Action folded to the blinds, Michal Maryska raised from the small, Ville Mattila three-bet from the big, and Maryska called to put himself at risk.
Michal Maryska: 
Ville Mattila; 
The board ran out 
and Maryska took the pot with aces up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Michael Mizrachi got his last 1.2 million in preflop from the big blind against Derrick Herron, who was under the gun.
Michael Mizrachi: 
Derrick Herron: 
Herron had the preflop edge and Mizrachi needed help from the deck to survive. The board ran out 
and Mizrachi took the pot with a straight to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
1,690,000
|
1,690,000 |
|
||
Kevin Nomberto made it 800,000 on the button and Mark Darner three-bet jammed for 1,550,000 in the small blind.
Nomberto asked how much more it was and then called.
Nomberto: 
Darner: 
The dealer spread out a board of 
and Nomberto's nines held, leaving Darner with a payout slip for 14th-place finish.
"I mean, double-suited and a pair. I don't give a s***," Nomberto talked to himself after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
Busted |
Ville Mattila was in middle position and got the last of his stack in preflop against Derrick Herron in the big blind and Srinivas Balasubramanian in the hijack.
Ville Mattila: 
Derrick Herron: 
Srinivas Balasubramanian: 
The board ran out and Herron took the pot with his flush to double through Balasubramanian and end Mattila's run in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,850,000
4,050,000
|
4,050,000 |
|
2,250,000
-24,325,000
|
-24,325,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
The cards were already on their backs, the full board was out, and Michal Maryška was standing up to make his exit when we got to the table.
The board read 
and Derrick Herron had 
face up in front of him. Maryška had gotten the last of his short stack in preflop and Herron's jacks and deuces were best when the last card fell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,700,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Michael Mizrachi and Derrick Herron had their cards tabled and the 
flop was out when we got to the table.
Michael Mizrachi: 
Derrick Herron: 
Herron was in the lead with his aces and Mizrachi needed to improve to stay alive. The fell on the turn to give Mizrachi a lock on the pot with a flush and he took the pot to double up after the hit the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,850,000
7,150,000
|
7,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,500,000
-3,200,000
|
-3,200,000 |
Derrick Herron was all in for 2 million or so, facing off against Tim Andrew.
Andrew: 
Herron:
Andrew flopped big on 
and Herron couldn't recover on the turn and river as Andrew finished with queens full, eliminating his opponent in 11th place.
The remaining players are now taking their seats at the unofficial 10-handed final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srinivas Balasubramanian | 22,800,000 |
| 2 | James Sievers | 6,500,000 |
| 3 | Robert Cicchelli | 6,500,000 |
| 4 | Tim Andrew | 10,850,000 |
| 5 | Kevin Nomberto | 8,000,000 |
| 6 | Raymond Walton | 3,200,000 |
| 7 | Sandeep Pulusani | 4,500,000 |
| 8 | David Bingham | 1,400,000 |
| 9 | Pete Arroyos | 11,500,000 |
| 10 | Michael Mizrachi | 9,300,000 |
Action folded around to the blinds and Pete Arroyos completed the small. Michael Mizrachi checked his option and the two players saw a flop of . Arroyos checked, Mizrachi bet 500,000, and after brief consideration, Arroyos check-raised to 1.5 million. Mizrachi folded in fairly short order and the dealer pushed the pot to Arroyos.
"Feel my heart!" Arroyos exclaimed as he grabbed Mizrachi's hand and put it to his chest. The entire table laughed in response.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000,000
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |
|
||
|
|
10,100,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
From the third position, David Bingham raised pot, making it 1,050,000. He had only 300,000 left behind and called it off after Robert Cicchelli three-bet to 2.5 million on the button.
Bingham: 
Cicchelli:
The 
flop didn't give much hope to Bingham but he hit a pair of tens on the turn. The river gave him two pair and he clapped his hands in excitement. That faded away a few seconds later when he realized that Cicchelli made a flush on the river, eliminating Bingham in 10th place.
The nine remaining players bagged their chips with two minutes left to play in Level 31: 150,000/300,000. The official final table will start Tuesday, July 3, at 2pm local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
