 6th | $400,000 | 72nd-79th | $22,500 |
| 7th | $300,000 | 80th-99th | $19,000 |
| 8th | $250,000 | 100th-144th | $16,200 |
| 9th | $200,000 | 145th-189th | $13,900 |
| 10th-11th | $150,000 | 190th-243rd | $12,100 |
| 12th-15th | $113,150 | 244th-297th | $10,600 |
| 16th-23rd | $90,000 | 298th-369th | $9,300 |
| 24th-31st | $72,200 | 370th-447th | $8,500 |
Ryan Riess raised to 55,000 from under the gun, only leaving himself 5,000 behind. A player in late position called before action came to Ben Yu who decided on a three-bet jam for around 100,000. Riess tossed in his last 5,000 denomination chip and the late position player got out of the way, sending Riess and Yu to a runout with the 2013 WSOP Main Event champion at risk.
Ryan Riess: A♣9♠
Ben Yu: A♠K♠
The board ran out A♦10♣J♣6♠K♣, locking the pot up for Yu and sending Riess out the door with no Day 2 appearance.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
On a flop reading 9♦7♦6♣ and with about 70,000 already in the middle, Sosia Jiang jammed first to act into Shaun Deeb. Deeb was in the tank considering his action and after burning through a timebank, he arrived at a call, putting Jiang at risk and setting up a runout.
Sosia Jiang: K♦Q♦
Shaun Deeb: A♣5♣
Deeb was ahead with two cards to come, but that would change immediately as the dealer placed the Q♠ on the turn. The 9♣ completed the board and locked up a full double for Jiang.
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Dan Stavila raised to 25,000 from the button, Franco Spitale jammed for about 70,000 in the small blind, and Stavila called.
Dan Stavila: A♦10♦
Franco Spitale: A♣7♥
The board ran out J♦6♠4♠10♣2♥ and Spitale was dead on the turn.
"I'm sun-running to the moon," said Stavila.
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
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