Faraz Jaka opened to 1,600,000 in the cutoff, and Adrian Mateos three-bet jammed a stack of 14,800,000 from the button. Jaka called.
Adrian Mateos: A♦Q♣
Faraz Jaka: A♥J♠
Mateos has his opponent dominated, but the board still ran out J♣2♠5♣7♦K♠, pairing Jaka's jack, to mark the Spanish crusher's elimination.
Level: 27
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
Players have returned to their seats, and action is underway on Level 27.
Live reporting will be on delay to match the WSOP YouTube stream for the remainder of the tournament.
Making the right ICM decision deep in any poker tournament just became more convenient with GTO Wizard expanding its final table solutions library.
The leading poker training software has expanded its ICM Final Table sim count from 553 to over 53,000. That's a 9,000% increase, giving players a better opportunity to be prepared for the most important spot in any tournament.
In the 929th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Hayley Hanna and Steven Jones, the latter having recently finished third place in Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2. He talks about that experience and what it's been like to become a reality TV show star.
The crew then discusses recent developments in the home game fight between Maurice Hawkins and the aggressor Eugene Castaneda. That includes surveillance footage that shows both men going to their respective cars, where Eugene admitted that he retrieved a firearm. From there, it's a recap of Hustler Casino Live’s Million Dollar Marathon that included a $2.1 million cooler, backlash over the WSOP+ App's new ICM feature and a chop at the WSOP Paradise, and Sam Soverel's bracelet win.
Finally, learn about recent winners from the WSOP Paradise, WPT World Championship, and the PokerStars EPT Prague, where Yulian Bogdanov has already claimed two titles!
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
Players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break with the clocks showing 61 players remaining. Action will resume at approximately 8:48 p.m. local time.
Here are some highlights from the previous two levels:
Andy Wilson opened to 1,200,000 in middle position, and Daniel Reijmer defended his big blind to see the A♦A♠4♦ flop.
Reijmer checked to Wilson, who continued with a bet of 900,000. The call was made, and both players declined to bet on the 3♣ turn.
Reijmer led out for 1,500,000 on the K♠ river, and Wilson did not take long to stick in the call. Reijmer tabled 9♣9♦, while Wilson showed K♦10♦ for a better two pair to claim the pot.
Roeland Peeks was all in for around 10,000,000 in the small blind against Ari Engel in the big blind.
Roeland Peeks: K♣10♥ 
Ari Engel: A♣8♥
The board ran out 6♣3♥3♠10♣3♦ as Peeks hit a ten to double up.
button in Safari
