With only 465,000 chips, John Gottlieb ended up all in pre-flop. Steve Jelinek tabled 


and Gottlieb showed 


.
The board spread 



and Gottlieb doubled up, is now up to 930,000 chips.
With only 465,000 chips, John Gottlieb ended up all in pre-flop. Steve Jelinek tabled 


and Gottlieb showed 


.
The board spread 



and Gottlieb doubled up, is now up to 930,000 chips.
With the final board reading 



, John Gottlieb tabled the 


for sevens full of aces. Steve jelinek held the 


for kings and sevens. Gottlieb scooped the pot and moved back to 910,000 in chips.
Steve Jelinek and John Gottlieb got all of the money in preflop after a raising war broke out. Gottlieb held the 


against the 


for Jelinek.
The board ran out 



and Gottlieb scooped the entire pot with just a pair of fours. He moved back to 1.5 million in chips while Jelinek dropped to about 2.3 million.
Steve Jelinek raised to 240,000 from the button and John Gottlieb called. The flop came down 

and Gottlieb check-called a pot-sized bet from Jelinek. The turn was the
and Gottlieb fired all in. Jelinek made the call.
Gottlieb held the 


and Jelinek held the 


.
The river completed the board with the
and gave Gottlieb a straight. He began jumping up and down, having doubled up with a scoop. Gottlieb now has about three million in chips.
The remaining two are on a 20-minute break.
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 0
Last level before the break there were a few all-in situations resulting in some double ups and big pots. This level, not so much. The player has slowed significantly and the action is hard to find. Each hand is taking a little bit longer than they did before and it may be due to the players realizing how close they are to a bracelet. Last year, Steve Jelinek came in sixth in this very event and surely won't want to go back-to-back years without capturing the gold.
With the board reading 

John Gottlieb fired a 180,000-chip bet and was called.
The turn card was a
and Steve Jelinek bet pot (540,000), Gottlieb tank-folded.
In the last hands Gottlieb slipped to 1,540,000 chips.
John Gottlieb opened the pot with a 200,000-chip raise and Steve Jelinek called.
The flop ran out 

and both players checked. The turn was a
, Steve fired a 300,000-chip bet and was called.
The river card was a
and Jelinek check-folded when Gottlieb moved all in.
Jelinek slipped to 2,000,000 and Gottlieb is now up to 1,900,000.
We're now on a 10-minute break by players request.