Gabe Paul opened from middle position to 85,000 and Luis Velador three-bet the button to 225,000. Once the action was back on Paul, he moved all in for 850,000 and Velador went into the tank for close to a minute before making the call.

Paul:
Velador:

With Paul racing for his tournament life, the board would ensure he doubled through to just over 1.8 million while Velador slipped to roughly 3.2 million in chips.